A Voice from the Eastern Door

SRMT Community Fund Makes a $5000 Donation to Akwesasne Winter Carnival

AKWESASNE – On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe's Community Partnership Fund donated $5,000 to support the Akwesasne Winter Carnival, a weekend-long event held each year in the Akwesasne community. Now in its 27th year, the Winter Carnival features drug and alcohol free events that promote a healthy community through contests and games, vendors and demonstrations, a fishing derby and other activities that help bring community members and visitors together during the winter season. This year's event is being co-hosted by the Akwesasne Coalition for Community Empowerment and the Kawehnoke Recreation Committee and will be held from Thursday, February 8th until Sunday, February, 11th at assorted locations around the community.

 

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