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Watch: This Year’s Virgin Islands Annual Picnic In Georgia Was Something Special

Culture / Entertainment / Featured / News / Top Stories / Videos / Virgin Islands / June 7, 2018

ATLANTA — There were many familiar faces at the 11th Annual Memorial Weekend Picnic at Lenora Park in Snellville, Georgia, a Virgin Islands event attended by thousands. Most of the Virgin Islanders who attend the picnic live in Georgia, but many visit from the territory and other states as well.

In the video above, The Consortium’s events host, Sacha Alexander, spoke with Virgin Islanders who live in Georgia, medical evacuees airlifted following the 2017 storms, and a young entrepreneur named Ashley Douglas (seen above), among others. Watch.

Our coverage was sponsored in part by The Department of Tourism.






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