2015 is going to be an action-packed year for the OrthoWorx Diversity Committee.
After having spent the end of 2014 re-evaluating goals and objectives, the committee is looking forward to furthering its mission to increase diversity awareness and acceptance within our community.
“The OrthoWorx Diversity Committee is a great group of people who truly care about making a positive impact on the world around them,” states Gennie Brissette-Tipton, OrthoWorx Communications Specialist. “We strive to increase awareness in our community and educate children to help the next generation understand that ‘different’ does not mean ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’.”
The OrthoWorx Diversity Committee participates in several events that occur throughout the calendar year. From Warsaw Community Development Corporation (WCDC) First Fridays to events at Sacred Heart School and Warsaw Community High School, the committee looks for opportunities to engage and expand the experience to include diversity-related activities. The group also works with existing groups in the community like The Committee to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King (CCMLK) and the Diversity Rally Planning Committee, to offer onsite volunteers, help organize the events and, ultimately, promote a healthy partnership between diversity-related groups within the community.
The Committee invites YOU to attend the following events:
- March 16 – March 20 – Warsaw Community High School World Languages Week – the high school and adult volunteers provide cultural breakfast foods and serve to students on Tuesday morning, with additional student activities throughout the rest of the week
- April 3 – WCDC First Friday “Drama on the Lawn” – showing foreign children’s films and presenting a Nowruz (Persian New Year) table
- April 24 – Sacred Heart School Culture Fair – open to the public, students in each grade level showcase their knowledge on a specific country
- April 25 – Diversity Rally – a peaceful event consisting of speakers, music and a march around downtown Warsaw to support minority groups of all types in our community
- May 1 – WCDC First Friday “Musical May” – cultural musical kiddie crafts, live instrument demonstrations and games
- October 2 – WCDC First Friday “ Art-tober” – cultural art projects for kids and games
- December 1 – 31 – City Hall Display – the art project(s) from the October event will be on display in the lobby of City Hall
- January 18, 2016 – CCMLK Event – assist with spreading awareness and observance of the teachings and life of Dr. King through a luncheon program and other opportunities in the community
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” — Maya Angelou
