Saturday, July 18, 2015
3514-46 W. Fifth Avenue, Chicago, IL 60624
noon to 1:00 PM
PROGRAM
MASTER OF CEREMONY
Reverend Johnnie Miller, Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
OPENING PRAYER
Reverend George Daniels, First Congregational Baptist Church
WELCOME
Jason Ervin, 28th Ward Alderman
Honorable Danny K. Davis, U.S. Congressman, Representing the 7th District of Illinois
HARVEST HOMES PROJECT HISTORY
Pastor Michael Eaddy, People’s Church of the Harvest, People’s Community Development Association of Chicago
THE NHP FOUNDATION / PROJECT PARTNER
Richard Burns, President & CEO
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
Marlene Pearson, Community Leader
HARVEST HOMES APARTMENTS PROFILE
Lawrence Grisham, City of Chicago / Department of Community Development
REMARKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Pastor Michael Eaddy
Rahm Emanuel, Mayor, City of Chicago
Honorable Bruce Rauner (invited), Governor, State of Illinois
Reverend Albert D Tyson III, Westside Clergy Leader, Presiding Elder of AME Church
CEREMONIAL GROUNDBREAKING
SITE BLESSING
Bishop Ocie Booker, First Jurisdiction / Illinois Church of God in Christ
CLOSING REMARKS
Pastor Ephraim Eaddy, Fresh Harvest Ministries
REFRESHMENTS SERVED
PRESENTED BY
People’s Community Development Association of Chicago, Inc.
The NHP Foundation
Office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel
28th Ward Alderman, Jason E. Ervin
FUNDED IN PART BY
City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development
State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
J.P. Morgan Chase
Chicago Community Loan Fund
ABOUT PCDAC
People’s Community Development Association of Chicago, Inc. (PCDAC) is a 15-year-old community-based nonprofit community development and housing developer, supporting low-income families through job training, youth programs, rehabilitation, and now new construction of affordable housing on the West Side of Chicago. Through rigorous, respected community involvement and a strong nonprofit partnership with The NHP Foundation of New York (NHPF), PCDAC is turning vacant lots into affordable housing, transforming a distant dream into a current community reality.
