First Ever Open Mic Night

Our first ever Open Mic Night!

One of the goals of the The Cambodian Family Youth Program’s high school group is to organize an Open Mic Night for the community to express themselves in a friendly and warm environment. They saw it as a great opportunity for everyone to come together and celebrate the talents we have in our community. On Friday, May 18, 2012, they achieved this goal.

The event was a very successful collaborative effort. With the help of staff, volunteers, and parents we were able to raise over $2100 through in kind donations, food fundraiser, and an online audience viewing through Evinar (a collaboration with Khmerican Media Group, see: http://khmerican.com/)

This event invited many old and current friends, but also welcomed many new faces. The evening featured three very passionate, young, and talented artists: Kevin Choy, Hatefas Yop, and Phanith Sovann. Many locals joined us on stage and wow-ed us with their talents. It was a great turn out! We look forward to hosting more Open Mics in the future.

The high school group meets once a week to learn a variety of leadership skills such as: team building, collaboration, community empowerment, public speaking and more.