Multicultural/Employee Day

Celebrating Picatinny's employee's diversity and achievements.
A day to say thanks for all the hard work and efforts of the Picatinny workforce!

Photo by Todd Mozes

WINNERS . . . Kicking off the day's celebration was the Firepower 5K Walk/Run. Posing above are the winners of the Men's and Women's Division. (l.-4.) Third place Bruce Langenkamp (18:06), second place Tom Fitzgerald (17:58), first place Chad McKinley (15:56), Garrison Commander Lt. Col. George Crone, first place Elizabeth Flad (25:08), second place Celeste Goodhart (25:36) and third place Grisel Gonzalez (27:00).

Left: WHERE'S THE FOOD? Lines formed as soon as the Firepower 5K Walk/Run ended to try all the ethnic food available – Asian, Greek, Latino, Middle Eastern, Soul, and good `ol standard American hot dogs and hamburgers! Photo by Todd Mozes

Right: LET'S DANCE: The Grupo Liberdade de Capoeira Dos Palmares performs an afro-Brazilian dance. After one set, they grabbed some of the audience members to join in! Photo by Todd Mozes

Left and Center: CULTURAL AWARENESS: The Intertribal Indians of New Jersey share their culture with attendees. Set up was a tee pee and many beautiful crafts on display tables. Photos by Todd Mozes

Right: TO THE BEAT OF THE DRUMS – Native American dancers, members of the Intertribal Indians of New Jersey, share their culture through dance. Members represent the Apache, Cherokee and Mohawk tribes. Photo by John Walters

HI YI YI . . . The Yunist Group, Ukrainian dance performers consisting of seven females and eight males, perform regional dances from their country. This group was formed only a year ago by Gregory Momot from Ternopil, Ukraine. Right: The dancers perform a traditional welcome dance. Left photo by John Walters; right photo by Todd Mozes

STOMPIN' . . . Wearing colorful costumes and bright red boots, the Yunist Group, (in existence only one year) consisting of seven females and eight males, performs Ukrainian dances to the audience's delight. Photo by Todd Mozes

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY . . . The Jon J. Chorale singers, a subsidiary of the Jamaica Organization, belt out songs from their native country, Jamaica! The 40-voice Chorale, which began in 1999 was founded and directed by Kathy Powell, a Mathematics Professor at Essex County College. Photo by John Walters

ROCKIN' . . . The Newark Youth Steel Pan Ensemble, a 13-piece ensemble from African-Americcan, Caribbean and African parents who all reside in the Newark area, plays the steel drums, sings and dances throughout the day as attendees mingle, eat and enjoy other entertainment and visit with their friends. They kept spirits high and feet tapping! Photo by John Walters

Left: The Asian Performing Arts Center dancers perform their fourth dance called the Four Seasons using Silk Ribbons which represent speit and joy.D anced to traditional Chinese folk music, it describes the simple, yet joyful life of the people of the rural areas.

Right: The Klezmer Plus Band entertained the audience with Jewish folk music that originates from Eastern Europe.

Games people play . . .

Left: I'M DONE! Pie-eating contest winner Ed Zuckerman raises his hand and whistles to indicate he's finished during ASCO's popular pie-eating contest. Right: SPIKE IT! Attendees enjoyed sports ,too, taking time out for DBO's volleyball competition. Other organizations sponsored games too, for everyone's enjoyment, such as QED's basketball, Acquisition Center's badminton, the Garrison's horseshoes, WECAC's birthday lotto (see below), FSAC's mini-mortar shoot (see below), DCMC's goofy golf and CCAC's balloon toss. Photo by Todd Mozes