Revisiting Our Roots - Celebrate Our Heritage - Celebrate People

PRLog (Press Release) - May 17, 2011 - CAMLEV of Lehigh Valley will host its first ever Cultural Night event to showcase Middle West & West Africa heritage on Saturday, June 18, at the American Club of Coplay in Coplay, PA. Hundreds of people will gather to African food, traditional dances, music and fashion parade in the first ever exhibition of West & Central Africa traditions, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Mali and Nigeria.
Dr. Fonjweng Godlove will deliver a keynote address at 6:15 p.m. (Eastern Time). A podcast replay of the speech and other highlights of the event will be posted on the website at www.camlev.org approximately two weeks after the live event.

Schedule: |
5:00pm | Opening Prayer & Welcome Address
5:30pm | Fashion Parade
6:15pm | Guest Speaker – Dr. Fonjweng Godlove
7:00pm | Open Buffet – Sample a nice spread of West & Central Africa food dishes
8:00pm | Presentation on African Music & Talent Show
8:20pm | Performance of African Dance Groups - History of African dance
9:00pm | Open Dance Floor to the Audience

Camlev of Lehigh Valley - a platform that brings together African diaspora in the Lehigh Valley, Cameroonians and friends - seeks to provide a venue for children of African descents and other to explore the culture of their fathers. Camlev promotes unity, love, goodwill and a healthy interaction of the members with one another. It was founded in 2009.

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Camlev is an association of Cameroonians and friends founded in 2009 in the lehigh valley seeking to promote unity and healthy interaction among members, and offer a venue for children to explore the culture of their African fathers.