Ghanaian Association of Sacramento

*Goodwill Message on behalf of the Executives of Sacramento Ghana Association* On the occasion of the 64th Anniversary of Ghana's independence, the entire executives would wish to call on all Ghanaians in Sacramento to join forces with Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere to celebrate our freedom won for us through the blood and toils of our forefathers and to remind us all to always remember that there is strength in unity. Stay safe.... *God Bless Our Homeland Ghana* *Happy Independence Day!*

Good afternoon GAS Family, I hope this message finds you all in good health and spirits. Below is an invitation to all Ghanaians across the world to a virtual celebration of Ghana's independence day for the year 2021. All the details are below on the flyer including the link to RSVP and submit any questions you may have for the Ghanaian Embassy. The deadline to RSVP is *Friday, March 5th* http://sankofaconcert.eventbrite.com/

Dear GAS Family, Please be reminded of the CAPCR webinar tomorrow from 4-6pm. They will discuss the impact of Covid-19 and ways to navigate the challenges the pandemic brought upon us. Zoom meeting information is on the attached flyer. Thank you all

Dear GAS Family I hope you had a wonderful weekend. GAS is partnering with the Sacramento Salvation Army again this year for their *Annual Angel Tree Giving*, which is an event organized by the Salvation Army to provide Xmas gifts for the vulnerable children in our community. Due to covid-19, they have a higher number of vulnerable children this year. *Each child is assigned a TAG, which will have the child's clothing sizes and their wished item from Santa.* **You may choo...se to adopt 1 or 2 TAGs this holiday season to put a smile on child's face.* A big thank you to all of you who signed up to adopt tags during today's meeting, but we need more kind souls to sign up. If you would like to adopt a tag, please contact us with your name and the amount of tags you would like to adopt this year. May God bless you all

Happy Independence Day to Mama Liberia from G.A.S.

Good morning GAS Family, I hope you are all doing well. In honor of the Class of 2020, we would like to compile a Senior Shout Out video. Please submit a short video congratulating your 2020 graduate or share a picture of them with the school they graduated from *(include majors for college graduates)* and their plans for the Fall. *Please email them to [email protected] by Sunday June 14th*... Thank you all See more

Thank you for your generosity! California Africa Unity Group which consist of some Sacramento African Community leaders in collaboration with Acfli Sacramento-Ca, Ghanaian Association of Sacramento and the Sierra Leone Humanitarian Project complete another round of food delivery to those in need. Thank you to our volunteers that donated their time on Saturday and Sunday to ensure this project was successful. We appreciate you. The COVID-19 food delivery was made possible by... generous donations from the following: Mr. and Mrs. Kamara (QueenBee Kamara) Mr. Moses Kollie on behalf of Prioritizing OurKids Madam Lovetta Kamara HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate items (i.e. canned goods, face masks, paper products, disinfecting products, personal essentials, etc.). Donations accepted daily. If you want your donations picked up, simply send us an email at [email protected] or text 916.868.1224. HOW TO SIGN UP: Individuals interested in receiving a care package can simply send an email to acfli.sac@gmail with their name and home address for processing or text 916.868.1224. DELIVERY: Care package will be delivered to the front door of the recipient based on supplies for the week. ACFLi will continue to provide guidance and information on resources to help our community members in dealing with COVID-19. Be Safe. Be well. Stay Healthy.

Our service to the community continues! On Friday, we successfully donated food and supplies to 15 homes in Sacramento and Elk Grove. In these trying times, our community truly comes together for the greater good. In collaboration with the African Unity Organization, Moe's Towing and Family Tree Medical Transport, ACFLi was able to conduct another round of food donations. Thanks immensely to our volunteers and donors for their time and resources. HOW YOU CAN HELP:... Donate items (i.e. canned goods, face masks, paper products, disinfecting products, personal essentials, etc.). Donations accepted daily. If you want your donations picked up, simply send us an email at [email protected] or text 916.868.1224. HOW TO SIGN UP: Anyone interested in receiving a care package can simply send an email to acfli.sac@gmail with their name and home address for processing or text 916.868.1224. DELIVERY: Care package will be delivered to the front door of the recipient based on supplies for the week. ACFLi will continue to provide guidance and information on resources to help our community members in dealing with COVID-19. Be Safe. Be well. Stay Healthy.

Good morning GAS Family, Due to the increasing numbers of cases of COVID-19 in Sacramento County, We have decided to suspend all GAS & GSF activities until further notice. All future updates will be shared on this platform, via email, Facebook and Instagram. Until then, please take care of yourselves. God Bless you all.... Sincerely, GAS Executives

Good morning GAS Family, After the recent updates on the COVID-19 crisis, our Independence day celebration this Saturday has been postponed until further notice. We are working on finding a new date for the event. This may come with an increase in cost for a Saturday. We can reschedule for a day other than a Saturday, on a Friday or Sunday. The Saturday’s for the hall is limited to 2 Saturday dates as they are fully booked til year end. We thank all those for their concern a...nd we are greatly sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused to the community, weather you were going to come or not. As this is such short notice, we are meeting as executives to decide how best to address refunds and will post an update on how to claim one later. Please if you have any concerns, comments, etc, please feel free to reach out to me, Shawnta Thank you, GAS executives

Time is fast approaching!!! Get your pre/advance tickets!! Doors open at 5:30pm and dinner served promptly 6:30 pm - 8 pm!!! Please come on time to enjoy and mingle!! Alcohol (21 n over) will be there!!

Let’s all pay our dues!!! You get in free into the event!!! Let’s pay by March 1st !!!!!Let’s all pay our dues!!! You get in free into the event!!! Let’s pay by March 1st !!!!!

We are getting closer to the day!! GAS members get in free with paid dues by March 1st!!! We offer a lot to members so join up!!!

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