Một Dòng Sông, Hai Ngã Rẽ, Rivers of Time: The Shaping of Generations (Stanford)
In commemoration of Black April (the Fall of Saigon),
the Stanford Vietnamese Student Association (SVSA) Presents:
Culture Night 2010
Một Dòng Sông, Hai Ngã Rẽ
Rivers of Time: The Shaping of GenerationsSATURDAY, APRIL 10TH
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
DINKELSPIEL AUDITORIUM (471 Lagunita Dr.)
STANFORD UNIVERSITY*Free Parking at Tresidder Parking Lot*
Featuring:
-SVSA Traditional, Couples, and Hip Hop Dances
-UC Berkeley VSA Classical Fusion Dance
-Cynthia Bui Collection: Ao Dai Fashion Show
-Live Band: Mavien Bliss
-& More!ADMISSION:
Free with SUID or $5 Without (Children 12 & Under Free)ALL proceeds benefit the Immigrant Resettlement and Cultural Center (IRCC)
Donations are appreciated!COMPLIMENTARY Vietnamese food at intermission!
FB event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104956302875237&ref=ts
Promo Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pipRBurg1lM
Website: http://www.stanfordvsa.orgPlease come early to ensure seating!
Swirl Magazine Spring Writing Contest
Do you want to see your name on a by-line? Have you always loved writing, but you’re not really sure how to break into it? Do you have a story to tell about a biracial/familial experience? A book you’ve read that you want to share with this community? Swirl Magazine is hosting a writing contest. Submit a 250 to 400 word piece on any topic relating to the biracial experience or the experience of being a member of a multiracial family to contest@swirl-magazine.com by April 15, 2010, and your work could be featured on our new, redesigned site!
The Home Depot® Reveals the 2010 “Retool Your School”
Campus Improvement Grant Finalists for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
The Home Depot® Reveals the 2010 “Retool Your School”
Campus Improvement Grant Finalists for Historically Black Colleges and UniversitiesSchools from 16 States and the District of Columbia Vie for $150,000 in Grants from
The Home Depot Campus Improvement ProgramNew York, NY– April 5, 2010 – Sixty-two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) from across the country have been announced as finalists in The Home Depot 2010 “Retool Your School” campus improvement grant program. The HBCU finalists are competing for $150,000 in on-campus improvement grants and are counting on their communities and the public to help them win. From April 5 to May 15, supporters can visit www.homedepot.com/retoolyourschool to vote for their favorite HBCU and help make a difference on the campuses.
“We know as well as anyone that the smallest change can have the biggest impact on the lives of others,” said Frank Bifulco, senior vice president and chief marketing officer, The Home Depot. “This program does more than just enhance the campuses of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. It also offers our communities the opportunity to show their support for these culturally rich institutions.”
The HBCU finalists hail from the great states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, DC and West Virginia. Some of the potential improvement projects entered by the HBCU finalists include upgrading a student greenhouse, creating an alumni remembrance butterfly garden and adding a baseball field. Each of the improvement projects entered will enhance campus life for current students and future generations.
To apply for the “Retool Your School” grants, Historically Black Colleges and Universities submitted applications on the “Retool Your School” Website by the March 15 entry deadline. One $50,000 grant recipient and 10 $10,000 grant recipients will be selected by votes submitted by the public and an advisory board of community influencers. The “Retool Your School” winning schools will be announced in June. Fifty-nine percent of the nation’s HBCUs applied to the “Retool Your School” grant program.
As part of this unique program, The Home Depot also created three new commemorative HBCU “Retool Your School” gift cards to showcase inspirational moments experienced on HBCU campuses as well as how-to projects, from painting to landscaping. For each gift card sold, a donation equal to five percent of the face value, up to $150,000, is being designated for the on-campus improvement grants. Consumers can purchase the specialty gift cards online atwww.homedepot.com/retoolyourschool. An
e-gift card, which will deliver a digital e-card instantly to the e-mail of the recipient’s customer’s choosing and traditional plastic gift cards can also be ordered and mailed for free. Instant e-gift card denominations start at $10 and traditional gift card denominations start at $25.For more information on The Home Depot “Retool Your School” grant program or to purchase a “Retool Your School” gift card, visit www.homedepot.com/retoolyourschool.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,245 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces, Mexico and China. In fiscal 2008, The Home Depot had sales of $71.3 billion and earnings from continuing operations of $2.3 billion. The company employs more than 300,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.Contact:
Charell Charleston
UniWorld Group
212.219.7106
charell.charleston@uwgny.comKaitlyn Bergfeld
UniWorld Group
212.219.7268
kaitlyn.bergfeld@uwgny.com
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