Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 24, 2024 UMA announces RFP bids for facility feasibility study U rban Media Arts (UMA) is the media arts center located on Pleasant Street in Malden, Mass. UMA is looking to provide an open, engaging and welcoming multicultural space for artists, community groups and students (both adults and children) and to fully utilize the 7,000 square feet of the facility. UMA is issuing a Requests for Proposals (RFP) to hire an architectural fi rm to perform a faciliGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 A ty feasibility study. During the RFP process, UMA will be asking fi rms to create an outline for a facility feasibility study to be evaluated in the fi rst part; then once selected the winning fi rm will be granted a full contract to complete a feasibility study. We highly encourage BIPOC and female-owned fi rms to apply. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, June 12, 2024, by 4 p.m. There will Urban Media Arts ‘Seeds of Change’: Malden youth explore food justice with Asian Community Development Corp. sian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment (A-VOYCE) invites you to “Seeds of Change,” a free event for the Malden community. Join this organization for fun educational activities about the life cycle of food on Friday, May 31, from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Malden City Hall be a one-time walk through of the facility for interested applicants held on Wednesday, May 29, at 11:00 a.m. For more information about the process, to read the full RFP and to sign up for the walk through, please visit https://urbanmediaarts. org/inviting-rfp-bids-for-feasibility-study/ – or click on the blog post at urbanmediaarts.org. Plaza! A-VOYCE is the youth proORANGE ROSE FOUNDATION BOCCE TOURNAMENT FOR THE ERSILIA CUPTO BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT ASSIST VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROVIDE EDUCATION. Orange Rose Foundation is proud to announce the ORF Bocce Tournament to be held on Saturday, June 1st at the Methuen Sons of Italy, 459 Merrimack St, Methuen at 8:00 am. First place team wins The Ersilia Cup and a $1000 cash prize. Second place team wins a $450 cash prize. Please join our fun competition and worthy cause! It is a great time with great people! Enter a team of four for $200 or as an individual for $50. No experience needed! We will teach you how to play! Cost includes a souvenir t-shirt and BBQ by Chef Rocco! Various table raffles including a brick of Lottery tickets! Please consider playing, being a sponsor or donating a raffle prize! SPONSORED BY: SABATINO INSURANCE Mastrocola Insurance 519 Broadway LLC Richardson Family Totten Family Aces Group Boisvert Electrical LLC Mayor Carlo & Stacy DeMaria Atty Joseph D. Cataldo Metropolitan Credit Union The Advocate Newspapers Councilor Anthony DiPierro Power Edge Hockey Skills Universal Screening Studio The Sign Shop Gianna & Marlene gpa.biz The Nicholas Family Boston Light Source gram of the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) that runs in Malden and Boston’s Chinatown. A-VOYCE seeks to empower high schoolaged youths to be advocates and community organizers in their neighborhoods. Programming includes workshops on Asian American history and identity, community building activities and a collaborative, youth-driven project that addresses an issue in the youths’ local communities. This year, youth learned about food access in their neighborhoods and connected it to broader social issues. A-VOYCE explored food distribution and waste management methods, including community fridges, composting and the relationship between food justice, labor and Asian American history. One A-VOYCE youth says, “I love all the moments I spend with A-VOYCE! From finding out where our food comes from at Stop & Shop to brainstorming an event, we know more about our community, not just from doing, but also from talking and listening to each other.” At “Seeds of Change” youth will lead seed bomb making, pot painting, cookie decorating and food mapping and will exhibit the brochures and comics they designed. The Mystic River Watershed Association, Malden River Works and the Friends of the Malden River will educate residents on local environmental justice work. The event will bring Malden community members together to learn about food justice. Attendees will also get to celebrate the work of their local youth. ACDC Youth Program Associate Emma Ishida says, “This year’s A-VOYCE group has nine seniors graduating, so 2024 will also be a bittersweet sendoff for youth who have stayed involved throughout high school. This will be a refl ection of their growth as a cohort over the last several years!” About Asian Community Development Corporation: Since 1987, ACDC has been working in underserved and immigrant Asian American communities in Greater Boston, Malden and Quincy by building aff ordable homes and vibrant spaces, empowering families with asset-building tools and strengthening communities through resident and youth leadership and civic engagement.
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