Concert Today - Lafayette Louisiana - Helping Haiti and ACFFC

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Posted: Jan 22, 2010 6:22 PM
Updated: Jan 22, 2010 11:20 PM


The city of Lafayette has teamed up with Festival Internationale and le Centre International de Lafayette to put together a benefit concert for Haiti.

The concert, which is being called "L'Union fait la force," or strength in numbers, will be held Saturday, from 2:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Parc International in Lafayette.

This week, several local businesses downtown provided an added boost to the concert and it's cause. Guamas, The Office, The Green Room, City Bar Downtown and Tsunami have all pledged to donate 5% of their earnings on Saturday to relief efforts in Haiti.
Tickets to the concert can be purchased at the gates Saturday and cost $10 each. Nearly all the proceeds will be divided amongst the American Red Cross, United Way, Southern Development Foundation, Art Creation Foundation for Children, and Doctors Without Borders.

Here's the lineup for L'Union fait la force:

2:00-2:45, Givers

3:00-3:45, Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie w/Special Guest Steve Riley

4:00-5:15, Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole

5:30-6:45, Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars w/Special Guests Sonny Landreth and Buckwheat Zydeco

7:00-7:40, BelO (Haiti) (solo)

7:40-close Louisiana All-star Jam w/BelO.

http://www.katc.com/news/local-businesses-boost-haiti-relief-concert/




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ACFFC - Bruno Rene, young artist - featured on Unicef radio

A young Haitian earthquake survivor uses art to cope with disaster

© Art Creation Foundation for Children

Artist and painter Bruno Rene, 18, has been sleeping outside since the 12 January earthquake destroyed his family’s home in the southern port city of Jacmel, Haiti.

NEW YORK, USA, 22 January 2010 – Until their home was destroyed in last week’s earthquake, Bruno Rene, 18, lived with his mother in the southern Haitian port city of Jacmel. Since then, Bruno, an aspiring artist, has been working on art projects to cope with the impact of the disaster.
Bruno spoke with UNICEF Radio by phone from Jacmel, describing his experience during the earthquake and in its aftermath.
AUDIO: Listen now
When the quake struck on 12 January, Bruno was in the street. He heard a loud noise but didn’t understand what was going on, and then he fell. A man passed by and told him it was an earthquake. When he looked up, he saw that all the houses around him were destroyed – including his own.
“Everyone was crying,” he recalls.‘A very bad state’With his home uninhabitable, Bruno has been sleeping outside. He and his family members are hungry and don’t have access to food or drinking water. He is also concerned about malaria.

© Art Creation Foundation for Children

A recent painting by Bruno Rene, who has been using painting to help process his experiences since the earthquake in Haiti left his family homeless.

“There are many mosquitoes, and we don’t have mosquito nets or tents,” he says. “We are really in a very bad state.” Bruno’s school, too, was destroyed in the earthquake.  Several teachers died when the building collapsed; others were badly injured.

Art programme provides support
As one of the star pupils in an art programme for young people in Jacmel, Bruno is a talented artist, working with paint on canvas and with papier-mâché. For the past 10 days, he has been painting whatever he sees going on around him. Other local young artists – including two of Bruno’s classmates, Withnie Charles and Marie-Michelle Val – are also homeless as a result of the earthquake. Now they spend their days painting and creating papier-mâché constructions together at the Art Creation Foundation for Children in Jacmel. By night, they return to their displaced families.Organizers of the programme hope the art activities will help students process some of the trauma they have experienced. UNICEF has found that such activities can provide a critically important support structure for children and young people in the wake of a disaster, when much of the world they knew before has been shattered.

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New images posted - destruction of Jacmel

This is so very sad.  Jacmel sits amidst rubble and this is what our children face.  I wish we could wave a magic wand and make it all better.

 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=588407165#/album.php?aid=190474&id=588407165

Unicef interview with ACFFC teens

I received a call earlier today from a radio reporter working with Unicef whowanted to interview children/youth who are in Haiti and have experienced the earthquake. Mind you, for two years we have been trying to get Unicef funds to no avail. Now they want us for 'a story.' However, it is good for the children and good publicity. They made contact she spoke with Marie Michelle, Withnie and Bruno for close to an hour. It will be edited, of course ... I think 10-15 minutes. It will be online on the Unicef site and I will send the link as soon as I have it. I am now going to send images of the children for this website. I am so proud that the three were able to be eloquent, as I am told, in French. Bravo!

Ebay sellers helping ACFFC

We have folks selling on ebay via ebay Giving Works and donating a portion of sales revenues to ACFFC. Please support these sellers. Thank you.

http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=26633
eBay Giving Works - About My Nonprofit - Art Creation Foundation For Children


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New photographs posted - ACFFC Children - post earthquake

Amazing children.  Please love them.     click on title or go to:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=190474&id=588407165

Art Studio Lives - Benefit

Please have a look at what Nadine LaFond has put together ... beautiful art, benefit events, etc.
Nadine, mesi anpil.  Love you. Judy

http://www.artlives.net/haitirelief.html#gallery

Update this morning

There was another quake this morning. Everyone is fine. We have sent money in hopes that the Western Union office will be open. We have about 3-5 days worth of food left and there is no real aid in Jacmel yet. I spoke to two of the children this morning and their spirits are good. Let us hope it continues.

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January 18, 2010

“City to Host Benefit Concert for Haiti Relief Efforts”


Lafayette – Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel announced today that the city, in conjunction with Festival International and Le Centre International de Lafayette will host a concert to benefit relief in Haiti.

Event Title: "L'Union fait la force", roughly translated as "There is strength in numbers" or "Together we are stronger." It is also the national motto of Haiti.

What: Benefit concert at Parc Internationale, Saturday, January 23, 2010.

2:00-2:45 Givers

3:00-3:45 Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie w/Special Guest Steve Riley

4:00-5:15 Cedric Watson & Bijou Creole

5:30-6:45 Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars w/Special Guests Sonny

Landreth and Buckwheat Zydeco

7:00-7:40 BèlO (Haiti) (solo)

7:40-close Louisiana All-star Jam w/ BèlO

Cost: $10 minimum. Those attending can give as much as they would like.

Benefiting:

1. American Red Cross – On the ground already addressing immediate short term needs.

2. United Way – Long Term Efforts in Haiti.

3. Southern Development Foundation – Addressing Long Term Needs in Haiti.

4. Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC) – To benefit the school http://www.artforhaitianchildren.org/program.html

5. Doctors Without Borders

http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

”We all know what it’s like to experience tragedy and see the world open up its hearts to us following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. With our cultural and language ties to Haiti, in addition to having some Haitians living in our community, we felt like this was a good opportunity to reciprocate,” said Lafayette City-Parish President Joey Durel.

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Update - ACFFC and Jacmel

Good afternoon all.  We are going to use this blog in addition to Facebook to keep posting updates regarding the situation at hand in Jacmel, Haiti and regarding all the amazing and wonderful things that are taking place because of this horrible event, this earthquake, our worst nightmare.  As Nancy Josephson said, we are all in shock, sick at heart, and very proud of our children, staff, families, and everyone who has rallied together to help. 

We are awaiting the arrival of the International Red Cross in Jacmel and ACFFC will be a coordinating agency - the IRC will set up at ACFFC as our building still stands!

Information and events:

Everyone has survived at ACFFC which is a blessing.  Now they need to stay alive.  They have come together, are cooking, sharing, providing support to each other and to the community, for they are a community, a true community.

We are seeking to raise funds not just short term but also long term for sustenance and change.  You can donate via the website, all information is posted.

Please see our Cause page on Facebook as well.
http://apps.facebook.com/causes/138201/22688483?m=71bb3202

Events:
Art Lives Studio http://media.causes.com/704989?
http://media.causes.com/ribbon/704989   and children's art online
From Nadine LaFond:
Next Steps

My husband Brian (Herkert) is working on another benefit (Feb. 15th) and will have more news for you soon. The Highland Park Community has already set up a benefit for Jan. 30th; our group show is now a traveling exhibit and will continue to donate until all artwork is sold and fellow artists have already gotten to work on more upcoming benefits. A film maker was out last night and conducted interviews with us, recorded the exhibit / performance and will produce a film to further support the children at ACFFC; our exhibit catalogue is scheduled to release in March / April 2010 and will donate powerfully again. Alot more to come...  Now for the big news: By way of this message, I would like to introduce to you our dear friend, Jean Marc LeFranc, owner of BAZ Bar, where Brian and I perform with our bandmates in St. Barth's for the past few years. Jean Marc, I would like to introduce you to the Directors of Art Creation Foundation for Children; Judy Hoffman (Florida) and George B. Mettelus (Jacmel) They and the growing community of artists, galleries, businesses and individuals work constantly to bring support to the students of ACFFC's school, where George teaches and organizes all aspects of their programming for the children. Judy and George, according to my conversation only a few moments ago with Jean Marc, he and many of his friends and business colleagues on the island of St. Barth's are focused exclusively on supporting small organizations that provide services to children only and are ethically committed to delivering 100% of funds directly to the communities that need it.

Concert - Saturday January 23, Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette La is partnering with ACFFC and with Jacmel Haiti for relief and rebuild ... thanks to David Goodwyn, Major Joey Durrel and the citizens of Lafayette who have strong connection with Haitian and Creole culture
More information to come

Concert - Thursday January 21, Wilmington Delaware
David Bromberg thanks to Nancy Josephson (ACFFC Board) of Angel Band
http://www.angelband.net/
www.davidbromberg.net/

Art world partners in helping to raise funds are:  Laurie Beasley (ACFFC Board), Laurie Carmody, Katie Barr, Marcia Weber, Tony Fisher, Bill Bollendorf, Warren Kahn, Ted Frankel (ACFFC Board), Paul Flack.
http://www.ridgeart.com/
http://www.galeriebonheur.com/
http://www.haitianart.com/
http://www.marciaweberartobjects.com/
http://www.indigoarts.com/
http://www.medalia.net/
http://www.haitianart.com/
http://www.whohadada.com/
www.avam.org/sideshow/

Sandra Renteria (Board Member) is also raising funds via:
http://www.thewinkingowl.com/
http://www.winkingowl.etsy.com/


Dr. Connie Duke at Keiser University WPB - students are out offering children's work as thanks for donation and she just let me know that Pearson Publishing is making a donation to ACFFC.

Nancy Lee Mitchell and the Patapsco middle school students are working hard, making hearts for Haiti, for sale at the AVAM Museum Store.

I am going to be on air on The Mosaic of Art, Miami internet based radio program, on Monday. 

Several people on ebay are designating proceeds of their sales to ACFFC.

More later.
Gerline and Nancy will be posting updates as well.