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DnDDpsi(BGBDDg Gift (gctraotraciora5G7 Solomon Goodrich heads an organization of dedicated local residents with the young people, the counseling and juvenile justice programs, and the technology classes are just as important. Public Face For many, however, it is the cultural programs which are the public face of the Association. They reach deep into the community. African History Month, the annual Environmental Festival, the annual induction of prominent citizens into the African American Hall of Fame, and the monthly art exhibits, to- I M.m? Vn, ttmt Solomon Goodrich heads the Southern Queens h'ark Association which addresses a variety of issues impacting the local community, from the environment to education. people to the park and center every year.

Paul Gibson Esq, the Association tackles a variety of issues impacting its surrounding communities, including environmental concerns such as asthma management, the cleaning up of brownfields, the restoration of wilderness areas and the development of a ten acre marine based academic and recreational program at Bergan Basin on Jamaica Bay. In addition, they run a Beacon School located at Junior High School 8 in South Jamaica. Intergenerational Focus Initiatives focusing on children and young adults are a major component of the Association's work. Over 1,000 5-to-l 9-year-olds attend their nine week summer day camp and 600 families participate in the year round after school activities and 12 sports programs. But, the 2,000 seniors who sing, dance, swim, plant ve a 1 and intergenerational work There are many organizations around the metropolitan area although not enough whose deeds represent the spirit of Kwan-zaa.

One such organization is the Southern Queens Park Association. The Southern Queens Park Association is a multi-faceted organization which serves the 300,000 people of southern Queens, an area encompassing South Jamaica, Rochdale Village, St. Albans, Cambria Heights, Springfield Gardens, Laurelton, South Ozone Park and Rosedale. The organization operates the 54-acre Roy Wilkins Park and its 50,000 square foot Family Center. Once the site of an abandoned Navy hospital, the complex now houses a swimming pool, theater, health center, gym, cafeteria and seniors' center.

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