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CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) in partnership with Concerned Black Clery of Bartow County, Bartow County NAACP and New Frontier of Bartow County will be administering FREE Johnson & Johnson COVID Vaccines on Saturday, April 24, 2021 from 10am until 3pm. This effort encourages African Americans and Latinos to receive the vaccine. Here is the link to register: https://curogram.com/registrations/606db34294e0174a062b24ce.

Do you or someone you know have a young person interested in a career related to the arts? The ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (R) Phi Phi Ome...ga Chapter invite you to our first virtual Art @ Work Youth Career Fair scheduled for May 1st, 2021 from 2:00 - 4:00 pm EST. This is a zoom event and registration is required. There will be brief presentations from various professionals and breakout sessions to allow for questions and answers. We hope to see our young future creatives there! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZEtce2gpj8sE9Qd9068NralWD7BaEsxN #AKA1908 #ServiceAndSisterhood #T4PPO

**Show Support for Roswell Projects to Receive Federal Funding** The Roswell community has the opportunity to provide their support for two City of Roswell projects that may be eligible to receive direct funding from the federal government through the Community Project Funding Initiative. By visiting an online public portal by April 18, members of the public can voice their support for two projects submitted by Roswell’s Recreation, Parks, Historic and Cultural Affairs Depart...Continue reading

Each month until July Wellstar Health System and Roswell Organization of Community Development will sponsor a free shopping experience. This is first come first serve basis and you must register to participate. Registration Link: wellstarroswell.splashthat.com

Greetings all. We are excited to announce that we have scheduled our next free Groveway Boutique pop-up! Please feel free to share this with all of your contacts. Facemasks and social distancing will be enforced for the safety of all. We hope to see you there!

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Phi Phi Omega Chapter is looking for middle and high school students with a knack for poetry and spoken word. If you know of a ...future Amanda Gorman or Hank Stewart please encourage them to sign up for our informational meeting on Saturday February 20th at 4:00 EST using the link below. #AKA1908 #ServiceandSisterhood Click the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUqcOmoqDIqG9eYb2KU_4wX1Sge4lHET

From the President's Desk: Greetings All, Seventy-seven years of service and we have never experienced a year like 2020 before. The year started out with hope, ideas, and projects that would involve the community in various aspects of giving back to the community, providing additional services as the need presented itself. Yes, the Coronavirus was an unexpected challenge we had to adapt to. Groveway Community Group members had to search among ourselves and figure out how to...Continue reading

"Telling Our Stories" is a panel conversation featuring the voices of Black Roswelleans. In the oral tradition of their enslaved ancestors, panelists bear witness to their experiences of being Black and living in Roswell. They will share personal stories that offer authentic and truthful insights into how the city's history has shaped and been shaped by African Americans. In celebration of Black History Month, Groveway Community Group has hosted this event over the last four years. We invite you to join this virtual event spotlighting Black lives in Roswell. Date: Sunday, February 21, 2021 Time: 2:00PM Place: Visit GrovewayCommunityGroup.org for access to the link for the Virtual Program

Tracye Hutchins of CBS46 Interviews Gail Bohannon of Groveway Community Group and Reverend Sabin Strickland of Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church about the history of Roswell's Black Community. Groveway Community Group's treasured scrapbook, which archives historical moments, key figures and documents of Roswell's Black population, is featured.

Roswell Roots 2021 Celebrates Black History Month! Visit the City of Roswell Website for the calendar of events: https://www.roswellgov.com//recr/news-events/roswell-roots