Nassau, The Bahamas \u2013\u00a0 Thousands of kids came to celebrate at the Urban Renewal Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Windsor Park\u00a0 at Wulff Road and East Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a celebration of the Easter season and we used the opportunity to bring youngsters together from all the Urban Renewal areas to celebrate the Easter season with fun, games, playing and a barbeque,\u201d said Dennis Dames, public relations officer for the New Providence Urban Renewal Programmes.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe served about 1,000 and I would say it was about more than a thousand for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
On April 28, the government and the Urban Renewal community partners joined to provided gifts, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, sodas, water and other supplies to make sure everyone who came left with something.\u00a0 Windsor Park was chosen for its central location to which all nine Urban Renewal Centres could meet by either walking to the Easter Egg hunt, or be bussed in from areas further away.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did it to bring the children together as one and to get to know one another and celebrate the Easter holiday before school begins again with good memories to cherish,\u201d said Mr. Dames.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough they bussed in most, Windsor Park is a central park in the whole Urban Renewal area.\u00a0 It\u2019s very easy for the clients we cater to, to get there.\u00a0 The St. Cecilia crew was able to walk to the park from their office on Oxford Avenue in the Grove.\u00a0 The Englerston children could also walk to the park.\u00a0 Farm Road children could walk straight from the park, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Urban Renewal depends on government grants, corporate sponsors and its individual community partners to breathe life into its events that bring the community together, since its fundraising efforts are limited or non-existent.\u00a0 Urban Renewal currently has a limited budget for its activities, which are financed by prior approval.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe don\u2019t do any fundraising in Urban Renewal, besides from the government\u2019s commitment.\u00a0 We are very thankful to our community partners who assist us through various programmes,\u201d said Mr. Dames.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have had helpers come from every area today. Those partners include the police, businesses in the area, schools, and any other concerned citizen who may want to make a contribution to their community.\u201d<\/p>\n
Urban Renewal wants the community to know their services are non-political and are designed to function as meeting place for the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be seen as a political thing.\u00a0 People should take responsibility for their community.\u00a0 The idea of the Urban Renewal programme is to involve everybody to join us in our mission to improve the inner city of Nassau,\u201d said Mr. Dames.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not asking for financial help.\u00a0 We are asking for physical responsibility because it involves everybody.\u00a0 A chain is only as strong as its weakest link so the more people we could have on board the more effective we would be.\u201d<\/p>\n
By Gena Gibbs
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