Portuguese American Community Center of Harrison, New Jersey
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, the Centro Romeu Cascaes and the Rancho a Eira joined forces to collect food items and subsequently distribute bags of food to those in need. The Centro received several donations from companies throughout the community, including ShopRite, that showed the same devotion to helping those needing it most.…
On February 22nd, 2020, the Centro Romeu Cascaes organized the annual “Matança do Porco,” a traditional fall/winter feast that celebrates the slaughtering of a pig. In the past in Portugal, it was uncommon to eat large amounts of meat throughout the year, and families often only had one pig for the entire year. Therefore, families…
In efforts to continue funding the reconstruction of the Centro’s basement, the Portuguese School and its members got together once more to plan an amazing evening. On February 16th, 2020, nearly 100 guests came and ate the best Italian food around prepared by an amazing chef, Nuno. The Centro thanks all who were in attendance…
On Super Bowl Sunday (February 2nd, 2020), the Centro Romeu Cascaes became the best place to watch football. With a packed house, great food, and even better football, guests were bound to have fun. As seen below, the event was featured in the February 7th edition of the Portuguese-American newspaper Luso-Americano.
As part of an annual tradition, the Centro Romeu Cascaes opened its doors to all its members wishing to make suggestions or speak before the General Assembly. Additionally, the assembly president, Francisco Nascimento, gave the community the state of the Centro’s affairs, wrapping up a historic year for the Centro Romeu Cascaes.
Led by the Portuguese School of the Centro Romeu Cascaes, the parents and administrators of the school organized a lunch on January 19th, 2020 to raise funds for the renovation of the Centro’s basement.
On January 12th, 2020, the members of Centro Romeu Cascaes gathered for a traditional Portuguese “cozido à portuguesa.”