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The New Jersey Army and Air National Guard celebrated Unity Day on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the National Guard's Joint Training and Training Development Center at Fort Dix, New Jersey. This year's observance kicked off with a 5K Fun Walk/Run followed by official ceremonies.
The New Jersey National Guard was the first state militia in the country to desegregate. In April of 1930, with the full support and encouragement of then Governor Alfred Driscoll, the State Legislature took the unprecedented step of approving the formation of the First Separate Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard. Even though these actions were in apparent violation of federal law, the state appropriated funds for the organization of this battalion. In July of 1931, 63 members of Company A of New Jersey's newest unit were mustered-in at an old movie theater in Newark, New Jersey.
I made my own unity candle with a paper plate, a glue gun, a bag of varied color shimmering silk petals and some paper that matched my invites. I cut out the monogram from the front of the invite and put it on a cuff that slid onto a pillar candle. It was flanked by two gold tapers for the parents to light.
In an effort to bring people together, a group of L&C students marched across campus April 4 in an International March for Unity.
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Aug. 27, 2015. Remarks on diversity and inclusion were presented by Jose Molina, executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. A variety of cultural displays, music and ethnic foods were the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)
Detail on me and my husband's unity candle from our wedding.
Now that I'm working, I feel like I have to take full advantage of the weekend to take photos. But it's so HOT outside and I don't really have anything that I saw that I wanted to photograph, so I'm taking a break from nature photographs this weekend. The photos from today are from around the apartment. :)
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Aug. 27, 2015. Remarks on diversity and inclusion were presented by Jose Molina, executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. A variety of cultural displays, music and ethnic foods were the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)
Theme: a-z
1.) The subject is the fist
2.) The hands
3.) Emphasis
4.) contrast, saturation, and brightness
5.) shallow
6.) cloudy
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Aug. 27, 2015. Remarks on diversity and inclusion were presented by Jose Molina, executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. A variety of cultural displays, music and ethnic foods were the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)
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So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth. (Baha'u'llah)
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At 6 a.m. on the Tuesday before Christmas day, when most people were enjoying their morning coffee, the staff at Unity House in Troy, New York, was already hard at work. In a matter of hours, hundreds of community members would be lining up to pick up everything needed to enjoy a holiday meal.
This special holiday food service is a yearly effort made possible by the Unity House Street Ministry program—a program that also provides crisis intervention, counseling, homelessness prevention, pregnancy care and emergency food, clothing and house wares to over 10,000 people in the Rensselaer County-area each year.
“Our clients come from all backgrounds and are in all stages of life,” said Victoria Baecker, development associate for Unity House. “The Street Ministry holiday food program makes sure that everyone is able to have a holiday meal, even if they don’t have the means to purchase it themselves.”
In past years, Unity House has distributed the nonperishable food items for the holiday meals in plain paper bags, paired with a 14-pound turkey, potatoes, vegetables and a pumpkin pie for each family. But this year, with help from 4imprint’s one by one™ program, recipients received a little something more: The paper bags had been replaced with reusable tote bags, proudly imprinted with the Unity House logo.
“It seems silly, but many people were just as excited about the bag as they were about the food,” said Baecker. “Most people can get bags like this on a whim from any grocery store, forgetting what a small luxury it is. For our recipients, it was a big deal—it was a gift. They were so thrilled and so grateful.”
The Unity House Street Ministry program also supplies holiday food baskets on Thanksgiving each year. At the end of the holiday season, 1,000 food baskets had been distributed, 250 with the new tote bag. All recipients have been welcomed to bring the bag back time and time again if they ever need to return to the Street Ministry’s food pantry.
For over 38 years, Unity House, a nonprofit human service organization, has been dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living in poverty, adults with mental illness, victims of domestic violence, children with developmental delays and their families, people living with HIV/AIDS, and others whose needs can be effectively be met by Unity House services and philosophy.
If you are employed by, or serve on the Board of Directors of a 501(c)3 charity, religious organization or accredited school, and are working hard to make a difference in your community, we want to help. Apply today: 4impr.in/Srj4FP and tell us your story.
Promo poster for photographer Gordon Brugman and Unity Creative Productions. See more "Smoky Moments" at my online gallery. www.smokymoments.com
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FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania National Guard held its fifth annual Unity Day Celebration Aug. 30, 2012 at the Keystone Conference Center, in recognition of cultural diversity throughout the Pennsylvania National Guard and state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Food, music, displays and clothing from a variety of cultures and ethnicities were featured. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Tom Cherry/Released)
detail of the Co-op foodstore in Highley, the Beehive is a classic symbol of the Co-op (the bees working together for a common purpose)
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania National Guard held its fifth annual Unity Day Celebration Aug. 30, 2012 at the Keystone Conference Center, in recognition of cultural diversity throughout the Pennsylvania National Guard and state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Food, music, displays and clothing from a variety of cultures and ethnicities were featured. (Pennsylvania National Guard photo by Tom Cherry/Released)
With Essendon football player Bachar Houli and AFP Commissioner Tony Negus at the Unity Cup Family Day celebrations, Windy Hill.
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PA - Employees from the Pennsylvania National Guard and Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs gathered for Unity Day, an annual celebration of diversity, Aug. 27, 2015. Remarks on diversity and inclusion were presented by Jose Molina, executive director of the Governor's Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs. A variety of cultural displays, music and ethnic foods were the highlights of the event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols/Released)