8th Annual Haitian Heritage Museum Visionary Cocktail Fundraising Gala to Honor Trailblazers of Haitian Culture; Names 1st Father Jean Juste Visionary Award
MIAMI – The Haitian Heritage Museum, the first of its kind in the world outside of Haiti, will honor community leaders who have championed the cause to uplift Haitian heritage and culture during its 8th Annual Visionary Cocktail Fundraising Gala on Saturday, February 25th at the museum located in the Miami Design District.
In addition to the 2012 honorees, the museum will present its 1st Haitian Heritage Museum Father Jean Juste Visionary Award named after the visionary leader who advocated for human rights and social justice on behalf of Haiti’s poor and is highly regarded as the Godfather of Miami’s Little Haiti community.
The 2012 honorees include:
• Danielle Knox — HHM Honorary Haitian Award for sharing her unique talents in support of Haitian organizations.
• Manny & Jean Cherubin of TeleAmerica — HHM Haitian Pillar Award for being icons in South Florida media.
• Edwidge Danticat — HHM Cultural Achiever Award for her outstanding achievements in the literary arts.
• Comcast — Corporate Partner of the Year Award for their support of the HHM and cultural awareness.
• HHM Scholastic Award — given to Malkia Saint Albin, a high achieving and deserving Haitian student from DASH (Design Architecture Senior High).
• Father Jean Juste Visionary Award to a special trailblazer within the Haitian community.
The 8th Annual Haitian Heritage Museum Visionary Cocktail Gala will be held on February 25, 2012 from 7:30pm to midnight at the museum located at 4141 NE 2nd Avenue Miami.
Information about attending the gala can be found online at www.HaitianHeritageMuseum.org or by calling the museum at (305) 371-5988.
The gala is the museum’s signature fundraiser to support the museum’s outreach and cultural based educational programming at three Museum Magnet schools in Miami-Dade County Public Schools. A taste of Haitian culture will be on full display featuring the museum’s latest exhibition, live entertainment by Haitian band MaWon, cocktails and cultural appetizers, as well as silent auction items.
The Haitian Heritage Museum is a non-profit organization committed to highlighting and preserving Haiti’s rich culture and heritage locally, nationally, and internationally. Most notably, the HHM is the only museum in the world outside of Haiti dedicated entirely to the Haitian people. Our goal is to provide a cultural Mecca for South Florida where individuals within and outside of our community can enjoy Haitian art, historic artifacts, ethnic sounds of Haitian music, Haitian films, and a collection of Haitian Literary works. By providing this experience to the public, the museum exposes the phenomenal contributions by Haitian-Americans and creates a legacy for future generations of young Haitian-Americans.
