Update: School Gospel Choirs Competition  in Honor of Dr. Camille Taylor - Proposed "May 14, 2010"

February 4, 2010

Update: Here is the latest. We have received solid support from choirs wanting to participate. The delay in responding is due to laying the ground work for the proposal. It is beginning to look very exciting! Those involved in the process and those that would like to be in the process are being assembled. The proposed competition would be Friday May 14th and Sat May 15th. In 2011 the proposal is to change the date to mid April so the colleges will be able to participate. The event may not be limited to school choirs only. More after tomorrow. There will be a program on May 14th the discussions are what will it be.

 The Mt. Vernon GospelKnights and GospelChoirs.com are proposing a special program to honor Dr. Camille Taylor who passed away in July of 2009. Dr. Camille Taylor ran the Black Music Caucus International School Gospel Choir Competition for over 25 years before his passing. Friday May 14, 2010 is the proposed date at Mt. Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon, NY. Each school would have a 20 minute presentation. If your school is interested in performing please send your request to GospelChoirs@Yahoo.com. Carson Stapleton is the program advisor of the Mt. Vernon GospelKnights as well as the stage manager for the International School Gospel Choir Competitions. Many have been asking what are we going to do in New York about this competition. We are trying to honor him. Hope you can make it!

 From the desk of…
Dr. Kevin Bond
Assistant Chapter Representative over Academics for Eastern New York
National Board Member, GMWA
kbondcitadel@gmail.com
January 21, 2010
 
Grace and Peace be unto you from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ!
The Lord has kept and brought us over into another year, for this we are truly grateful. 2010 promises to be an awesome, exhilarating, and refreshing year- one that will be filled with double-favor for every Believer. Moreover, we are looking forward to coming together for the first time this year, as an assembly, at our Annual One Day Workshop. We are calling for "all hands-on deck" to make this a stellar kick off event for 2010.
Pastor David Gates of Long Island and Pastor Cordelia Wallace of Brooklyn are prolific, erudite, and renowned speakers that will bring a wealth of information, instruction, enlightenment, and revival to our souls. Please make it your business to be in attendance for both sessions. You will be so glad that you did!
Our Annual One Day Workshop will take place on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Mt. Ollie Baptist Church on 1698 St. Marks Ave., Brooklyn, NY. In an effort to be creative while being considerate of your time, we have decided to have only two adult classes in the general assembly format running consecutively from 5 pm to 6 pm and from 6 pm to 7 pm.  A class for our youth on "Stepping" will run simultaneously from 5 pm to 7 pm. Immediately following these general assemblies we will go right into our GMWA Annual Nightly Musical which will feature several local groups and our own Bishop Albert L. Jamison, Sr. 
Thank you in advance for your support!  I look forward to seeing you on February 6th!
     
Sincerely yours,
Dr. Kevin Bond
Assistant Chapter Representative over Academics for Eastern New York
National Board Member, GMWA

 !! TO ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS !! RMHC African American Future Achievers Scholarship! ...

January 13, 2010

Roseland, NJ – The Ronald McDonald House Charities U.S. Scholarship Program selects scholarship recipients based on academic achievement, financial need, and community service.  DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS FEBRUARY 16, 2010!!

Scholarship eligibility requires applicants to be currently enrolled high school seniors who are eligible to attend a 2-year or 4-year college, university or vocational/technical school with a complete course of study.

Applicants must have at least one parent of African American or Black Caribbean heritage; must be a legal U.S. resident, be less than 21 years of age, have a minimum 2.7 GPA and reside within the geographic boundaries of the RMHC-NYTSA Chapter.

For further information about the program and scholarship call 877-249-6262 or visit www.rmhc.org.

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Pathmark Gospel Choir Competitions - THE COMPETITIONS IS A GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Carson,

As per our conversation earlier, below you will find all the information needed to post on your website … Gospelchoirs.com. It is the 10th Anniversary of the Pathmark Gospel Choir Competition and a spectacular event has been planned. The date is Saturday, February 27th and it is being held once again at the World Financial Center in New York City. It will hosted by the legendary Ben Vereen. Below you will find all the details and attached you will find this year’s entry form. Please be sure to state on your website that the deadline entry date has been extended to January 31, 2010 and that the application can also be downloaded through our website at   www.Pathmark.com under the community link.

Thank you for taking such an interest in supporting this great event!

Happy New Year!

With Regards,

Liz Lucadamo - Manager of Community Relations & Events - A&P Family of Supermarkets