4th Annual Kay Day Community Celebration
July 8, 2024
4th Annual Kay Day Community Celebration
The community is invited to the 4th Annual Kay Day Community Celebration on Saturday, July 20, from 12 – 4 p.m. at the NECIC Urban Farm, located at 311 S. Bowman Street in Mansfield. This free event honors the legacy of North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) community organizer and anti-violence advocate, Geneva 'Kay' Smith, who died in December 2019.
The celebration includes food, live entertainment, praise dance performances, free backpacks from Legacy Academy of Excellence and school supplies provided by (Bar Pregame and the Mansfield Senior High Class of 89) and a balloon release.
The community celebration also serves as a day to uplift mothers who have lost a child recently and kids in the community that need school supplies -- both are groups that Smith was passionate about.
This year we'll also be honoring families in our community whose loved ones were the victims of gun violence. Each family will be presented with a beautiful Compassion Blanket.
The 4th Annual Kay Day Community Celebration is presented by the Kay Day Committee, Mother’s United To S.A.V.E. (Standing Against Violence Everywhere), the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC), City of Mansfield Police Department, Mansfield Brach of the NAACP, Mansfield Community Against Violence (M-CAV), Restored Visions, Richland County Children Services (RCCS) and We ACT. RCCS will have a booth at the event.
For more information about the 4th Annual Kay Day Community Celebration contact at Aretha Grier at 419-565-2793 or Tionna Perdue, NECIC Operations Manager, at 419-522-1611.
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