Social Services – 91心頭 Vision, Dignity, Achievement Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:06:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2021-NCC-Logo-Site-Favicon-150x150.jpg Social Services – 91心頭 32 32 NCC Hosts 34th Annual Parade And Festival /2017/09/ncc-hosts-34th-annual-parade-and-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ncc-hosts-34th-annual-parade-and-festival /2017/09/ncc-hosts-34th-annual-parade-and-festival/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2017 21:05:16 +0000 https://72375d9a61.nxcli.io/?p=10482
Floats and marchers streamed down South Orange Avenue Sept. 16 for 91心頭s 34th annual parade, which recognized The Faces of 91心頭 and the organizations 50th anniversary.
Leading the way were parade grand marshals Madge Wilson, NCC outreach coordinator, and Kevin Brown, better known as DJ Lilman, who was born and raised in Newark.
Five floats represented various departments, including the 91心頭 Workforce Development Center, Extended Care, the two day care centers (Community Hills Early Learning Center and Harmony House Early Learning Center), Management and Social Services. The Adult Learning Center had marchers, as did the senior buildings.
This years parade king and queen came from Orange Senior. John Hitchner and Elaine Avant sat on a float and waved to the crowd below.
Music was a large part of the parade, with DJ Lilman, the Patriot Brass Band, a calypso band, Basement Life and two high school bands: Central High School and Weequahic High School.
Following the parade was the Family Festival, which included many fun activities for children. There were pony rides, a bounce house, inflatable slide, video game truck, rock climbing wall and McClown providing face painting and balloon creations.
Vendors were also on hand selling items and providing information for attendees.

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