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Poetry on the bus, CT
On April 27th, Charter Oak Cultural Center presented the Poetry Bus. It is a CT transit vehicle featuring excerpts from poems written by the Youth Arts Initiative students that included our very own author and co-owner, Olivia Lauren. Poetry on the streets founder Melanie Farenlla has the youth create poems inspired by Frederick Douglass and Robert Hayden's poem, "Frederick Douglass." he Poetry Bus was inspired by a desire to empower young writers by sharing their words with the greater community in public spaces and to connect transit + poetry. The poetry Bus is on the streets and can be seen around Greater...
Small Business Community Champion Award
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $187.2 billion in assets as of March 31, 2021. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, Citizens offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. They selected thirty small business owners from across Citizens’ footprint and awarded each a $10,000 prize in recognition of their efforts toward strengthening their communities. The 2021 Citizens Bank Small Business Community Champion Award winners are: Alexander & Sons Home Improvements, Binghamton, NY Cambridge Quilt Shop, Inc., Cambridge, MA...
Featured on the Weather Channel
Imani Ariana on the Weather Channel. Author of Disco Balls of the universe, The Golden Life of Sally Sunflower, and Virtual Lift Off.
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As seen on NBC: Imani Ariana
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On February 16, 2021, our kid author, Imani Ariana was featured on NBC CT as an inspirational kid author. Only 12 years old author, but she published two books: Disco Balls of the Universe and The Golden Life of Sally Sunflower with one soon to be released! She loves STEM so her books cover related topics. She has sold over 1000 books in 2020. She is also the founder of Love of Literature Book Club. Imani hopes to build a community of children who enjoy reading and socializing to discover the world of fun through literature. This was not Imani’s...