delancyhill P.A. Honors Advocate For Immigrant Rights At 6th Annual Black History Month Celebration
MIAMI – On Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at its 6th annual celebration for Black History Month, delancyhill P.A., in collaboration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Bilmor Advertising, Circle of One Marketing and the law firm of SquiresBenson will host a reception in honor of attorney Cheryl Little for her unwavering advocacy on behalf of Haitian refugees and other immigrants from the African Diaspora.
The reception will host clients, firm partners and community leaders from 6:30 PM -8:30 PM at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens located at 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables, Florida 33156. The celebration will feature the music of jazz steel pianist Leon Foster Thomas.
In light of the tragic catastrophe in Haiti, the reception will also raise funds in support of local organizations serving the needs of the impacted Haitian-American community. Suggested minimum contribution will be $25.00. Online contributions can be made at http://pay.delancyhill.com (Note: Black History Month- Haiti Relief)
For nearly two decades, 2010 honoree Cheryl Little, has tirelessly advocated for immigrant rights, establishing her as one of this country’s leading experts in the field of immigration.
Cheryl’s extensive involvement in immigration dates from 1985. After graduating from law school with honors, she began working at the Haitian Refugee Center. Since 1996, she has served as the Executive Director of Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Inc. (FIAC), an agency she co-founded. After years of unwavering advocacy, Ms. Little led efforts to secure Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) for Haitian nationals after a series of natural disasters culminating with the tragic earthquake.
Cheryl Little, Esq.
“Cheryl Little has made a profound impact on the course of history, especially for Haitian immigrants in America. Through the stroke of her pen and the breadth of her voice, she has spoken about injustice where there was silence and has fearlessly stood on the right side of history. She is a warrior, “stated Marlon A. Hill, partner, delancyhill. As host venue, Bruce Greer, President of Fairchild’s Board of Trustees comments, “Fairchild is thrilled to work with delancyhill for this important annual community event”.
This annual celebration of Black History Month inspired the law firm of delancyhill, P.A. to create the award of Firm Partner Star, previously offered to Ruth Shack, Dorothy Jenkins-Fields, David Wilson, Babacar M’Bow and Commissioner Betty T. Ferguson for their contributions to uplifting South Florida’s communities within the African Diaspora.
For more information or to RSVP call 786-777-0184, email [email protected] or Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/yan2zgi by February 19th.
To view the Multi-Media invitation please click here > http://blackhistory.delancyhill.com/
Supporting sponsors and partners include: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, SquiresBenson, Bacardi, Bilmor with Advertising Specialties, Circle of One Marketing, Chef Irie Spice, Bull Bay Catering, We’re Having A Party, Medium Four, South Florida Caribbean News.Com, Jazz in the Gardens, Caribbean Riddims, Social Capital, Management, Caribbean Today, Pixelittle Media, Miami Parking Authority, Unique Coalition of Minority Businesses of South Dade (UCOMB), The South Florida Times, Daily Business Review, and The Miami Times.
