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For Immediate Release:  
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July 8, 2009  

Sharon Lauchaire
609-292-2288

Office of The Attorney General
- Anne Milgram, Attorney General
Juvenile Justice Commission
- Veleria N. Lawson, Executive Director

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JJC Celebrates International Day

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Sea Girt – Residents from various JJC Residential Community Homes, Day Programs and State Incentive Programs today participated in the 6th Annual International Day celebration. Held at the New Jersey National Guard Armory at the Sea Girt Academy, participants were joined by Veleria N. Lawson, Executive Director, Juvenile Justice Commission; Brigadier General Jeffrey Pierson (Ret.), Post Director, National Guard Training Center; and Jim Curry, Education Program Development Specialist, NJ Department of Education.

International Day is an annual educational opportunity that provides students with an interactive learning experience on diversity, culture and tolerance. The theme for this year’s celebration, “Visions of the World,” encourages students to examine different cultures through their own eyes.

“International Day provides a unique learning opportunity for JJC students,” said Veleria N. Lawson, Executive Director, Juvenile Justice Commission. “This hands-on approach to learning helps our students truly understand and accept the social differences and similarities that exist between cultures. This is particularly important in a state with such a diverse population as New Jersey.”

In the Dueling Displays competition, 22 JJC programs selected a country and designed a display depicting its important physical, political, and cultural facts. Some displays included cuisine that was prepared by the students under the guidance of food service staff and teachers. Countries represented at today’s event included the Dominican Republic, Aruba, Trinidad, Guinea-Bissau, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Guyana, Romania, Mexico, Egypt, Canada, Columbia, Barbados, Australia, Japan, Madagascar, Haiti, Jamaica, Belize, Turkey, and Perú. Residents at JJC secure facilities are not permitted to leave these facilities. While they were invited to participate and submit displays, presentations describing their displays were made by JJC education staff.

International Day

Other activities included unique sports games, interactive cultural and world knowledge games, cultural skits written and performed by the students, an overview of Brazilian Hip-Hop culture, and a tour of the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey.

“I would like to thank Brigadier General Jeffrey Pierson (Ret.) and the National Guard for hosting this educational opportunity for our students,” continued Lawson. “With the help and support of state and community partners, we can better prepare these young men and women to return to their communities as law-abiding and productive citizens.”

For more information on the JJC, please visit www.njjjc.com.

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