Summary of Trip to IMI - Haitian Coalition of Philadelphia

HCP
Haitian Coalition of Philadelphia
2006 in Pictures
HCP is a successor organization to HCCDA (Haitian Community Culture/Development Abroad)
308 Hedgerow Lane, Wyncote Pa 19095 Phones: (215) 576-5279, (215) 432-7585
Strong People with common interest + Togetherness = Strong Community + Bright Future
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M. Francois
Table of Contents
1. Haiti Independence Day: January 1, 2006 .......................................................................1
2. Haitian Passport/Mandate Service in Philadelphia ..........................................................5
3. New York Consular Meeting (brase lide tet ansanm) ......................................................7
4. Backpacks for kids in Haiti (at EFIP) ..............................................................................8
5. 1st Haitian Night at the Wachovia Center, PA in 2006 ..................................................12
6. Samuel Dalembert the recipient of the 2006
Global Humanitarian Award at the Annual Consular Gala ...............................................17
7. 2nd Haitian Night at the Wachovia Center, PA in 2006 .................................................23
8. HCP 2006 Annual Final Report .....................................................................................27
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1 - Haïti Independence Day January 1st, 2006
Figure-1: Mrs. Nicolienne Télémaque, former Miss Citronelle, singing “Haïti Cherie.”
On
January
1,
2006,
the
Haïtian
community of Philadelphia celebrated Haïti’s
202nd year of independence. The celebration
began with a Mass held at the Incarnation of Our
Lord Roman Catholic Church, located at the
corner of Lindley Avenue and Fifth Street,
Philadelphia,
PA.
Haïtians
from
different
denominations and different regions of the city
united to thank God and their ancestors for giving
them this great and beautiful nation—Haiti, the
first black independent nation of the western
hemisphere; a country that also exists in the best
environmental location on the planet, according to
scientists.
Figure-2: Guest speaker Mr. Ricot Roland takes the
crowd back to the glorious moments of Haïti’s
independence. Dr. Michel François stands next to
him holding the microphone.
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During this day of unity, Haïtians from
different denominations gathered to pray and
thank God for what He had given to them, a free
nation and pride. The Mass was celebrated by
Father Gardy Vallarson, a member of the “Haïtian
Apostle” and the only Haïtian Catholic priest
living in the Philadelphia area. After the Mass,
more than 600 Haïtians and friends of Haïti
gathered at the church auditorium to celebrate this
memorable moment: the birth of their nation, the
day of the creation of the first black independent
nation in the new world. That day, Haïtians and
black people around the world felt pride in their
heroes, runaway slaves and members of a smallannihilated African Diaspora living in horrible
conditions in the New World. These were the first
people to say no to human suffering, to slavery,
and to injustice.
The crowd gathered at the auditorium for a
social event organized by HCP, members of the
Catholic Church, and other churches in the
community. Following an introduction by host
Parthen Yves Anty, Mrs. Nicolienne Télémaque
performed a powerful and beautiful rendition of the
Haïtian National Anthem. Her red and blue dress in
Haïti’s national colors mirrored the tropical style
decoration of our great artist Mrs. Garcia Claude
Bouchereau. It was made with the help of Miss
Evemane Guerrier, Mrs. Gisèle Renault, Dr. Michel
Figure-3: Mrs. Nicolienne Télémaque proudly
M.A. François, Mr. Giordani Jean Baptiste, and sings the Haïtian National Anthem.
many members of the Incarnation Catholic Church.
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The afternoon shows brought to the people an evening of patriotic and uplifting
Creole dance and music performed by Les Virtuoses, as well as the youth choir from the First
Haitian Church of God, Children of Glory, Ti Bois Dix (Joseph Villus), and the famous
Haïtian musician and professor of music living in Philadelphia, Mr. Guito Leroy.
Figure-4: The youth choir from the First Haïtian Church of God energizes the crowd
Figure-5: The group “Children of Glory”
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Figure-6: The one-man band - Mr. Guito Leroy
The Haitian Coalition of Philadelphia would like to thank every person and every
group that contributed to the success of this event. Special thanks to Father Gardy Vallarson,
Mrs. Marie Moïse and the whole staff of the Haïtian Catholic Church for celebrating Mass
and providing most of the food and drinks; Pastor Jean Hervé Vincent and the choir from the
First Haïtian Church of God, directed by his daughter Ruth Vincent; Pastor Christian Caesar
and his congregation for providing food; Mrs. Nicolienne Télémaque for her electrifying
performances; Mr. Ricot Roland, our guest speaker; Mrs. Garcia Claude Bouchereau, Miss
Evemane Guerrier, and Mrs. Gisèle Renault for the decoration; Mr. Guito Leroy (the oneman band) for the music and entertainment; Mrs. Bébita Métellus and her group Children of
Glory; Mr. Erns Borgella with the group Les Virtuoses; comedian Joseph Villus (Ti bois
Dix); Mr. Parthen Yves Anty, the host; Mr. Giordani Jean Baptiste (VP of HCP); Dr. Michel
François (President of HCP); and the entire staff of HCP.
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2 - Haitian passport and mandate service in Philadelphia (2006)
The members of the Haïtian Consular staff continue to work in cooperation with HCP
to help the Haïtian community in Philadelphia increase its buying power by providing a free
passport service in the city. This service allows Haïtians in Philadelphia, Delaware and part
of New Jersey to avoid costly trips to New York or Washington DC to renew their passport.
A
B
Figure-7: HCP new member, Miss Katucha Hector (left) in A & B, helps an applicant at the office
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It also prevents them from losing valuable work days, as they only need to request from
their employers only few hours to go downtown Philadelphia. Located on the 32nd floor at
1600 Market Street, Philadelphia, the office did a wonderful job in 2006 under the
supervision of Mrs. Jeannie Vitaliano and Miss Katucha Hector, a brilliant new member of
HCP. Dr. Michel M.A. François and Mr. Giordani Jean Baptiste frequently volunteered their
time to help with the high flow of applicants. The passport and mandate service handled
approximately 233 passports, 7 mandates and 14 marriage certificate legalizations in 2006.
Because this service was free of charge in the city, the Haïtian communities in
Philadelphia, Delaware and part of New Jersey saved approximately $75,000 and many days
of work in the year 2006. Without the new service in Philadelphia, this money would have
been spent on transportation, tolls, gas, parking and food. In 2006, in addition to not having
to pay extra charge for these services, the applicants did not have to pay for stamps to mail
their application forms and passports. In other words, we increased the buying power of these
communities by $75,000 that year. On the other side, the total amount of money collected for
the passports (approximately $73 per passport), the mandates (approximately $30 per
mandate) and the certificates (approximately $25 per certificate) were sent entirely to the
New York consulate office.
It cost approximately $70,400 to run this free service in Philadelphia. Fortunately,
$68,000, the cost the Haïtian Community or Haïtian Government would have had to pay for
the center city office space and for one worker from the law firm office was covered by the
Schnader Law Firm. The General Consulate of Haïti in New York paid the remaining
balance to Miss Katucha Hector ($200 per month, the equivalent of $2,400 for the year)
for her transportation and lunches. HCP would like to thank everyone who has contributed to
the success of this operation, most specially Mr. Albert Monjian, Esq., Mr. Mark Monjiam,
Esq., Mrs. Jeannie Vitaliano, Miss Katucha Hector, Mr. Giordani Jean Baptiste, Dr. Michel
M.A. François and the whole staff at the Schnader Associate Law Firm for their help, time
and consideration. Without them this service could not have been possible.
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3 - New York Consular Meeting
On December 12, 2006 “HCP” and the Haïtian Consular Corp in Philadelphia were
invited to a “brase lide tet ansanm” in the auditorium of the Haïtian Consulate in New York.
Four members of “HCP” made that trip, Miss Katucha Hector, Miss Germina Polché, Mr.
Giordani Jean Baptiste and Dr. Michel M.A. François. The aim of the meeting was twofold:
first to formalize and tighten the ties between the Consulate and the Haïtian Community in
the U.S. (more specifically, the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and New
Jersey); second, to acquaint us with the personnel of the Consulate in the other cities,
especially the members of the Commercial, Economic and Tourism sections.
Expenses during the trip:
•
•
•
•
Gas
Toll
Food
Parking
Total
Æ $ 35.84
Æ $ 19.60
Æ $ 18.37
Æ $ 27.00
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= $ 100.81 (paid on 12/28/06 by HCP)
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4 – Ecole Française Internationale de Philadelphie (EFIP)
French International School of Philadelphia
January 16, 2006
Martin Luther King’s Day
Backpacks for kids in Haiti
Figure-8: Gathering of the students and teachers at 9:00 A.M.
On January 16, 2006, Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, students at EFIP participated with
their parents, grandparents, friends, and
teachers in projects to help the elderly and
the less fortunate and to preserve the wildlife
in our regions. The students participated also
in many other community projects.
One main project that day was to fill
backpacks with school supplies to be shipped
to Haiti. Supplies included pencils, pencil
sharpeners, erasers, spiral notebooks, pens,
Figure-9: Dr. Michel François lectures the 8th
graders on Haïti.
compasses, chalk, small toys, papers, French
children’s books, and rulers with metric
measurements.
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Figure-10: Students from the 5th and 6th grades at EFIP fill backpacks with school supplies for the
children in Haïti.
Dr. Michel François, President of HCP, took advantage of this occasion to go over the
history of Haïti with the children. In his speech, he placed great emphasis on the Haitian
Heroes of 1804. “These African heroes fought for what we know today as human rights,” he
told them. “They were the first to say no to human suffering. They fought for liberty, equality
and fraternity. Those great heroes went on to create the Republic of Haiti that became the
first free black republic in the world, the first independent nation in Latin America, and the
first nation to renounce slavery. They went on to help other countries such as Bolivia and
Venezuela gain their independence.”
A
B
Figure-11: A) Dr. Michel M.A. François places a fully packed backpack (< 5 lbs) inside a Fed Ex
box (American Airlines agreed to ship any package lighter than 5 lbs to Haïti for free).
B) Miss Michele-Olivia François works hard with other classmates to stock 5 lb-bags to ship. Mr.
Roger François in the background helps as well.
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Figure-12: Gathering of the students and teachers at the end of the day.
The students enjoyed packing these bags for their unknown friends in Haïti. HCP had
selected the Charity International Ministry located at Ruelle Bozo # 1, La Plaine, Port – Au –
Prince, Haïti to receive half of these bags for their young students. The two persons
representing that orphanage here in Philadelphia are Mr. and Mrs. Dieuseul Daltirus, who
came to the school that day to receive the packed bags for the kids. Since they were not able
to take all the bags, the remaining ones were then shipped to different schools in Haïti. These
other schools were selected by the EFIP’s teachers. Mrs. Christine Dubois-Buxbaum
(Chairperson of the Martin Luther King Jr. program committee) organized a deal with
American Airlines to reduce shipping costs, and the president of American Airlines allowed
the French School in Philadelphia to ship any package that was less than 5 lbs for free. The
EFIP students packed as many small bags (< 5 lbs) they could in boxes to take advantage of
this great offer.
The process through Charity International Ministry is described on the next page.
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The process went as follows: From EFIP (School)
Figure-13: Yannis Benattia (6th grader)
participating in the backpack filling
process.
Figure-14: Gary Voltaire, 5th grader
(Mrs. Germina Polché’s son) helping
with his classmates.
Through “Charity
Figure-15: Michele Olivia François, 6th
grader (Dr. Michel M.A. François’
daughter), placing a backpack in a US
mail box for chipping to Haïti.
International Ministries”
Figure-16: Mrs. Christine Dubois’Buxbaum (Chairperson MKL Committee), Mr. & Mrs. Dieuseul Daltirus
(representing the Charity International Ministries, Ruelle Bozor # 1, La Plaine, Port-Au-Prince, Haïti), Mr.
Roger François (Advisory Board Member of HCP) and Dr. Michel M.A. François (President of HCP).
To “La Plaine Orphelinat”,
Port-Au-Prince Haïti
Figure-17: Haïtian kids with their new backpacks at “Charity International Ministries” Ruelle Bozor # 1La Plaine, Port-Au-Prince, Haïti
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5 – Haitian Night-1 at the Wachovia Center in 2006
Taking the kids to a 76ers game at the Wachovia
Center every year since 2004 has been a tradition in
Philadelphia. At the beginning of the year, these kids
could not wait for this moment. This year, to their great
surprise, there were two Haïtian nights at the Center.
On January 28, 2006, in collaboration with the
Samuel Dalembert’s organization, the Consulate of Haïti
in Philadelphia and the Haitian Community Help Center in
North
Philadelphia
(under
the
leadership
of
Mr.
Emmanuel Polection), HCP was able to organize the first
2006
Haïtian
Night
at
The
Wachovia
Center.
Approximately 80 tickets (equivalent to a grand total of
$1,420) were donated by the Dalembert’s organization to
HCP to distribute among young Haïtians and parents.
Figure-18: Members of the Community
Help Center. Front row: Mr. Emmanuel
Polection, Mrs. Rachel Martinez, back
row: Mrs. Maurine Mc Fallen and Mr.
Alain Joinville.
Eighty-plus Haïtian kids accompanied by parents as chaperons came to the game that
night. A small Junior Haïtian Basketball team was formed, composed of the two François sisters
(Michèle Olivia and Coralie Michèle), Moïse Dévarieux, Telemaque and Antony Roland.
Figure-19: 76ers Junior Haïtian Basketball Team: from left to right Jimmy Telemaque, Coralie
Michèle François, Michèle Olivia François, Moïse Dévarieux getting ready before being
introduced to the Spectators.
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Figure 20: The Philadelphia 76ers Haïtian Junior
Basketball team waiting to be introduced on the
court. Starting from left to right: Moïse Dévarieux,
Michèle Olivia François, Coralie Michèle François,
Jimmy Telemaque, and Antony Roland.
Before the game between the 76ers and Memphis
began, the young Haïtian players from the 76ers’ future
team were introduced to the crowd. This was an
electrifying moment for the young Haïtian kids in
general, those being introduced on the basketball court
as well as those watching from the stands. This was a
dream come true for the ones stepping on the court in
Figure-21: Starting Guard-1 Antony Roland
front of the beautiful cheerleaders and the 76ers Rabbit
(Mr. Hipop). This is one of the nights that these kids will
never forget the rest of their life. After much high-fiving
and waving to the crowd they were ready to go back in
the stands and jump joyfully on their mother’s or
father’s laps—mostly to ask them if they had watched
every single minute of the presentation and if they had
taken pictures of them while they were being introduced.
Figure-23: Power forward JimmyTelemaque
Figure-22: Starting Guard-2 Moïse Dévarieux
Figure-24: After the introduction, the players gather for a
brief prayer
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Next, Mr. Emmanuel Polection was introduced to spectators as one of the most influential
Haïtian leaders in the community and was given the honor to throw the basketball to the referees
to start the game.
Figure-25: Members of the Consulate staff of New
York, from left to right on the front row: Mrs. Y.
Milfort, Mr. J.S. Riché (Vice-Consul), Mr. M.F.G.
Alexandre, Mrs. A. Antoine, Mrs. M. Augustin and
Mrs. B. Refusé (Vice-Consul).
Figure-26: Displayed on the left side of the big center
screen at the Wachovia center is the name of the
Haïtian General Consul of New York the Honorable
Felix Augustin to welcome him in Philadelphia. The
right of the screen shows Mr. Samuel Dalembert after
scoring his first two points in the game.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Momjian from the Haïtian Consulate in Philadelphia invited the
Consular staff from New York to this magnificent night of basketball at the Wachovia Center to
watch the Haïtian star, Mr. Samuel Dalembert, play. The name of the Haïtian General Consul
from New York, the Honorable Felix Augustin, was displayed on the left side of the big screen
at the Center to welcome him and his staff in Philadelphia. On the right side of the screen was
displayed a video of Samuel Dalembert, see Figure-26 after scoring his first two points that put
the Sixers ahead by 7 points.
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Figure-27: The Haïtian crowd on the left take souvenir pictures; on the right, they rise out of their seats in
excitement.
The game was so upbeat that it kept everyone either on
their feet or at the edge of their seats. The Haïtian superstar
played a great game and the kids were very proud of him.
After the game, every single Haïtian there waited patiently for
an hour and half in a designated section of the Wachovia
Center to meet their idol. The 76Sixers enter Mr. Samuel
Dalembert finally came and spent some time with his fellow
Haïtians, talked to the kids and their parents, and took pictures
Figure 28: The Haïtian
crowd waiving their flags.
with them. He was also very happy to meet the Haïtian
consular staffs from New York and Philadelphia.
Figure-29: The Haïtian crowd focuses during the game. It seemed like no one left his or her seat for even one
minute.
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Figure-30: The Haïtian crowd patiently waiting for Dalembert. The bottom right picture shows Dalembert posing
with a few kids.
Figure-31: Dalembert with the Consular groups. Picture on the left shows: Mr. F. Augusting (General Consul of
Haïti in New York), Mrs. M. Augustin, Mr. S. Dalembert and Mr. A. Momjian (Honorary Consul of Haïti in
Philadelpiha). Picture on the right shows from left to right: Mr. F. Augustin (General Consul of Haïti in New York),
Mrs. B. Refusé (Vice-Consul), Mrs. A. Antoine, Mr. S. Dalembert, Mrs. M. Augustin, Mrs. Y. Milfort, Mr. M. F. G.
Alexandre, and Mr. J. S. Riché (Vice-Consul in New York).
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6 - The 2006 Global Humanitarian Award at the Annual Consular Gala
The rippling effects of events in Haiti from 2004 to 2006 were brutal. Even Haïtians
proud of their country succumbed to disbelief; young Haitians, the future of the country, denied their
mother land. We, HCP members, were asking ourselves how a country that contributed so much to
the world in terms of human rights, abolition of slavery and allowing part of the new world (United
States of America) to become so powerful, could be so negatively viewed. In order to bring back the
positive image of Haïti at least in the Tri-State area, the Honorary Consul of Haïti in Philadelphia,
Mr. Albert Momjian, together with members of HCP looked around for Haïtians that have been
helping not only in Haïti but around the world. Without a doubt the name of Samuel Dalembert came
up as one of the best ambassadors of the Haïtian culture around the world. We then proposed his
name to the Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia as a nominee for the 2006 Global
Humanitarian Award.
Figure-32: The Global Leadership in Humanitarian Service Award is presented to Mr. Samuel Dalembert
by the Honorable Albert Momjian (Honorary Consul of Haiti in Philadelphia).
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After observing his background and accomplishments, the Consular Corps Association
made its final decision. On May 12, 2006, during the Annual Consular Gala at the Union League
(located at 140 South Broad Street, Philadelphia), a Haïtian-born, Mr. Samuel Dalembert, was
selected as the 2006 Global Humanitarian Award winner for the first time in the history of the
Consular Corps Association. Haiti regained a positive spotlight in Philadelphia and its surroundings.
Haïti (the first independent black republic in the western hemisphere) was once again proud to see
one of his sons received such an honor in Philadelphia, the city of independence in the United States.
The Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia is the oldest association of foreign
Consuls in the United States. Its roots reach back to the distinguished Consuls appointed to represent
foreign governments in Philadelphia, after proclamation of the independence of the United States of
America in Independence Hall on July 4, 1776.
Figure-33: A relaxing time where Mr. Dalembert finally
gets some time to enjoy his dinner with the friends that
recommended him for the Award.
Figure-34: Mr. Dalembert is surrounded by kids from
different parts of the globe.
As of today, thirty-two countries are represented by Consuls General or Consuls in
Philadelphia. In alphabetical order, these countries are: Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Chili, Cyprus, the
Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Guatemala,
Guinea, Haiti, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Republic of Liberia, Madagascar, Mexico,
Moldova, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and
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the United Kingdom. Other countries are reviewing the opening of Consul Offices in Philadelphia, in
an atmosphere of active encouragement by the City of Philadelphia and other authorities.
Many different groups from different countries performed that night. Among them were
the Hellenic Heritage Dance Group (consisting of 20 dancers between the ages of 13-18 in authentic
costume), the Villanova Taiko Drum Group under the direction of Kim Arrow (performing
traditional Japanese drumming using techniques and instruments from centuries past). The Haitian
dancers Les Virtuoses were meant to perform that night, but unfortunately could not.
Figure-35: The Hellenic Heritage Group of St. Thomas
performing a dance from a part of Greece.
Figure-36: The Villanova Taiko Drum Group performing
a traditional Japanese drumming
After dinner, the Honorary Consul of Haïti, Mr Albert Momjian, presented the 2006
Global Humanitarian Award to Mr. Samuel Dalembert. Mr. Dalembert well deserved this award;
he committed himself to humanitarian and community service throughout his career. As the only
active Haïtian player in the NBA, he hosted two Haïtian nights this year. In one of them he made
a $30,000 donation to Feed the Children, which he gave that night to the famous Haitian
recording artist Wyclef Jean. He invited more than 100 children from Philadelphia’s Haïtian
community to the games. Throughout his career, he has donated $72,500 to benefit relief efforts
in his native land, Haïti.
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Figure-37: Few members of HCP posing with Dalembert – from left to right, Mr. Albert Momjian Esq. (Honorary
Consul of Haïti), Mrs. Estel Momjian, Dr. Michel M.A. Francois, Dr. Michele J Francois, Mr. Samuel Dalembert,
Mr. Giordani jean Baptiste, Ms. Casandra Desrosiers, Ms. Jeamie Connelly, Mr. Antoine Rock and Ms. Marline
James.
Figure-38: Picture Copied from Comcast
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He also extended his humanitarian efforts to the victims of Hurricane Katrina in September
2005 by taking part in the NBA and WNBA’s Feed the Children in “Operation Rebound.” As part of
the 76ers’ Community Assists Ticket Program, Dalembert invited children from area groups to attend a
76Sixers home game as a member of “Sammy’s Swat Team.” Throughout the 2005-2006 seasons, he
hosted more than 1,000 children (among them 130 from the Haitian community) in the program.
Figure-39: More pictures of the event
There were two other Global Leadership Awardees that night, the Honorable Oliver St. Clair
Franklin (President and Chief Executive Officer International House of Philadelphia) and Mrs. Joanna
Savvides (President, World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia), 2006 Global Education Award and
Global Business Award Recipients respectively. At the end of the presentation the President of the Consul
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Corps Association of Philadelphia, Mr. George P. Sfedu (Honorary Consul General of Romania) thanked
everyone and concluded by saying: “What is a ball without music and dancing in the Grand Ballroom?”
The night ended with guests dancing under the chandeliers surrounded by the wonderful music of the Paul
Kariga Orchestra.
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7 –Haitian Night-2 at the Wachovia Center - April 5, 2006
On April 5, 2006 the Dalembert organization and the HCP coordinated a second
Haitian Night at the Wachovia Center. For that night, 50 box seat tickets (at $120 per ticket
for a grand total of $6,000) were donated to HCP to distribute to parents and kids in the
Haïtian community. In addition, the 76ers Center, Mr. Samuel Dalembert, made a $30,000
donation to Feed the Children that same night. This check was given to the famous Haitian
artist Wyclef Jean (singer/guitarist and Mr. Dalembert’s personal friend and special guest for
the night).
What would be a Haïtian night without dance and music from Haïti? To differentiate
this night from other nights, HCP invited a local Haïtian dance group, Les Virtuoses, to bring
the taste and color of the Caribbean islands into the Wachovia Center. Under the sound of the
Compas (Haïtian music), the group displayed a magnificent performance before the game.
They had the public excited and ready to rumble before the game even started.
Figure-40: The special night and the group “Les Virtuoses” are announced on the big screen located
above the basketball court at the spectrum.
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Figure-41: The Haïtian dance group from Philadelphia, Les Virtuoses
The majority of the spectator stood up during the dance performance by Les Virtuoses
and remained standing until the introduction of the players. When the name of Samuel Dalembert
was announced during the introduction before the game, many of the Haitian kids lifted their red
and blue flags up in the air as a sign of love and happiness for their countryman. Samuel waived
to them acknowledging their presence.
Figure-42: The fans raising the Haïtian flags as the 76ers’ Center, Mr. Samuel Dalembert, was being introduced
before the game.
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At the end of the third quarter during the game, they announced the presence of the
well known Haitian Hip-Hop singer Wyclef Jean (special guest of Samuel Dalembert) in the
spectrum. His face was then displayed on the big screen located at the center of the court. The
spectators cheered during the announcement, even though the Sixers were losing by 9 points to
the Chicago Bulls. Once again the Haitian flags floated in the air at the center.
Figure-43: Hip-Hop Haïtian-born musician, Wycleft Jean is announced on
the big screen.
Figure-44: Most of the Haïtian crowds wave their flags as the singer
is introduced to the public
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Figure-45: Mr. Rock and his daughter
after the game waiting for Dalembert
and Wyclef their two Super Stars.
Figure-46: Mr. Samuel Dalembert and his friend Hip-Hop singer Wyclif Jean talking to the crowd that has
been waiting for more than one hour to meet them.
Even though the Sixers lost to the Chicago bulls that night, it was still a great night and
great experience for the 50 + Haïtian kids and parents that attended the game. This group stayed
more than one hour after the game to greet, meet, take pictures and talk with their two superstars
Mr. Wyclif Jean and Mr. Samuel Dalembert. It was an exciting night for everyone.
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2006 Final Annual Report
Event
Date
gain/loss
Details
Contributed
January 1st Celebration 01/01/06
-$
350.00 Dr. Michel Francois
$ 150.00
Mr. Giordani J. Baptiste
$ 100.00
Mrs. Garcia C. Bouchereau $ 50.00
Mrs. Gisele Renaud
$ 50.00
Haitian Night-1
01/28/06
- $ 1420.00 Mr. S. Dalembert (tickets)
Mr. Albert Momjian
Dr. Michel Francois
Mr. Girodani J. Baptiste
$ 1200.00
$ 100.00
$ 90.00
$ 30.00
Consular Gala
0612/06
-$
1000.00 Haitian Consulate, PA
$ 1000.00
Haitian Night-2
04/05/06
- $ 6160.00 Mr. S. Dalembert (tickets)
Dr. Michel Francois
Mr. Girodani J. Baptiste
Mr. Patrick Bouchereau
$ 6000.00
$ 100.00
$ 30.00
$ 30.00
Brase lide tet ansanm
12/12/06
-$
$
$
100.81 Dr. Michel Francois
Mr. Giordani J. Baptiste
70.80
30.00
Passport service:
Jan–Dec 06
Covered by:
1. Office: Space, Postage, letterheads
- $ 68,000.00 Schnader Law Firm
Telephone (Collect & Long distance calls)
2. Haitian Volunteers
3. One legal assistant
4. Secretary
Miscellaneous:
1. Final Report
2. Ads
Net Total
- $ 3,120.00 HCP Members (Giordani & Michel)
- $ 4,150.00 Schnader Law Firm
- $ 2,400.00 Haitian Consulate, NY
Jan-Dec 06
Covered by:
- $ 1200.00 HCP (for Printing + Editing)
+$ 650.00 Advertisers
$ - 87,250.81
The total amount of money that HCP lost for the complete year 2006 is calculated
by removing the amounts covered by the Schnader Law Firm for the office place and others,
the tickets purchased for the kids by Mr. Samuel Dalembert and the amount paid by the New
York consulate:
HCP Lost is: 82,750.00 – 87250.81 = - 4500.81
Accumulated lost since 2004 is: $ 0.00 (2004) - $ 3700.00 (2005) – $ 4500.81 (2006) = - $ 8200.81
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