BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, June 30 at the historic Evergreen Cabin on Ever green Place in Teaneck\, the Bahá\;&rsquo\;í\; Community of Teaneck is holding its annual unity picnic. This year is the 100th anniv ersary of the visit of &lsquo\;Abdu&rsquo\;l-Bahá\;\, the son of t he Founder of the Bahá\;&rsquo\;í\; Faith who in1912\, trave led from then Palestine to visit America after a lifetime of imprisonmen t and persecution for his religious beliefs.\nHis journey in North Ameri ca lasted 239 days\, including ten days in Canada\, during which He trav eled to important cities from the east to the west coast and met with pe ople of diverse backgrounds and interests. When asked why he had underta ken the journey to America\, &lsquo\;Abdu'l-Bahá\; stated\, "&hell ip\;I have come to America to raise the standard of universal peace and to bring unity among mankind&hellip\;"\nHe addressed many religious grou ps and organizations such as the NAACP\, the Theosophists\, as well as a udiences at Columbia\, Howard and Stanford Universities. He also met wit h leaders of the day\, including President Theodore Roosevelt and Alexan der Graham Bell. He visited the poor and downtrodden\, proclaimed the eq uality of men and women\, and he championed the cause of racial unity.\n On June 29\, 1912\, &lsquo\;Abdu&rsquo\;l-Bahá\; invited the Bah&a acute\;&rsquo\;í\;s of New York and the surrounding areas to a uni ty feast to express his gratitude for all they had done on his behalf du ring his visit to the West. This gathering of appoximately 350 people of diverse backgrounds was held in Teaneck (West Englewood) at the Bah&aac ute\;&rsquo\;í\; property. Each year Bahá\;&rsquo\;í\; s gather on the last Saturday of June to commemorate this day and have a unity picnic.\nAll are welcome to attend. The Bahá\;&rsquo\;&iacu te\; properties are located at 126 Evergreen Place in Teaneck. From noon until sunset\, the five-acre grounds are open for picnic activities. A formal program is held from 3PM until 4PM that will include several live musicians. This year&rsquo\;s keynote speaker is Kathryn Jewett Hogenso n and her topic is &ldquo\;Lighting the Western Sky: The Hearst Pilgrima ge and the Establishment of the Bahá\;&rsquo\;í\; Faith in t he West.&rdquo\; For more information regarding the picnic and the histo ric Evergreen Cabin\, please visit \;www.WilhelmProperties.org \ ;or call \;201-837-3638. URL:http://teaneck.patch.com/events/100th-annual-bah-unity-picnic-at-the- evergreen-cabin-teaneck SUMMARY:100th Annual Bahá’í Unity Picnic at the Evergreen Cabin - Tea neck LOCATION:Wilhelm Baha'i Prop Co: 126 Evergreen Pl\, Teaneck\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR