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Home My WebLink AboutM-97-0872NOV-27-97 01:47 AM P.02 Commemoration of The 194rd Anniversary of the Independence Of Ha The World First Black Independent Country 11 l N.W. 152 St. Suite 22 Miami, Fla. 33150 Phone: (305) 948-8888 16,A, An Activity Of Operation Save Eyes Inc. (Sovi J0 Camille and Sulette Merilus, Fonders ��n�c� C.00cd �na�or F {�I�c�sz �Uf us on the � QhQQ fy� nth t Comma ss�on h-�ee�� c� e. � °h 2ce tuber Wq- are CQllkln� upon fine C ,r�� tor,sar the eUe„fi, �e dos,., from i�.k ►=aye oN t�� 51�th WeenThe houcs FrOM S�ree.{-, oo ,,., ca(Aes,' I he Mc� c\- ar)d the Cornmissiohers tc) C owmet 1998 tke-e' yjc)}�,.lil�us �"1,c Jer- � 97- 872 1 DEC-01-97 MON 10:50 AM W.L.O.Y.-1320AM 305 891 1583 Celebration of Haitian Independence Day Budget Street Decoration / 50 electriu poles w/Garlands &Banners Batmer / For 50 Poles Banner Holders / For 50 poles 40 Booths Advertisement Radio, Flyers, newspapers (Haitians) + 40% participatinn as contribution Stationery (fax, telephone, E-mail) City Fee form I Bandstand 3 Bandstand (1.500 each) to accommodate 1 Bands & 2 DJ 25 Portable outlets to be installed on parade route 4 Sound System -for the bands (Haitian music) Costumes for 200 marchers (Boys & Girls) Entertainment for invited Guests & the public Band for Street. Animation Dance Band for the Gala Alight on Jan. I st. 15 Awards for people (Haitians & Americans ) who helped build the community $2.000.00 $1.500.00 $1.750.00 $3.000.00 $4.500.00 $4.000.00 165.00 $4.500.00 $1.063.00 $4.000.00 $8.000.00 $4.000.00 $1.500.00 $2.000.00 $1.S00.00 Technical Assistant (Computer Specialist) I I weeks 25% participation $4.400.00 Car Rental I 1 weeks @ 200.00 a week for Vice- Chairman $2.200.00 Office Material $ 200.00 Security Police $1.000.00 Transport & Lodging for 10 specials guests (300.00) 3.00 .00 Total $54-279.00 Community and Business participation in money & services CF.278.0:0� '00 Balance'needed As mentioned on each item, this budget will cover the parade onJanuary 1" and part of the 3 days es.6ibit of Haitian art And tourism related craft. Those 3 days will enhance the creation of the "Tourist Corridor "which will help revitalize the economy of Little Haiti. Thank you for y7Z*2_ n. irman 97- 872 3 DEC-01-97 MON 10:51-AM W.L.Q.Y.-1320AM 305 891'1583 P.03 HAITIAN INDEPENDY..NCE DAY CEUBRATION 1998 PARTTM- AlaON FORM BUSINESS / SCHOOL'S NAME CONTACT NAME PHONE FAX ADDRESS STATF.___. ZIP Participation categories: Sponsorship Ad Vendor ' In hind Service School YES_ I will participate in the First Annual Haitian Independence Celebration Description of participation NO� T can't participate in the First Annual Haitian Independence Day celebration, but I can make a donation of S or offer my services YES I would like to attend the Independence Day Gala on January 2,1998 Ptease reserve # ticket (s) S- or # Table (s).f a S;W0 Sponsorship Category Platinum Leal ......$5,000, Sponsor will receive full page ad in souvenir book Gold Leaf ............ SZ,S00. Sponsor wilt receive Yi page ad in souvenir book Silver Leaf............$1,300, Sponsor will receive % page ad in souvenir book Bronze Leaf .......... S1,000. Sponsor will receive a business size ad in souvenir book Contact Signature Date 97- 872 • I --I L -J Celebration of Haitian Independence Day Budget Street Decoration / 50 electric poles w/Garlands &Banners $2.000.00 Banner / For 50 Poles $1.500.00 Banner Holders / For 50 poles $1.750.00 40 Booths $3.000.00 Advertisement Radio, Flyers, newspapers (Haitians) + 40% participation as contribution $4.500.00 Stationery (fax, telephone, E-mail) $4.000.00 City Fee form 1 Bandstand 165.00 3 Bandstand (1.500 each) to accommodate 1 Bands & 2 DJ $4.500.00 25 Portable outlets to be installed on parade route $1.063.00 4 Sound System -for the bands (Haitian music) $4.000.00 Costumes for 200 marchers (Boys & Girls) $8.000.00 Entertainment for invited Guests & the public $4.000.00 Band for Street. Animation $1.500.00 Dance Band for the Gala Night on Jan. 1st. $2.000.00 15 Awards for people (Haitians & Americans ) who helped build the community $1.500.00 Technical Assistant (Computer Specialist) 11 weeks 25% participation $4.400.00 Car Rental 11 weeks @ 200.00 a week for Vice- Chairman $2.200.00 Office Material $ 200.00 Security Police $1.000.00 Transport & Lodging for 10 specials guests (300.00) $3.000.00 Total $54.278.00 Community and Business participation in money & services $ 5.000.00 Balance needed $49.278.00 As mentioned on each item, this budget will cover the parade-on'January 1" and part of the 3 days exhibit of Haitian art and tourism related craft. Those 3 days will enhance the creation of the "Tourist Corridor "which will help revitalize the economy of Little Haiti. Thank you for your coope tion. item u iChairman 97- 872 CommitteWor Celebration of HaitianTdependence Day 7858 NE 2'd Avenue Miami, FL 33138 Phone: (305) 754-8445 Fax: (305) 758-7012 E-mail: UsCousins@aoLcom November 18, 1997 Dear Mr. The Committee for Celebration of Haitian Independence Day would like to inform you of our plans to celebrate the 194th anniversary of Haiti's independence. For the first time, the Haitian community will celebrate their Independence Day, as other communities have done. To carry out and organize the celebration an Executive Committee has been chosen. The activities will take place from the I" through the 4's of January 1998. On the 1 59'' Street will be renamed after Toussaint Louverture, a hero of the Independence war. A parade followed by a gala reception and a distribution of awards will close the cultural activities. From the 2°d through the 0, a fair promoting the best in Haitian art, cuisine and music will be the anchor of the economic activities, which will also promote the creation of a tourist corridor along 2°d avenue in order to revitalize the flagging economy of Little Haiti. Please find enclosed a folder describing in full the activities. The Committee would like to invite members of the Caribbean community to participate in the activities by: ♦ Putting in evidence the cultural aspects of their country by marching in the parade with groups in costumes. ♦ Having booths, which will sell products from their country along the tourist corridor during the fair. It is in this spirit that we invite you to support actively the "Committee for the Celebration of Haitian Independence Day" in its effort to work with others to make this celebration a success. The Independence Day Celebration is sponsored by Operation Green Leaves, a non- profit 5010 3 organization based in Miami, Florida. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Please, do not hesitate to contact the Committee at the above address should you need further information and to discuss your participation. Your early response will help us make this event a success. In the name of the Committee and the Haitian Community, we thank you for your anticipated cooperation and support. �7- 872 History of the Independence Toussaint Louverture Picture provided by famous Artist Uirick Jean-Pierre Message by: Carole Demesmin "Let's follow the steps of Haiti's founders �o rebuild a better society where Freedom and Justice stand for all" Toussaint L'Ouverture (1739-1803) led the slaves' revolt on the French half of the island of Santo Domingo in 1789. the French were already loosing control of the island when the revolution occured in France. England and Spain took the opportunity to seek control of the colony. By his genius and extraordinary ability Toussaint drove the English and Spanish from the island. Napoleon Bonaparte wanted to recapture the possession for his empire. A French expedition of 25,000 trained soldiers under general Lederc was sent to subdue the island and reestablish the slavery system. Fighting ensued again, with the forces of Toussaint proving victorious. Leclerc decided upon a strategy to trick the blacks into submission. He promised liberty and equality for all if they would cease fighting. Toussaint )accepted the truce only to be arrested, sent to France and emprisonned at Fort de Joux where he died of cold and starvation in 1803. The struggle for liberty continued and with a decisive battle at Vertieres in November 1803, Haiti was determined to become a free and independent nation. The Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on January 1st 1804. Haiti was the first free black republic in the New World. An example which will be followed by Miranda and Bolivar the Liberator in South America. The abolition of slavery will endure President Abraham Lincoln to abolish slavery in the United States in 1862. On this occasion The Haitian communities in Haiti and abroad are pledging their willingness to work together to build a better society where Freedom, Justice and Prosperity will have one meaning for all. W. E. Dubois wrote, "Toussaint Louveture became one of the cause and probably the prime on which led Napoleon to sell Louisiana." Let's make of Haiti what she was..."The Pearl of the Antilles" 1 by: Leslie Pierre { 97- 8'72 u, ti , •F�� E`F _ Aar S�v 7r7C'�r.i,+ ;. r: — YAI �LI I MA, — 44 1 r t :Ic413::!1 9to Haitian Indepe dence Day Celebrn Z It% !!L4 w O •'1 a Tounst Booths January Is4 1998 *Little Haiti Tourist Corridor Tour Tourist Booths 7tf8 NE 1wAA.c Mom, F'L 3313d C•MMILINjor Mai&x lw- Pbone: (305) 75"445 Iepewdrwae Day Cdebram" (3B5) 61I-ow ;• •• • : , • • •- 0 •0 '- *Horsemen figuring the founders of our ..�� • • • ° ° • • • • independence dressed in costumes of • . ,a . , ' • • s' their era. • • ° _ •: School bands ... � , . • ,... • • • .. • , • • � , • • • • • • • , • • • • ° • . • • •' *i'aific'pints ' dressed in colonial cos • • ' ' .. ; • • . ; , tomes. {Indians, Slaves, Freemen, Peas •• p ° ° • • ' . • •� ;s-s ants •. 1 . . • • . .. -` �1 �V • H qo� e � L .r � •� E'° � L. b ..• = 6. •� Y O 4 � G y E Qs r O E� Z �• o * i f 0 Tourist Bootla H *Little Haiti Tourist Corridor Tour �1 � O Fi C j 14 to 0 i LA O S. I w O HAITIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION 1998 PARTICIPATION FORM BUSINESS / SCHOOL'S NAME CONTACT NAME ADDRESS PHONE. STATE ZIP FAX Participation categories: Sponsorship Ad Vendor In Kind Service School YES_ I will participate in the First Annual Haitian Independence Celebration Description of participation NO_ I can't participate in the First Annual Haitian Independence Day celebration, but I can make a donation of $ or offer my services YES _ I would like to attend the Independence Day Gala on January 2, 1998 Please reserve # ticket (s) $ or # Table (s) @, $faOO Sponsorship Category Platinum Leaf ....... $5,000, Sponsor will receive full page ad in souvenir book Gold Leaf ............ $2,500, Sponsor will receive %Z page ad in souvenir book Silver Leaf ............ $1,500, Sponsor will receive 1/4 page ad in souvenir book Bronze Leaf .......... $1,000, Sponsor will receive a business size ad in souvenir book Contact Signature Date 97- 872 NO �r411A . o _ Haitian Inde pendence �1 Day cele ration Little Haiti Tourist Corridor Program. JaauarY 1il�t. *Religious .Ceremony at Churches of different denominations 'Parade with school bands: 1 PM. Sharp 79N.E & 2nd. Ave. *N-E 59th. Street will be renamed Toussaint Louverture St. * Cultural Gala for the Haitian Refugee Center at Caleb Center: 7 PM. 5400 N.W. 22nd. Ave Please come and support the Haitian Refugee Center JraauarY 2nd. 3rd & 4th 1998 OPENING OF THE STREET FAIR *Les Cousins Books & Records Shop 7858 N.E 2ND. AVE. *Conference by Jean Robert Lafortune: Little HaW Year 2000. Risk challenges and opponaniaes . Toussaint Louverture Elementary School 120 N.E. 59th. St. 5:00 pmu *Black Tie Diner Gala. Hyatt Regency Hotel 400 S.E. 2nd. Ave. Miami, Fla. Start at 8 P.M. Entertainment by Lucky Pierre &D'votion .and Design Band Cultural Presentation & many more surprises. JaumLary 3rd 1998. Street Fair *Library Mapou: Conference on the Independence Day. 5927 NE 2 1? Am 5:00 p.m. JraanarY 4th. 1998. Street Fair. *Radio People Festival -Fireworks 59th Street Park. NAPPY BE"'611WAY TO THE COMMUNITY U Sponsors:Les Cousins Books & Records Shop, The Miami Herald, Miami Jewish -Home for the Aged , The Lotus Project, Operation Green Leaves, People's National Bank' American Ahiines, Organisation S ove Je, Madame Gougousse, Dr. Hemiquea Poliard , Lionel Fombrun, N Tel: (954) 458-0993 (305).754-8445 Go 4alue �0U r iM (305) 644-9000 9 i 872