The Caribbean American Heritage Foundation will celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Day from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday in Cedar Brook Park, Councilman Adrian Mapp said.
"There will be a flag raising, music and lots of fun," Mapp said in a press release.
Canon Leroy Lyons and Trevor Barrow will be recognized for their contributions to the Caribbean American community and and to the USA, Mapp said. Canon Lyons was pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal Church for 42 years, increasing it to one of the 20 largest parishes in the Diocese of New Jersey with a membership of over 500 communicants, a large Sunday School, and a vibrant Youth Program. Barrow came to Plainfield from Barbados in 1973 and became a resource to many people in the Caribbean immigrant community, helping people with immigrant and citizenship paperwork, taxes and computer problems. He was a founding member of Garden State Cricket League and served as treasurer for Mapp's political campaigns.
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month has been celebrated in June for eight years. Click here to learn more.
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