The holiday weekend begins on Friday evening May 28th in Weequahic Park with many free family oriented attractions. Also, there are the carnival, vendors, games and pony rides. Another feature this year will be the Sunny D's Hip Hop Tour. As always, there will be numerous booths featuring mouth watering 'soul food.' Saturday’s events feature local artists and well-known performers. On Sunday, there are pre-parade activities and the first of over one hundred contingents, step off beginning the parade. After the parade, the festival at Weequahic Park opens with a spiritual concert on the main stage. The Heritage Festival will end on Memorial Day, May 31st.

During the past sixteen years, the AAHPC has been involved in more than only a parade. The activities and events sponsored by this leadership committee are commendable. These volunteers work very hard and many long hours with no pay and barely a thank you. Many have to bring their children and/or grandchildren with them to meetings or events. The people associated with these events make the sacrifices and commitment to serve their community any way they can. It is because of their dedication that the parade has sustained and flourished. Through it all, the people connected with AAHPC have grown individually and as a group. It is through the Committee’s work, that there has been the successful establishment of a sense of pride, unity and mutual cooperation. With the help of God the AAHPC, Inc. will move forward and continue to “Build on Our Tradition”.

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