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NIA roars the '20s back to life
BY VICTORIA MERLINO
EDITORIAL@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
Around 150 flappers and
gents gathered to celebrate
NIA Community Services
Network in its ninth annual auction
fundraiser. Themed to the roaring
‘20s, the fundraiser was held at Rex
Manor, 1100 60th Street.
“We love doing this event because
it brings out the community … for a
festival event that’s not just like any
other we run,” said Annette Scaduto,
NIA’s director of program operations.
NIA is a multi-service community
organization that was founded in
Brooklyn in 1981. While it is involved
with senior centers and community
events, its main focus is its after
school and summer programs for
children. The organization’s programs
service around 5,000 children
during the school year across
30 sites, and a little less than that in
the summer, said Scaduto.
“Our programs encourage
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Arthur de Gaeta
exploration and learning
through the arts and sciences,
teaching new skills,
physical education, and
fostering positive youth
development and healthy
lifestyle choices. We are
working today to help
develop our leaders of
tomorrow!” reads NIA’s
website.
Scaduto described the
event as more casual
than some of the organization’s
others, and was
happy that the fundraiser was a fun
event for the community to enjoy.
Scenes from the NIA’s Roaring ‘20s-themed fundraiser.
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