#REVIVEOURCITY
Press Release:
Newburgh, N.Y. – On Saturday, June 9th, adults and teens throughout the community came together to Delano Hitch Soccer Field in the Newburgh Recreation Center to take part in #REVIVEOURCITY, which was put together by Newburgh City Youth in collaboration with Team Newburgh. The event focused on advocating for substance abuse education and prevention.
The event was headed by Megan Robbins, prevention aide at Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange & Sullivan, and Supriya Makam, a senior at Newburgh Free Academy and founder of Educate Without Borders, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting supplemental forms of education.
The event included performances by talented Newburgh youth, including Antic!, a teen band based in Orange County, Jeremiah Burns, a NFA senior, and poets Jaelynn Ortiz and Leila Walcott. The event also included henna tattoos, and booths regarding TEAM Newburgh’s substance abuse action team, Newburgh Take Back the City, voter registration, and much more.
Many thanks to their proud sponsors, including Shapiro’s Furniture Barn, the Pizza Shop, Target, Billy Joe’s Ribworks, Blacc Vanilla, Leo’s Pizza, and Church At The Bridge.
Students at the henna booth at #REVIVEOURCITY A performance by Antic!, a teen band based in Orange County A #REVIVEOURCITY drawstring bag
Volunteers Megan Robbins, Regina Cieslak, and Supriya Makam with
Councilman Tom Basile and a representative for NYS Senator Larkin.
Jeremiah Burns performing a praise dance at the event. Laila Walcott, a NFA sophomore who has represented Newburgh at state and national-level poetry-out-loud competitions, reciting her poem at the event.
Jaelynn Ortiz, a Newburgh Free Academy senior, reciting her own poem, "End It."
June 9th, 2018, at Delano Hitch Soccer Field
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