{"id":22366,"date":"2024-07-29T12:05:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/honors-college-students-join-in-the-fun-at-the-caribbean-festival-in-albany\/"},"modified":"2024-07-29T12:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:05:41","slug":"honors-college-students-join-in-the-fun-at-the-caribbean-festival-in-albany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wpdev\/honors-college-students-join-in-the-fun-at-the-caribbean-festival-in-albany\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors College Students Join in the Fun at the Caribbean Festival in Albany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, July 27, 2024, the Columbia County Sanctuary Movement hosted their first Caribbean Festival at Jennings Landing in Albany. People from across the region came together for a beautiful day to celebrate Caribbean culture, its people, arts, and local businesses. There was an exquisite selection of delicious food and drinks, a diverse display of handcrafted goods by skillful artisans, and an extraordinary showcase of talented musicians. The festival was a wonderful celebration of the diversity and traditions of the Caribbean community. It was also a special opportunity for students from the HVCC Honors College to participate and connect with the community. Students enjoyed volunteering by helping with set up and serving as event greeters.<\/p>\n<p>A special thanks to the event coordinator, Ms. Dawedo Sanon, for welcoming us and giving us the exciting opportunity to participate in the festivities! A special thanks also goes to Dr. Catherine Willis, ECAR Coordinator and Adjunct Professor of Sociology at HVCC, for connecting us with Ms. Sanon!<\/p>\n<p>The Columbia County Sanctuary Movement (CCSM) organizes with immigrants and allies to collectively support, empower and defend diverse communities. They are a multilingual non-profit organization dedicated to providing holistic services, education and engaging members in campaigns for systemic change.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about CCSM, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanctuarycolumbiacounty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the HVCC Honors College, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hvcc.edu\/programs\/honors\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the website.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165241\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165241 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Handy_CaribFest24-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Handy Wang skillfully displays balloons for vendors.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handy Wang skillfully displays balloons for vendors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165242\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165242\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165242 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Micah_Molly_CaribFest2224-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Micah Martin and Molly Graiff diligently construct balloon arches.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Micah Martin and Molly Graiff diligently construct balloon arches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165243\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165243\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165243 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kelly_CaribFest2024-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Nguyen cheerfully greets visitors to the festival\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly Nguyen cheerfully greets visitors to the festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165244\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165244 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Students_CaribFest24-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Honors College volunteers ready to welcome visitors (left to right): Micah Martin, Molly Graiff, Amanda Palmar, Handy Wang\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Honors College volunteers ready to welcome visitors (left to right): Micah Martin, Molly Graiff, Amanda Palmar, Handy Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_165245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165245\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165245 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/chronicle.hvcc.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/Music_CaribFest24-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing Musicians at the Caribbean Festival playing drums onstage\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-165245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazing Musicians at the Caribbean Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published:<\/strong>\u00a0Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:05:41 +0000 by\u00a0l.hassib<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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