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Mission Statement
“The Community Cultural Celebration promotes understanding of worldwide cultures on a personal level.”

Articles - 2008

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Cultural Celebration Schedule
(Nov 26, 2008)
By George Bradt, Bridgton News paper Contributing Writer

The Lake Region Community Cultural Celebration has grand plans for this year and next.

The Celebration is inviting everyone to a giant pot-luck Cultural Diversity Party at the Bridgton Community Center in December, and also to the third annual Community Cultural Celebration in March.

The Celebration aims to foster an understanding of worldwide cultures on a personal level through active participation.

“We hope people will bring exotic dishes to our pot-luck dinner on December 14. Maybe we’ll have a taste testing,” notes Allen Crabtree of Sebago. “It’s a simple idea: families bring an appetizer or main meal to share.”

Mody Botros, the coordinator for the third annual Community Cultural Celebration, set for March 14, 2009 at the Lake Region High School is planning a grand event.

“In addition to food, we’re going to have door prizes, a dozen different cultures represented as well as many activities for the whole family,” said Botros.

“The INTERACT club is involved, which is very exciting. One of our goals for next year is sending a group of students to New York City for a tour of the United Nations,” continued Botros.

Karen Hawkins, involved in the Celebration from the start, noted, “The whole idea is just to have fun, learn new things, and meet new people,”

The Community Cultural Celebration is the brainchild of NancyLou Stiles, a Peace Corps volunteer who returned to Naples after serving a stint in Ecuador.

“When you ‘graduate’ from the Peace Corps,” observed NancyLou, “they give you a directory of all the volunteers. In no time I located several in the Lake Region, including Shirley and Henry Hamilton.”

The Hamilton’s, who served in Afghanistan and played colorful roles in the first two celebrations, live in Otisfield.

Joanne Morse, who lived in Germany, was also instrumental in organizing the first Community Cultural Celebration.

With an extensive rolodex and a proven track record the Celebration knows how to get everyone together and to have fun-filled events the whole family can enjoy.

Mark your calendars so you don’t miss out on any of the fun. The Potluck is on Sunday, December 14, from 4 to 7 pm as well as the Community Cultural Celebration March 14, 2009

For more information please contact Mody Botros at mody@botros.org or telephone (207) 890-0866. The Celebration has a wonderfully informative website: www.cccofmaine.org.

Celebration planning meetings are slated for Dec. 6 and Jan. 3 at 10 am at the Bridgton Public Library.

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Past Community Cultural Celebration Articles

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Community Cultural Celebration
P.O.Box 671
Bridgton, ME 04009