Friday, April 12, 2013 - Pre Conference Events

At the conference, the Emerging Leaders did a service project at a New Jersey Elementary School. They read some storybooks to students. The Emerging Leaders are a group of young Claver adults (18 to 35) that are the future of Claverism in the Knights of Peter Claver Inc.



 
Back at the Hilton Hotel, Clavers are checking out local vendors, participating in the health task force and attending committee meetings before the business sessions begin for the Knights and Ladies.
 
The Scholarship-Raffle Ticket Committee
 
 
Local New Jersey Vendors
 

 
Health Fair
 
 
Here are two board members and another knight preparing for the opening business session.
 
 
 
 Later in the day, knights and ladies enjoyed music and dancing at the Back To The Future Dance.

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  1. stevenjared0853June 21, 2017 at 2:45 AM

    Hey!! Good to see this conference event here. Hope children had a great time there. My son’s school is also going to arrange an event at one of Chicago event venues. There will be many activities for the little ones. Happy for my children.

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