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star-24px 2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee

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To foster intergenerational interaction, a series of workshops providing instruction in the arts, including salsa and African dance, mosaic creation and storytelling, will be expanded to four additional sites.

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Flyer for dance classes.
Scrapbooking class at Butler Community Center.
Photo collage of Intergenerational Cultural Crafts Workshops

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