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 The
22nd Annual Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration
will be held August 20th through the 22nd, 2010 at Sawyer Point. This
outdoor event continues to grow and is now one of Cincinnati's
largest family-focused events drawing over 100,000 patrons.
The
Midwest Regional Black Family Reunion Celebration was inaugurated
in August 1989 in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is held annually
the 3rd weekend of August at Sawyer Point and Yeatman's Cove.
Through
the generous support of our sponsors we are able to offer the
event to the public at no charge. The event has grown form the
early days of 1989 to over 100,000 people of all ages on hand
each year to enjoy the three days of activities.
Events
for the weekend include:
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Town
Hall Meeting - Friday - 6pm-8pm
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Heritage
Breakfast/Opening Ceremony - Friday - 8 am-11am
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Targeted Job Fair - Friday - 11am-3pm
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Parade
- Saturday - 10am
- Que'Ribbean Cruise with the Ques Boat Ride - Saturday - 10pm
- Alpha Phi Alpha Scramble for Scholarship Golf Open - Sunday - 8am
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"Chapel of Love" - Sunday - 1pm-4pm (Registration at Noon)
- Vendors
/Non-Profits/Sponsors Booth Activity - Saturday & Sunday
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R&B
Concert - Saturday
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Gospel
Concert - Sunday
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Themed
Pavilions - Saturday & Sunday
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Food,
Apparel, Crafts, Exhibit Booths - Saturday & Sunday
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11am Morning
Worship Service - Sunday
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PAVILIONS |
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Free
to the public themed pavilions present two days of programming
and festivities, from 1pm to 6 pm on Saturday and
Sunday. This year's pavilion include the following topics:
- The Children's
Pavilion
- The Lost
Children's Pavilion
- The
Spirituality Pavilion
- Young Adults
Pavilion
- Marriage Chapel
- Chess
- Bid Whist
- Dunkin' Booth
- NCNW
- Information/Official
T-shirt sales
- Sports and Fitness
- Health Pavilion
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EVENT
ORGANIZERS |
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CassCan
Enterprises, Inc. |
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CassCan Enterprises,
Inc. has been the event planner for the Black Family Reunion for
the past 18 years. CassCan Enterprises is an event
planning firm with more than 20 years of experience specializing
in the strategic planning, management, and production of
events. CassCan Enterprises is also well known as a
successful fund raiser. |
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Cybervillage,
USA, Inc. |
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Cybervillage, USA,
Inc. is a non-profit corporation dedicated to bringing computer
access and technology training to disadvantages communities
across the country. To make sure no one is left behind in
this highly technical world in which we live, we bring
technology training to local neighborhoods where children,
teenagers, adults and seniors can receive web-based life skills
learning. One of the tools used for training is our
interactive website, cybervillageusa.com. We will continue that
initiative here in Cincinnati through the Midwest Regional Black
Family Reunion (BFRC). Our goal is to expose, educate and inform
the community by doing presentations and training at nationally
recognize events such as BFRC. |
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