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2006 Calendar (click link to go to Branch Highlights Presentation)   January   Martin Luther King Breakfast (1/14)   State Board Meeting (1/14)   EOP/NAACP - Together We Dine (1/16)   Local Branch Retreat: "Doing It Right", 9:00am -2:30pm (1/28) February   National Annual Board of Directors, NY Hilton, New York, NY (2/16-18)     Black History Event: Jeopardy - EOP Community Center, 1:00-4:00pm (2/25)     National Image Awards, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA (2/25)   March   National Image Awards Telecast (3/3)     Life Membership Luncheon - EOP Community Center, 12:00 noon (3/11)     Albany Mobilization - Meet Legislators in Albany, New York (3/28)                April   Annual NE Region Civil Rights Advocacy Training, Somerset, New Jersey (4/21-23)   Youth Forum - Speak out, we want  to hear the issues and concerns involving our   youth. We will be soliciting recommendations for panel members. (4/29)           May   State Board Meeting (5/13) June   Freedom Fund Awards Banquet (6/2)   Co-sponsor of Juneteenth Celebration        July   National Convention, Washington, D.C. (7/15-20)   The Voter Rights Bill was the main issue of the Convention - it passed.   President Bush's speech was good.          August   State Board Meeting (8/12) - Georgia Verdier attended this meeting.   Criminal Justice Forum (8/28) September   Back-To-School/Stay-In-School Program (9/9)   Participate in Elmira College Community Fair   Local Branch Election (First Notice); Link to Election Forms   Geneva's Freedom Fund - Silver Anniversary, 6pm at Club 86. The guest speaker   is Hilary Shelton (9/29)               October   New York State Convention, Long Island Marriott (101 James Dolittle Blvd.,   Uniondale, NY: Theme - "Voting Our Values, Valuing Our Votes." (10/6-8)   Parental Empowerment - "Parents Power - Up" (10/28) November   Branch Elections & Health Care - An American Challenge: The Elmira/Corning   branch of the NAACP scheduled its general membership meeting on Saturday,     November 18, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., at the Ernie Davis Community Center, 362 East 5th   Street, Elmira, NY.  The meeting consisted of the final phase of the branch election   process, together with a health education presentation in the form of a hat show   by the Breast Service Team at Corning Hospital, representing one of the reasons   why women do not have mammograms. In addition, information was provided on   Long Term Care Insurance and Healthy Eating Habits. The public was encouraged   to attend. December  Kwanzaa Program: The Elmira/Corning Branch of the National Association for the advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Alliance of International Misters (AIM) presented a Kwanzaa Celebration, Friday, December 29, 2006, 6:00 p.m., Friendship Baptist Church, 120 Pearl Street, Corning, New York. The speaker was Ms. Brenda Brown of Binghamton, New York. Ms. Brown addressed the seven Kwanzaa Principles, Utilizing the theme “Kwanzaa – The Principles and Practice of Bringing Good into the World. The candle lighting ceremony will be done by area youth. The public was invited, and refreshments were served.