The Laotian New Year Celebration was held at FIRM on Thursday, April 11th at the Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea Center. This is the third year that FIRM has sponsored this event.
More than 200 people attended the Lao New Year celebration, where they experienced traditional Lao food, live Lao bands and singers, dancing, raffle prizes and a photo booth. The 2019 Lao New Year Princess and all the Princess candidates were also present.
FIRM continued the celebration at the Fresno Lao New Year celebration, with thousands of participants. This event was held the weekend of April 13-14 at the Lao Dhamma Sacca Temple. FIRM Executive Director Zack Darrah spoke at this event on Saturday, and FIRM also had a booth at the event. FIRM continues to serve the Laotian community in Fresno for now 25 years!
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