Saturday, July 8, 2006

Atlanta, Georgia

Free Investment Conference for the Caribbean Region

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Sunday, July 9, 2006 - From 5:00pm until

@ Crown Underground and Outdoor Patio - 5329 Georgia Avenue, N.W. Washington DC - 202-291-3009

We are still celebrating our Soca Warriors so 
represent in "RED"

The program will include  Drawing of Raffles for:

Grand Prize: AIRJ Round Trip economy class (BWIM/MoBay, Jamaica) (exp 11/5/06) & 2 Nights for 2 Adults at Franklin D. Resort, Runaway Bay, Jamaica (exp 12/ 15/ 06)*

2^nd Prize: One week at Mariners Negril Beach Club, Jamaica, studio w/ kitchen, (exp.   11/6/06)*

3^rd Prize: An Evening for Two at Zanzibar on the Waterfront, Washington DC

·     ♦  Silent auction  ♦  Door & other prizes      ♦Musical entertainment

*subject to restrictions

Luncheon Contribution: $60.00 (20% tax ded.) 

per person.  Luncheon  should have been fully paid 

for by July 5, 2006.

Raffle tickets are available through start of 

luncheon at $5.00 each Book of 10 for $45.00,

other donations would be appreciated.

Checks should be made payable to: Helping Hands

for the Poor, Inc., Memo line: St. Patrick’s

Foundation, Jamaica.

The luncheon is planned because the occurrence

of several hurricanes and floods, which have ravaged

 the island of Jamaica, has resulted in reduction of 

the operating funds for the Foundation and other 

similar organizations.  This reduction of financial 

resources adversely affects the ability of the 

Foundation to carry out its vision to equip and 

empower the Inner City Youth with Education and 

Skills Training.  As the island has not fully 

recovered from the damages of hurricane and floods 

and is already in another hurricane season, the need

for financial assistance is increased.

Helping Hands for the Poor Inc- a non-profit 

corporation, was established in USA to support the 

St. Patrick’s Foundation in Jamaica

St. Patrick’s Foundation operates the following:

·         The St. Patrick’s Human Resource Centre (Waterhouse)

·         The St. Margaret’s Human Resource Centre (Olympic Gardens)

·         The St. Monica’s Home for the abandoned elderly (White Marl)

·         The Riverton City Human Resource Centre

·         Christ the Redeemer Human  Resource Centre (Seaview Gardens)

Specific services offered by the Foundation include:

♦ Personal human resource development

♦ Education (remedial, primary, secondary)

♦ Day care for the elderly

♦ Health clinics

♦ Skills training: Baking, sewing, tailoring & woodwork  

The Foundation has developed community outreach programs that include job placement (in one year about 500 inner-city youths were placed in jobs) and Focus Groups (seminars, workshops, discussion, groups on AIDS, family life, drug abuse, health and police community relationships).  An education fund was established to ensure quality education for the youths of the communities.  Through this Fund, school fees, lunch, transportation, and scholarships provided to qualifying students.

The Founder of St. Patrick's Foundation, The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Richard Albert, was born in Bronx, New York, USA. He recently celebrated 30 years in the ministry; twenty-eight of these years were spent in Jamaica.  Earlier in his ministry he was assigned to Stella Maris Catholic Church in Shortwood, St. Andrew.  Recently he was elevated to the position of Vicar of the Parish of St. Catherine.

SUNDAY, JULY 23rd   -   Miami, Florida

OPENING OF MIAMI CARNIVAL 2006

at 

SOLO ON THE BAY, Haulover Beach

from 3 pm to 11 pm

   -   FREE... FREE... FREE

www.miamicarnival.net - 305.653.1877

www.chinamasgroup.com - 305.969.2981

REMEMBER

China Presentation for Miami Carnival 2006 - "POTPOURRI PARTY".

Miami Carnival @ Bicentennial Park in Downtown Miami - October 8, 2006

Junior Miami Carnival @ Peacock Park in Coconut Grove - October 1, 2006

China Mas Group is a Mas Band registered to play mas at Miami Carnival 2006 

on Sunday, October 8th, 2006 at Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami.  

Washington DC 

Caribeana Imperia
July 13 - 30, 2006

With 3canal (T & T Rapso Group)

Thursday-Saturday: 8:00 PM & Sunday: 4:00PM

Washington DC 

Caribeana Imperia
July 13 - 30, 2006

With 3canal (T & T Rapso Group)

"...It wasn't exactly a teenybopper crowd that went wild at GALA Hispanic Theatre on Saturday night for the rapso group 3canal, the indisputable stars of the music and poetry show "Caribeana Imperia." Diplomats waved their arms in the air and women almost..."    Click the following link to read article and review by Nelson Pressley, C06 (Post) 7/18/06. In 'Caribeana Imperia,' 3canal Rules the Stage  

"...Frivolous carnival fare this is not. Most prominent among the themes explored by Manwarren's Trinidad and Tobago-based music group, 3canal, is the way Caribbean peoples identify themselves and think about one another. For "Caribeana Imperia," the show Manwarren is..."   Read the article by Ellen McCarthy, WE20 (Post) on 7/7/06 At the Heart of the Caribbean  

Thursday-Saturday: 8:00 PM & Sunday: 4:00PM

Bollywood Fashion Awards - July 29, 2006

Press Release

July 26^th 2006

SHOWBIZ LEGEND BEN VEREEN TO RECEIVE SPECIAL “SAMMY DAVIS JR AWARD” AT THE BOLLYWOOD FASHION AWARDS

The family of legend Sammy Davis Jr. has chosen the Bollywood Fashion Awards to be the platform for the special “Sammy Davis Jr. Award.”   Sammy Davis Jr., often described as "the world's greatest entertainer” also epitomized the symbiotic relationship between entertainment and fashion which, fittingly, is the mantra of the Bollywood Fashion Awards.

Ben Vereen is a true American legend.  The Tony winner’s name is synonymous with a myriad of Broadway shows including Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Sweet Charity, Wicked and The Wizard of Oz.  He also had many notable film roles in hit movies such as Funny Lady and All That Jazz.  In television, he was the star of Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.  He also appeared in popular series such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Jamie Foxx Show, Star-Trek The Next Generation, and The Nanny but will always be remembered for his role as “Chicken” George Moore in the cult TV Series Roots.  Vereen followed these achievements with his own network special, "Ben Vereen: His Roots," which won seven Emmy Awards. He also appeared in "The Jesse Owens Story," and the CBS mini-series, " Ellis Island ," for which he received a Golden Globe nomination.  Most recently, Vereen graced the Broadway stage starring as 'The Ghost of Christmas Present' in the Madison Square Garden production of "A Christmas Carol" to outstanding reviews

“We were initially going to keep the honoree name a surprise but we were just to excited and honored that, Ben Vereen, a legend, will be participating in this year’s Awards,” said Chairman of the Bollywood Awards, Kamal Dandona.  His excitement is evident, especially because, the Bollywood Awards has achieved another “first.”  It was the first South Asian Awards ceremony to have an international celebrity participate in the festivities.  Michael Jackson attended the inaugural ceremony of the Bollywood Awards in 1999 and now, the Bollywood Awards, is the first to have an Honorary Award instituted by the family of an American legend, an honor indeed. 

Major celebrities like Tyra Banks, Jerry Hall, Steven Seagal, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Nikki Hilton, and many others have donned Indian outfits and finery at past Fashion Awards.  This year will be no exception.  The Bollywood Fashion Awards 2006 will be the 6^th annual gala event of international stature honoring the outstanding achievements of Indian fashion designers during the prior year. Unlike any fashion awards of its kind, the event will bring together the top international designers, most ravishing models, and the hottest celebrities together to honor the colliding worlds of fashion and entertainment. The Awards will be held at the world-famous Roseland Ballroom.  For over 75 years, the Roseland Ballroon has hosted concerts and fashion shows for the likes of for Madonna and Versace respectively.

Past Designers who have set the catwalk on fire at the previous Bollywood Fashion Awards include:  Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla, Tarun Tahiliani, Ritu Beri, Suneet Varma, Diane Von Furstenberg, Anne Bowen (Designer to Gwyneth Paltrow, Liz Hurley, etc.).  The designers showcasing their collection this year are the fashion guru to the stars Manish Malhotra and India ’s most celebrated new designer, Sabyasachi Mukherjee.

Tickets can be purchased online by visiting www.bollywoodawards.com, www.meraticket.com, www.desiclub.com, www.sulekha.com, www.desiparty.com

For further details and information contact: Ranjini Cariappa-Marketing DirectorTel: 516-248-8777

 Fax: 516-742-2868 E-Mail: Bollyaward@aol.com or Info@Bollygroup.com

Chesapeake, VA

This weekend - July 29th & 30th

3rd Annual Virginia Caribbean Carnival

1PM to 8PM

Chesapeake City Park, Chesapeake Virginia

www.VACaribbeanCarnival.com

Directions to Chesapeake City Park

1. Travel on I-64E towards Hampton Roads Belt via/Norfolk/Virginia Beach
2. Take the Greenbrier Parkway South - exit 289B Merge unto Greenbrier Parkway
3. Turn slight right onto Greenbrier Road
4. Go Straight
5. End at Chesapeake City Park