Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association to Unveil its Tangible Tools Promoting Partnerships, Education and Business.

A VIP Friendraiser will be held on Friday, October 23, at 10:00 AM, at the Harlem Branch of the New York Public Library, 9 West 124th Street, as part of the strategic imperative of revitalizing and preserving the community.

The MMPCIA Board of Directors will outline its initiatives implementing tangible tools that are effective and measurable with the combined efforts of elected officials, businesses, and residents.

A Town Hall Symposium inviting key stakeholders and politicians to answer direct questions from the neighborhood’s residents and the Holiday Gala fundraiser which helps support college-bound, Harlem high school students with their higher educational goals, are just two of the programs that will be presented at the Friendraiser.

According to Dr. Cheryl Smith, MMPCIA president, “The objective of the Friendraiser is to invite influencers to get to know us and to conduct a “think tank”– if you will — of a small group of individuals to share in the strategic planning of our programs to encourage co-op opportunities, sponsorships, and ideas, to make them better.”

The Friendraiser engagement will include opening remarks from Council Member Inez Dickens, the presentation of the plan from the MMPCIA Board of Directors, and a continental breakfast. Assemblyman Keith Wright is confirmed to attend and Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Congressman Charles Rangel, Comptroller Bill Thompson, and Councilman Bill Perkins have been invited to speak.

A discussion of the Association’s social media communications and its grassroots effectiveness will also be addressed.  “Over the years, MMPCIA has been that irrepressible squeaky wheel. Now, we have turned a corner and are increasing our capacity to have an even greater impact on the revitalization and preservation issues of our community,” comments Mr. Donald Williams, immediate past president.

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