ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2011 Fair Survey / Impresii despre Targul AR-NE
Ajuns la a doua editie sub egida Asociatiei Romanilor din New England, Targul Romanilor din New England s-a bucurat si anul acesta de un mare succes.
Derulat in data de 3 decembrie 2011 in salile din incinta Lower Falls Community Center din Newton, MA, evenimentul a dat prilejul unui numar de peste 30 de companii si organizatii ale romanilor din zona, din cele mai diverse domenii, sa-si expuna activitatile, fie prin standuri individuale fie prin intermediul unor prezentari in fata celor peste 200 de participanti. Tabelul firmelor participante este disponibil la adresa http://www.ar-ne.org/2011/11/targulromanilor2011
De asemenea, au fost organizate activitati si pentru cei 30 de copiii prezenti la targ, incluzand jocuri si activitati educative pregatite de “Castelul Copiilor”, un program de gimnastica ritmica si o vizionare de film pentru copii (“A Bug’s Life”) in limba romana.
In final, participantii s-au putut delecta cu mancaruri alese din bucataria romaneasca: salate, aperitive, mici, sarmale si mamaliguta.
Succesul evenimentului nu ar fi fost posibil fara implicarea si eforturile a peste 50 de sponsori si voluntari sau fara contributiile financiare ale membrilor AR-NE. [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS]
Partenerii nostri media, Radio Diaspora Online si Incredible Footage au realizat diferite interviuri, pe care vi le punem la dispozitie.
http://www.radiodiasporaonline.com/stiri/impresii-de-la-targul-romanilor-din-new-england
http://www.incrediblefootage.net/
Multumim si tuturor participantilor si speram ca si mai multa lume sa ni se alature anul viitor la acest eveniment sau la alte evenimente din calendarul AR-NE in 2012 .
Primele ocazii vor fi proiectia filmului “Morometii” in ziua de 28 ianuarie, la Cambridge Public Library in Cambridge, MA si o sezatoare pentru confectionat martisoare in ziua de 18 februarie la “Castelul Copiilor” in Newton, MA.
The Association of Romanians in New England Board of Directors would like to thank our members and everyone who attended the Second Annual Romanian Fair in New England, making it one of the best attended Romanian events in the area to date!
AR-NE Board of Directors
President | Razvan Mirica |
Vice-president | Smaranda Maria Albeck |
Secretary | Camil Toma |
Treasurer | Liliana Onita Lenco |
Directors | Dana Bucin, Anca Costea, Alexandru Lefter, Valerica Stanca, Lorelei Stoica |
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Our deep appreciation goes to the 40+ companies who attended the Fair and turned it into a big success! Thank you for your support and we hope to see you back next year!
All these companies and organizations are listed on the AR-NE website at: http://www.ar-ne.org/2011/11/targulromanilor2011/
SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
We would like to extend special thanks to our sponsors and partners, who have generously donated products or financially supported the event!
Facility and Equipment Donation | Rhythmic Dreams |
Food Donation | Ball Square Fine Wines, D&J Market, Sophia’s Greek Pantry |
Cash Donation | ASPERA Foundation |
Children’s Programming | Castelul Copiilor, Casuta Alba, Rhythmic Dreams |
Event Promotion | Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary Orthodox Church, St. Parascheva Orthodox Church, St. Nicholas Orthodox Church, MIT Romanian Student Association, Romani in Boston Organization |
HOST FACILITY
Special thanks go to our hosts for offering a wonderful facility for our event!
Lower Falls Community Center | Bob Jones |
Newton Parks and Recreation Dept. | Judy Dore and her staff |
VOLUNTEERS
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our other volunteers who invested so much time and effort before, during and after the Fair, helping with anything that was needed in order to make this event a success! We are sure the list is much longer and we apologize for leaving anyone out. If you know of any others who contributed, please let us know so we can properly acknowledge them! We could have not done it without you all!
PLANNING AND PROMOTION
Public Relations and Promotion | Dana Bucin, Anca Costea, Razvan Mirica, Valentin Neacsu, Valerica Stanca, Lorelei Stoica, Camil Toma |
Program Design and Printing | Lorelei Stoica |
Guest Registration Table | Mara Onita-Lenco |
Senior Club Registration | Cornelia Balan |
TECHNICAL CREW
Webmaster | Camil Toma |
Web Support | Marcel Filimon, Alexandru Lefter, Valentin Neacsu |
Master of Ceremonies | Razvan Mirica |
Photography | Doriana Bercea, Anca Costea, Ovidiu Hentea, Mircea Nedelcu |
Camera and Video Editing | Dan Banici |
Radio Interviews | Sebastian Rus |
Video Interviews | Dana Bucin, Anca Costea |
Media Coverage | Radio Diaspora, Pro TV International |
ENTERTAINMENT
Music and Multimedia | Smaranda Maria Albeck, Marcel Filimon, Aurel Velicanu |
Children Programs Coordinator | Raluca Honciuc |
Children Room Volunteers | Penny Anderson, Florin Brasoveanu, Alina Constantinescu, Manuela Mates |
Rhythmic Gymnastics Demonstration | Margaret Zhao, MA State Champion, Rhythmic Dreams |
LOGISTICS
Logistics Coordinators | Smaranda Maria Albeck, Valerica Stanca, Camil Toma |
Food Donations and Preparation | Cornelia Balan, Claudia Bota, Viorica Fatu, Emil Lancea, Rodica Mirica, Liliana Onita-Lenco, Laurentiu Stan, Valerica Stanca, Camil Toma |
Decorations | The team of parents from Castelul Copiilor |
Romanian Artifact Donation | Valerica Stanca and the Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary Orthodox Church |
Photo Display | Liliana Onita Lenco |
Set Up and Breakdown Crew | Smaranda Maria Albeck Dana Bucin, Anca Costea, Lucian Fatu, Marcel Filimon, Emil Lancea, Alexandru Lefter, Rodica Mirica, Victor Moisescu, Delia Olteanu, Liliana Onita Lenco, Valerica Stanca, Lorelei Stoica, Camil Toma, Aurel Velicanu |
Other Volunteers | Doriana Bercea, Andrea Bodnari, Simona Coborzan, Cristina Cosma, Denisa Dobrin, John Francis, Ovidiu Hentea, Radu Ivan, Greta Lungu, Valentin Maier, Alexandru Mican, Kaslong Nda |
Thanks again to all who attended and we hope to see everyone in even greater numbers in 2012!