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🦇🎃 GET READY FOR HALLOWSTEAM: COME TO YOUR SENSES! 🎃🦇 It's going to be a SPOOK-TACULAR day of discovery, creativity, and fun! Join Duke University (CTSI) and West End Community Foundation for HallowSTEAM 2026, where curious minds will use their senses to explore, create, experiment, and learn! 👀 SEE the wonders of science! 👂 HEAR the excitement of discovery! 👃 SMELL the creativity in the air! 👅 TASTE some Halloween treats! ✋ TOUCH your imagination through hands-on activities! 🔬 Science | 💻 Technology | ⚙️ Engineering | 🎨 Arts | ➗ Mathematics 👻 Calling all curious kids in Grades K–5! 📅 Saturday, October 24, 2026 ⏰ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM 📍 Community Family Life & Recreation Center at Lyon Park 1309 Halley Street, Durham, NC 27707 🎃 FREE EVENT! Registration is required. Call (919) 536-4201. Come ready to engage ALL FIVE SENSES in this frightfully fun STEAM adventure! Treats are included to fuel your creativity. 🕸️ Bring your curiosity, bring your imagination, and COME TO YOUR SENSES! SIGN UP NOW! #HallowSTEAM #ComeToYourSenses #WECF #WestEndStrong #STEAMEducation #DukeUniversity #LyonPark #DurhamNC #ExploreCreateLearn

DATE CORRECTION! (corrección de fecha) 🌎💬 ¡Tu voz importa! | Your Voice Matters! 💬🌎 This Hispanic Heritage Month, the West End Community Foundation wants to hear from our Spanish-speaking neighbors! ❤️💚 Join us for a Spanish-only Community Listening Session at the Community Family Life Center at Lyon Park. This is an opportunity to share your ideas, needs, hopes, and expectations for our community and to learn more about the programs, services, educational opportunities, wellness activities, and resources available to you and your family. 🌟 What to Expect: 💬 Community conversation in Spanish led by Humberto Trejo of Juntos por la Educación 🧘🏽‍♀️ Zumba with Ivania Gutierrez of Connecting Community 🍽️ A delicious, healthy lunch 🎁 A wellness kit for every participant 🤝🏽 An opportunity to connect with your community 📅 THURSDAY, October 15 ⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM 📍 Community Family Life Center at Lyon Park – Auditorium FREE parking • Accessible by bus • FREE to attend 📲 Register: Scan the QR code on the flyer or text Sr. Trejo at 919-641-8466 Please share this post with a Spanish-speaking friend, neighbor, family member, or organization that may want to participate! ¡Ven, comparte tu voz y ayúdanos a construir un futuro más fuerte para todas nuestras familias! 💙 #HispanicHeritageMonth #CommunityListening #YourVoiceMatters #LyonPark #WestEndCommunityFoundation #DurhamNC #DurhamCommunity #LatinxCommunity #HispanicCommunity #CommunityStrong

🌎💬 ¡Tu voz importa! | Your Voice Matters! 💬🌎 This Hispanic Heritage Month, the West End Community Foundation wants to hear from our Spanish-speaking neighbors! ❤️💚 Join us for a Spanish-only Community Listening Session at the Community Family Life Center at Lyon Park. This is an opportunity to share your ideas, needs, hopes, and expectations for our community and to learn more about the programs, services, educational opportunities, wellness activities, and resources available to you and your family. 🌟 What to Expect: 💬 Community conversation in Spanish led by Humberto Trejo of Juntos por la Educación 🧘🏽‍♀️ Zumba with Ivania Gutierrez of Connecting Community 🍽️ A delicious, healthy lunch 🎁 A wellness kit for every participant 🤝🏽 An opportunity to connect with your community 📅 Wednesday, October 15 ⏰ 1:00–2:30 PM 📍 Community Family Life Center at Lyon Park – Auditorium FREE parking • Accessible by bus • FREE to attend 📲 Register: Scan the QR code on the flyer or text Sr. Trejo at 919-641-8466 Please share this post with a Spanish-speaking friend, neighbor, family member, or organization that may want to participate! ¡Ven, comparte tu voz y ayúdanos a construir un futuro más fuerte para todas nuestras familias! 💙 #HispanicHeritageMonth #CommunityListening #YourVoiceMatters #LyonPark #WestEndCommunityFoundation #DurhamNC #DurhamCommunity #LatinxCommunity #HispanicCommunity #CommunityStrong

☀️🍽️ Summer Café is Open! 🍽️☀️ Looking for a free, nutritious meal this summer? Join us at the Community Family Life & Recreation Center at Lyon Park for our Summer Café Program, open to all children and teens in the community! 🥞 Breakfast: 7:45 AM – 8:45 AM 🥪 Lunch: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM 📍 Community Family Life & Recreation Center at Lyon Park 1309 Halley Street Durham, NC 27707 No registration required...just stop by and enjoy a healthy meal in a welcoming environment. Help us spread the word so every child in our community has access to nutritious food this summer! #SummerCafe #SummerMeals #WestEndCommunityFoundation #DurhamNC #LyonPark #FeedingOurCommunity #HealthyKidsHealthyCommunities #SummerNutrition #CommunityStrong ☀️💚🍎

✨ A Legacy of Learning Lives On ✨ Step into the 1960s and experience the Lyon Park STEAM Room, our living classroom where history, science, culture, and imagination collide. 🌱📚🔬 On Saturday, February 28th (11AM–5PM), we’re bringing this immersive experience to Village of Wisdom’s Black Genius Fest on Black Wall Street in Durham, NC! This isn’t just a classroom, it’s a tribute to the brilliance rooted in our community. From hands-on exploration to honoring the legacy of learning that shaped generations, the Lyon Park STEAM Room reminds us that innovation has always lived here. Bring your family. Walk through history. Celebrate Black genius. ✊🏾✨ #BlackGeniusFest #LegacyOfLearning #LyonPark #BlackWallStreet #VillageOfWisdom #STEAM #BlackExcellence #DurhamNC #WestEndStrong

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