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2005 Calendar   (click link to go to Branch Highlights Presentation)   January  Co-sponsor of Dr. Martin Luther King Programs: "Remembering the Past,  Assessing the Present, Preparing for the Future", Guest Speaker: Dr. Zama     (1/15/05)     AIM/NAACP Religious Program : "Still Working on the Dream"     EOP/NAACP - Together We Dine     State Board Meeting: New York City, NY   February   Black History Event (2/26/05)     BTS/SIS Training in Baltimore, Maryland     Mandated Board Training in Syracuse, New York     March   Life Membership Luncheon: "Keep Hope Alive in 2005", Guest Speaker: Rev.     Claude Oliver (3/12/05)   President, Georgia Verdier was invited to accompany the National     Congressional   Delegation to Alabama for the 40th anniversary of “Bloody   Sunday.” (3/3/05);  This anniversary commemorates the Selma Voting Rights   March    Attended the Albany, NY Annual Legislative Mobilization Session and met with   local Senator and Assemblyman.                  April   Annual NE Region Civil Rights Advocacy Training: Officers & Executive    Committee members attended the 58th Annual NE Regional Civil Rights   Advocacy  Training (Institute Elmhurst, NY)   Branch was 1st place recipient of the John A. Morsell Award given for     programmatic accomplishments Albany Mobilization – –             May   State Board meeting held in Nyack, NY   Sponsored a forum entitled “Meet The New Superintendent”   – June   Freedom Fund Awards Banquet (6/3/05): "Expect Excellence - Raise The Bar,    Ensure No Child Is Left Behind", keynote speaker: Dr. John H. Jackson,     Director, NAACP National Education Department. Honorary Chairman for this     event was Mr. Jan Updegraff, President and CEO, Chemung Canal Trust   Company. A summary of the branch highlights was also presented by Linda   Truesdale, 2nd Vice President.   Sexual Integrity, Abstinence and STDs Workshop. Southern Tier Pregnancy   Resource Center (STPRC) in collaboration with the Elmira/Corning Branch NAACP   conducted a workshop at the Faith to Face Church (6/11/2005)    Co-sponsor of Juneteenth Celebration: “Reflection, Renewal and Pride”   President, Georgia Verdier, received the YWCA”s Racial Justice Award   Executive Board Member, Dr. Carlton Truesdale received the Distinguished   Citizen Award from EOP and Corning Incorporated          July   National Convention that was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: “The Conscious Of   A Nation”          August   August Board Meeting in New Rochelle, NY    “Keep the Vote Alive” rally, Atlanta, Georgia    The Branch had a booth at the Elmira College “Community Service Fair” to    recruit tutors and mentors for the BTS/SIS Program   September   Elmira/Corning Branch NAACP BTS/SIS Program  in coordination with the   Economic Opportunity Program, After School Services:8th Anniversary of the   Back-To-School/Stay-In-School (BTS/SIS) Program, Keynote speaker was   Rev. Joseph Covington, Assistant Principal, Diven Elementary  School, Elmira, NY,   and Pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Corning, NY. Theme  was "Be Bad, Be   Bold, Set Your Goal - Get An Education" (9/24/05)   Throughout September and October, and during early November, the branch was –  involved with Voter Empowerment (Education-Registration-Get Out the Vote)                 October   Two (2) members attended the State Convention in Suffern, NY: "Undaunted and    Undeterred: NAACP Stays The Course "    National Board Meeting held in Buffalo, NY   – November   Sponsored a Forum designed to introduce the three new  African American   Assistant Principals to the community   December  Kwanzaa Program:  The Elmira/Corning Branch of the NAACP and the Alliance of Interdenominational Ministers (AIM) presented a Kwanzaa Celebration. The Theme  for this year was “Kwanzaa – A Season of Celebration, Meditation and Recommitment”. Our guest speaker was Reverend James E. Jones, the Pastor of Monumental Baptist Church, who addressed the seven Kwanzaa Principles. The candle lighting ceremony was done by area youth. (12/30/05)