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Newsletter
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Come out and join Sesame
Flyers International for the ANNUAL BREAST CANCER WALK on SUNDAY
OCTOBER 20, 2019 at the MCU Stadium, Coney Island Boardwalk 1904
Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY |
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As we step in to a new season, I want to remind you to keep hold of Your Vision. Something very special happened on Labor Day as we were all dressed and suited to present Visions. For the unofficial end of summer - it rained; it literally rained on our parade. The rain however was a blessing and metaphoric. The joyous response from the masqueraders to the rain made the parade an epic one long to be remembered. There will be storms, and rain where you believe there should be sunshine. What might seems like bad news, a twist, or an unfilled expectation could be the perfect outcome if seen through the unwavering light of Your Vision. I encourage to step into Fall with a renewed sense of purpose and allow the fulfillment of your visions to take shape into reality.
“Live the life of your dreams. Be brave enough to live the life of
your dreams according to your vision and purpose instead of the
expectations and opinions of others.” |
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn — The annual West Indian American Day Parade is NYC is just days away, and that means security measures are starting to be put in place, revelers are getting ready, and last minute touches are being made to those vibrant costumes we all see on the masqueraders along the parade route .... READ COMPLETE ARTICLE
Fabric is being sewed
and the jewels are being glued. Costume designers are working late
each night preparing for the 52nd annual West Indian American Day
Parade ....
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On Saturday September 14th, 2019 Sesame Flyers Bildersee Beacon participated in the 3rd annual Community School District 18 Back To School Kickoff. Twenty-five hundred people within neighboring communities such as East Flatbush, Brownsville and Canarsie came out and supported this event. There were over 700 bags distributed to attendees. We here at Sesame Flyers were proud to partner with Community School District 18 in such a successful event
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The Lighthouse was recently approached to host a soccer initiative
known as Saturday Night Lights. After learning of the benefits of
the program we could definitely not refuse.
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Sesame has partnered with Caribbean/The Future project with their
signature MOVE & DISCUSS SERIES. It is one of the programs under the
Caribbean/The Future project. Living within the frames and myths of
cultural inheritance, this program is a questioning of hyper-visible
constructions of Caribbean cultural practice and speculates on their
evolution, continuation and the kinds of roles they may play in the
lives of those who identify with this culture. Each event is
structured to open with an artistic activation, followed by a
dialogic experience and closed by a community movement ritual,
integrating the participant’s whole being into the event and
providing real time feedback of the ideas discussed. Bringing
together Folk practitioners, Cultural leaders and Caribbean
enthusiasts to move, dialogue and share knowledge in a Cultural
space.
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It
was a great summer for us here at Sesame Flyers! Our summer camps
were in full swing, we hired over 600 young people into the Summer
Youth Employment Program and we presented Visions for the Labor Day
Parade with over a million people in attendance. We feel proud to
continue our work in the community with children and adults. We
caught the eye of several media outlets and I am happy to share
those moments with you in this edition of the Newsletter. Our
afterschool programs are back open. I am happy to share that we are
continuing to partner with the community and introduce new
initiatives in our Beacons and SONYC programs, you can learn more
about that in this editions as well.
