OCTOBER & NOVEMBER EVENTS FOR SLNA NYT
October 26, 2011
SUNDAY OCT 16th : ANNUAL MAKING STRIDES BREAST CANCER WALK IN STATEN ISLAND AND THE BRONX!!! DONATE
SATURDAY OCT 29th -:ANNUAL HEALTH FAIR & GENERAL MEETING
Sierra Leone Nurses Association
Presents..
SNLA NYT's 2nd Annual Health Fair
in Collaboration with African Refuge, Empowerment Zone, and AmeriGroup
...
On Saturday October 29th 2011
From 12p-4p
Located on Park Hill Ave btwn 225 & 250th
Staten Island, New York City
With a Halloween Party to Follow !!!
There will be a LIVE DJ on te 1& 2's
Face Painting , Blood Pressure Screening, Games and Snacks for Kids, CPR Demo, Diabetes Education, Flu Vaccine Information, HIV Testing and Community Outreach Info!
S.I. Key Contacts:
Staten Island SLNA NYT Members Rugie Bahr (Social Sec) 646 981-3117 / Ahmed Kargbo 347 245 9367 / Fatmatta Hassan ( Membership) 917 734 0149
SLNA NYT Members : Pres. Zainabu Sesay-Harrellhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1792352737
Ass Soc Sec - Marion Logan Contehhttp://www.facebook.com/marion.l.conteh
Vice Pres Ashmawo Bangurahttp://www.facebook.com/ashmawo
Finanial Sec - Umu Bahhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1261923774
Secretary - Isata Kamarahttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=536103250
African Refuge - 718 701-4055
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55717359676
Empowerment Zone- 718 448 0010 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1259024102&sk=wall
MONDAY OCTOBER 31- THURSDAY NOV 3 : FLU VACCINE PROGRAM WITH...
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SLNA NYT EVENTS AUG - DECEMBER 2011
September 23, 2011
FRIDAY AUG 26th SLNA NYT MEETING IN STATEN ISLAND NY - CONTACT SOCIAL SEC RUGIE
SAT SEPT 17th 5th Annual United African Day Festival - Claremont Park, Bronx NY
SUN SEPT 18th SLNA CONFERENCE CALL @ 8pm
JOIN the SIERRA LEONE NURSES ASSOCIATION for the
SICKLE CELL WALK in Central Park Sept 24th!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP OR DONATE TO A SLNA TEAM WALKER or Join us on SAT
http://sctpnwalk.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=486494&lis=1&kntae486494=F40FF6006FA34D649B714387863077D8&team=4851997&tlteam=0
Diaspora especially should participate .....Sickle-cell disease, usually presenting in childhood, occurs more commonly in people (or their descenda...nts) from parts of tropical and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was com...mon. One-third of all indigenous inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa carry the gene], because in areas where malaria is common, there is a survival value in carrying only a single sickle-cell gene (sickle cell trait). Those with only one of the two alleles of the sickle-cell disease are more resistant to malaria, since the infestation of the malaria plasmodium is halted by the sickling of the cells which it infests.The prevalence of the disease in the United States is approximately 1 in 5,000, mostly affecting Americans of Sub-Saharan African descent, according to the National Institutes of...
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EVENTS SLNA NYT MAY - JULY 2011
May 4, 2011
SUNDAY MAY 15th 2011 WALK TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS and FIND CURES at the ANNUAL AIDS WALK NEW YORK in CENTRAL PARK.
JOIN OUR TEAM BY CLICKING LINK: http://aidswalknewyork2011.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=447459&lis=1&kntae447459=9E48FE90EC3F4F1E9C2EC5BA97969A5E&team=4162889
JOIN OUR TEAM : https://www.kintera.org/faf/reg_new/register.asp?ievent=447459&lis=1&kntae447459=9E48FE90EC3F4F1E9C2EC5BA97969A5E&jt=4162889&teamsName=SIERRA+LEONE+NURSES+ASSOCIATION+%2D+3049
MAKE A GENEROUS DONATION!
SLNA WILL MEET AFTER THE WALK FOR MONTHLY MEETING!
SUNDAY JUNE 19, 2011 MONTHLY MEETING IN PERSON / CONFERENCE CALL
SUNDAY JULY 10TH, 2010
SLNA NYT WILL BE AT APA'S 5TH ANNUAL....
UNITED AFRICAN DAY
FESITVAL AND PARADE
AT CLAREMONT PARK
IN BRONX, NYC
FROM 11A-8PM
BRING FOOD, GRILLS, MUSIC, and YOUR COMMUNITY
WE WILL BE HAVING A CHAPTER MEETING AT THE FESTIVAL.
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CALENDAR FOR 2011 FOR SLNA NYT
February 2, 2011
EVERY THIRD SUNDAY IS A SLNA NYT MEETING IN PERSON OR VIA CONFERENCE CALL. CALL 347 729 9648 FOR MORE INFO ON THE CONFERENCE LINE FOR MEMBERS ONLY
JANUARY
JAN 16TH - CONFERENCE CALL 9PM
FEBRUARY
FEB 3RD BLACK NURSES DAY ON CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON DC WITH NBNA AND FEB 25TH BLACK NURSES DAY CELEBRATION IN NYC AT JACOBI HOSPITAL IN BRONX NY. VISIT WWW.NBNA.ORG OR WWW.NYBNA.ORG
FRIDAY FEB 4TH - FREE MAMOGRAM SCREENING WITH AFRICAN REFUGE FROM 12-4PM AT African Refuge PICH Program 185 Park Hill Avenue, Suite LB THIS PROGRAM IS FREE AND ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE WELCOME! Sponsored by: African Refuge PICH Program, The Sierra Leone Nurses Association, New York University (NYU) College of Nursing, Staten Island University Hospital, and Project Renewal
SUN FEB 20TH - CONFERENCE CALL 9PM
DURING MONTH OF FEB -FLU VACINNATION EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH SLNA AND AFRICAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
MARCH
SUNDAY MARCH 20TH - MEETING AND DINNER CELEBRATION
SLNA INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS AS A NURSING ASSOCIATION ON MARCH 24, 1961!
APRIL
SUN APRIL 17TH - CONFERENCE CALL
BETTER WITH BEDNETS PROGRAM ANNIVERSARY AND AFRICAN MALARIA DAY ON APRIL 25TH. DONATE A BED NET WITH SLNA NYT .
SIERRA LEONE CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF...
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DECEMBER EVENTS
December 4, 2010
DEC 1st - WORLD AIDS DAY
SUNDAY DEC 19th
SLNA NYT MONTHLY MEETING
CONFERENCE CALL AT 9PM
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NOVEMBER EVENTS
November 15, 2010
HAPPY 2nd BIRTHDAY SLNA NYT NOV 12!!!
CELEBRATE WITH DINNER AND A MOVIE on FRIDAY NOV 12, 2010
We invite Family Friends and SLNA NYT Members to celebrate our Second Year Anniversary with us on Friday November 12, 2010 with SLNA Dinner & a Movie Night.
Price:
$15-20 for your meal
$10 for your movie ticket
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DINNER at 7pm
PLANET HOLLYWOOD NEW YORK
LOCATION: New York - Located at 45th & Broadway in Times Square
ADDRESS: 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
Then Movies After Dinner at Clearview Cinemas Located in Chelsea
260 West 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 777-FILM
SLNA NYT MONTHLY MEETING
SUNDAY NOV 21 2010
VIA PHONE CONFERENCE LINE
WE NEED ALL ACTIVE & NON ACTIVE TO CALL
REMINDER OF DUES 2010 & RENEWAL 2011
END OF YEAR REMINDERS AND RECAP
AFRICAN YOUTH DAY
WORLD AIDS DAY DEC 1st
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SLNA NYT OCTOBER EVENTS
September 15, 2010
Sierra Leone Nurses Association & African Refuge
PRESENTS IT’S
1ST ANNUAL
HEALTH FAIR
AT LOPEZ PLAYGROUND
(ACROSS FROM HOME DEPOT)
in STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORKON
OCTOBER 9TH 2010
At 9am-4pm
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17, 2010
Participate with the SIERRA LEONE NURSES ASSOCIATION TEAM
...
in the
MAKING STRIDES
ANNUAL MAKING STRIDES BREAST CANCER WALK
in STATEN ISLAND
At Clove Lakes Park
Located Near Slosson Avenue, Victory Boulevard, Clove Road
Staten Island, New York
click link below to JOIN Team Page
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?team_id=797678&pg=team&fr_id=28006&fl=en_US&et=ACOHxvbe-mGK2XP1zLOOSw..&s_tafId=28006
SLNA NYT MONTHLY MEETING AFTER THE WALK
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SLNA MEETING & VOLUNTEERING TO PACK FOR SIERRA LEONEANS IN NEED !
September 15, 2010
SLNA NYT MEETING MONTHLY
AFTER THE WALK IN CENTRAL PARK @ 1pm.
WE WILL BE HEADING TO OUR BRONX DONATION LOCATION TO PACK OUR DONATIONS of Medical supplies, Clothing, Shoes, Toys, and more TO BE SENT TO SIERRA LEONE in BARRELS.
We thank IFTONI SHIPPING (VA) for Supporting SLNA NYT.
email SLNANYT@YAHOO.COM for more info
or Contact a SLNA NYT MEMBER ASAP to bring a Donation
BRING YOUR ORGANIZATION, STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND WEAR CONFORTABLE CLOTHING TO COME AND PACK FOR A CAUSE!
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SLNA NYT EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER & MEETING
September 15, 2010
JOIN the SIERRA LEONE NURSES ASSOCIATION for the
SICKLE CELL WALK in Central Park Sept 18th!
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP OR DONATE TO SCTPN & A SLNA TEAM WALKER
http://sctpnwalk.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=342887&lis=0&kntae342887=B6559C8EC4A0457C82A4D919A8CAAD4E&supId=0&team=3918959&cj=Y
Diaspora especially should participate .....Sickle-cell disease, usually presenting in childhood, occurs more commonly in people (or their descenda...nts) from parts of tropical and sub-tropical regions where malaria is or was com...mon. One-third of all indigenous inhabitants of Sub-Saharan Africa carry the gene], because in areas where malaria is common, there is a survival value in carrying only a single sickle-cell gene (sickle cell trait). Those with only one of the two alleles of the sickle-cell disease are more resistant to malaria, since the infestation of the malaria plasmodium is halted by the sickling of the cells which it infests.The prevalence of the disease in the United States is approximately 1 in 5,000, mostly affecting Americans of Sub-Saharan African descent, according to the National Institutes of Health.In the United States, about 1 in 500 black births have sickle-cell anemia. This affects my family and potentially my future kids, so walk with SCTPN.org
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AUGUST 15, 2010 SLNA NYT MEETING / CONFERENCE CALL
September 15, 2010
SLNA NYT CONFERENCE CALL MEETING
SLNA NYT WILL BE HAVING A MEETING VIA CONFERENCE CALL
AT CLAFLIN AVE MEETING PLACE BRONX NY 10468
TIME: 9PM
PLEASE BE ON TIME
WE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS AND THOSE INTRESTED!
For those unable to attend call via conference call line.
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