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Oasis Newsletter August 19th 2025

By Oasis International • August 19, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

Happy Independence Day from Oasis International!

By Oasis International • July 3, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

2025 OASIS INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN SUMMER BASH PRESS RELEASE

By Oasis International • June 12, 2025
2025 OASIS INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN SUMMER BASH PRESS RELEASE

Oasis News and Updates June 10 2025

By Oasis International • June 12, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

Memorial Day 2025 Newsletter

By Oasis International • May 26, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

401 Gives Donation

By Oasis International • April 1, 2025
Dear Friends of Oasis During 2024, we engaged members of our community through the many different community services we provide. This year we ask that you save the date—April 1 st , to join us during 401Gives, a local day of giving. On this day, our goal is to encourage our partners, friends, and community members to support us as we aim to raise funds to further our mission of bringing opportunities to build a healthy, sustainable African Community by investing in and embracing community empowerment to support the enhancement of economic mobility and equity for our community. Each gift made on April 1, 2025, will play a critical role in serving our community with many community services and engagement activities planned throughout the year, allowing us to continue to make an impact. Your relationship with Oasis is important to us and we look forward to engaging with you throughout this year by offering a variety of ways for you to support us. By giving of your time as a volunteer, sharing your talent or special skills that might help us, or through a financial donation, know that your gift of any kind--in any amount, will be greatly appreciated. We encourage you to stay connected by visiting us on our social media website: oasisri.org . With Warmest Regards, Morris Akinfolarin Executive Director Oasis International- The African Center of R I.

SPRING BREAK IN NEW ENGLAND

By Oasis International • March 18, 2025
SAVE THE DATE! Monday, April 14 - April 18, 2025 SPRING BREAK IN NEW ENGLAND

Oasis Black History Month Celebration

By Jr. Zamerat Developer • February 22, 2025

Every Month And Every Day...

By Oasis International • November 19, 2024
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

Veterans Day Post

By Oasis International • November 14, 2024
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

Oasis Newsletter August 19th 2025

By Oasis International • August 19, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

Happy Independence Day from Oasis International!

By Oasis International • July 3, 2025
Every month and every day... there's something new happening in or around Oasis International. Information is key, knowledge is power and with each addition we hope to continue to build our community!

2025 OASIS INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN SUMMER BASH PRESS RELEASE

By Oasis International • June 12, 2025
2025 OASIS INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN SUMMER BASH PRESS RELEASE
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Upcoming Events For 2026

  • January 2026

    Oasis Youth Meetings / Training every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. at Oasis International Mentoring and Leadership via hybrid, in-person, virtual Zoom platform.


    Special Guest:

    Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie, MD, MBA, FACP, FRCP (London), SFHM

    Professor of Medicine (Clinical Educator) – Alpert Medical School, Brown University

    Division Director – Division of Hospital Medicine, The Miriam Hospital


    • Programs and Activities:
    • Black History Month planning
    • Women’s Day celebration planning
    • Birthday recognitions every month
    • Remembering Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (Actual Day: Monday 1-19-2026)
    • Youth celebration Sunday 1-25-2026
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Tobacco Control Program
    • Healthy Community Program

    Special Initiatives:

    • African Cultural Center Development – ACLF (1-09-26)
    • Tobacco Free Programs – Oasis Youth
    • Oasis Spring Break Program Planning – April 20–24, 2026
    • 33rd African Summer Bash Planning – Saturday 8-01-26

    Additional:

    • Opportunity to discuss 2025 lessons learned
    • Oasis programs bridging the generation gap – African Young Professionals
    • Oasis Membership Drive 2026
    • Oasis United Way – GiveGab

    • Office planning for the 35th African Gala (12-05-26)


  • February 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings / Training every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.
    • Oasis International Zoom Platform 2026 – Special Guest Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • Education Program
    • African Community Town Hall Meeting – 2-15-26
    • Youth Summit Planning – 4-18-26
    • 33rd African Summer Bash Planning
    • Spring Break Planning continues – April 20–24, 2026
    • Birthday recognitions every month
    • Celebrate Black History Month – Sunday 2-22-2026
    • African Cultural Center Development Update – 2-13-26
    • Tobacco One Day Conference
    • Opportunity to discuss Current Affairs 2026
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • African Gala 2026 Planning Meeting – Thursday 2-12-26
    • Oasis Youth Winter Celebration Trip – 2-22-26
    • Winter Break – 2-16-26 to 2-22-26

    • Oasis United Way – GiveGab

  • March 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.
    • Oasis International Zoom Platform – Special Guest Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Tobacco Programs
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Opportunity to discuss current affairs in 2026
    • 33rd African Summer Bash planning
    • Consumer Education Program
    • Oasis Women’s Day Celebration – 3-29-26
    • Spring Break Planning finalized – 3-09-26
    • African Community Center 2026 updates – ACLF 3-13-26
    • 35th African Gala Planning begins
    • Oasis Youth Summit planning
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • Oasis United Way – GiveGab

  • April 2026

    Spring Break Week – April 20–24, 2026



    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m.
    • Oasis Youth Summit – Saturday 4-18-26
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • African Summer Bash planning
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • Oasis Annual African Gala planning continues
    • African Cultural Center Development Updates – 4-10-26
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Tobacco Control Programs – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Oasis United Way – GiveGab

    • 35th African Gala planning continues for 2026

  • May 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Special Guest Dr. Kwame Dapaah-Afriyie
    • Mother’s Day Sunday – May 10, 2026 (No meeting in honor of mothers)
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • Local and World No Tobacco Day – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • African Summer Bash planning continues

  • June 2026

    Quarterly E-News


    • Tobacco Program
    • Oasis Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Oasis No Menthol Sunday
    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday
    • African Collegiate and Young Professionals meeting
    • African Summer Bash planning
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • African Cultural Center Development – ACLF 6-12-26
    • Mobilizing Menthol Awareness – Tobacco Programs
    • Father’s Day Sunday June 21, 2026 (No meeting in honor of fathers)

  • July 2026

    33rd African Summer Bash – August 1, 2026


    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Independence Day – July 4th (Celebrated July 5th, 2026)
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • African Gala Anniversary planning
    • Back-to-School Trip planning – finalized 7-16-2026
    • Six Flags New England Trip – Springfield MA – 7-23-26
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • African Cultural Center Development – ACLF 7-10-26
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Tobacco Control Programs – Oasis No Menthol Programs

  • August 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • African Summer Bash – 8-01-26
    • Location: Richardson Park, 64 Richardson St, Providence (or Parade Street Park)
    • African Gala planning for December 5th, 2026
    • Tobacco Program – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Consumer Education Program – Road to Financial Fitness
    • African Cultural Center Development – ACLF 8-14-26
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting

  • September 2026

    Quarterly E-News

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Tobacco Program – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Health Wellness COVID-19 program updates
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Planning End-of-Year Celebration – 11-22-2026
    • African Cultural Center Development update – ACLF 9-11-26

  • October 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Tobacco Program – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Health Wellness Outreach Program
    • Oasis Health Program – Flu Shot vaccine
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Planning for End-of-Year Annual Meeting/Celebration
    • African Cultural Center Development updates – 10-09-2026


    African Gala Night Dinner

    Saturday, December 5th, 2026

    Rhode on the Pawtuxet

    60 Rhodes Place, Cranston, RI

  • November 2026

    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday via Zoom
    • Tobacco Program – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Health Wellness Tobacco Education Outreach Programs
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Oasis Youth International Men’s Day Celebration – 11-29-2026
    • Giving Day Potluck Celebration
    • African Gala Night Dinner – Saturday November 22nd

  • December 2026

    Quarterly E-News


    • Oasis Youth Meetings every Saturday and Sunday
    • Tobacco Program – Mobilizing Menthol Awareness
    • Health Wellness Programs – Blood Pressure Programs, Healthy Community Program
    • Health Wellness Tobacco Programs
    • Consumer Education Program
    • Oasis 2026 Strategic Planning
    • African Gala Night Dinner – Saturday December 5th, 2026
    • Rhode on the Pawtuxet – 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston RI
    • African Cultural Center Development updates – 12-11-26
    • Oasis African Alumnae meeting
    • Oasis Youth and Board Holiday Party – December 28, 2026