Thursday, December 6, 2007

826 Boston's housewarming

Saturday’s housewarming included original readings by 826 writing students from Greater Egleston Community High School. The students received warm words of praise and encouragement from local Boston poet Charles Coe. Rousing performances by Teen Empowerment, OrigiNation Dance Group, and Spontaneous Celebrations echoed through the spacious center while families worked on writing projects, munched home-baked cookies, and snapped souvenir Polaroids with our special guest, the Jackalope.

“We are so happy to be part of this community,” Executive Director Daniel Johnson said Saturday, speaking both in Spanish and English. "We welcome you as students, we welcome you as tutors, we welcome you as volunteers.”

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