HAUP would like to thank everyone who supported this event! Special thanks to:

KYLTI
HAITIAN CENTERS COUNCIL, INC.
DWA FANM
CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION
FLYNY
NEW YORK OFFICE OF ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY

Saturday, August 21st HAUP’s Fly-a-Haitian-Kite Day

An all day family affair at Pier 1 on Riverside Park South (between 72nd Street and Madison Avenue).

From 2 to 4 pm, we will proudly fly our Haitian kites in support of Haiti and its people.

Kites are made in Haiti and can be purchased at HAUP for $35.

Please call Sophia at 718-528-0577 x 17 to reserve your kite today.

HAUP’S Annual Dinner Dance – Saturday, October 9, 2010

Antun’s in Queens Village – 9pm – 2pm

Please call Sophia at HAUP to reserve your seat

and advertisement space in our commemorative journal

Tax-deductible donation: $100.00

“THE HAUP HEALING CELEBRATION” – Saturday, June 12, 2010, at Jamaica Performing Arts Center, NYC. Live performances by various Haitian and mainstream artists and DJ’s. Proceeds will support relief efforts for The House of Handicapped Children in Haiti. Ticket price is 40.00. Contact HAUP at 718 527 3776 for purchasing and information.

Congratulations to Mrs. Elsie Accilien, HAUP Executive Director, who was honored at NY District 14 Senator Malcolm A. Smith’s 10-Year of Service Celebration and Dinner Dance at Antun’s on April 9th, 2010.

WE ARE INVITING YOU TO BE PART OF THIS DIALOGUE.
KINDLY CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE BY CALLING SOPHIE CHERY-DORVAL AT 718 527 3776 X 17.

This is the first visit of a high Haitian government official to NYC. His portfolio includes facilitating Haitian Diaspora involvement and investment in Haiti either through for-profit or non-profit initiatives. The Diaspora and its allies have responded generously to the emergency. Support is needed
for the long term, and greater involvement of Diaspora is crucial to Haiti’s future.

Paraison, who became Diaspora Minister in November 2009, is an Anglican priest, diplomat and human rights advocate. He resided for more than 26 years in the Dominican Republic, where from 1986 to 1994 Mr. Paraison served
as the Director of the Anglican Church’s Haiti division.

In 1994, he received the prestigious “Anti Slavery Award” from Anti-Slavery International (ASI) in recognition of long-standing efforts to promote the
rights and welfare of Haitian migrant workers in the sugar cane fields of the Dominican Republic.

As a career diplomat, Mr. Paraison served at various levels for nine consecutive years, including in the position of Consul General in Dominican Republic in 2004.

In 2005, Mr. Paraison created the “Fundacion Zile” to promote cooperation and solidarity between Haiti and Dominican Republic. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Paraison served as the representative of the Haitian Diaspora for the Caribbean and Latin America in the committee for National Dialogue set up by the transitional government.

• Celebrating Haitian Heritage Night on the 2nd game of the baseball season at Citi Field. This year, the NY Mets are scheduled to play their second game against the Florida Marlins.

• Providing HAUP with 100 percent of the sale of tickets entrusted to HAUP. The charitable gifts will support local and on the ground relief efforts.

• HAUP, Verizon, NYC District 27 Councilman Leroy Comrie, and NYS District 10 Senator Shirley L. Huntley – will be on the field for a pre-game presentation of the Mets Spirit Award.

• The Experience at Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church – a musical group co-founded by Elsie Accilien, and composer/songwriter Michael Capobianco — will perform the American National Anthem.

• Grammy Nominee and Heavytone Entertainment Group Recording Artist, Katia Cadet – will throw the opening pitch of the game.

• Citi Field will provide several HAUP information tables throughout the field, where HAUP representatives will provide resources about their organization and how spectators can help raise funds for Haiti relief.

Tickets are available. Call 718 527 3776 x 17 or 347 327 8500 to order through  HAUP.

In the last three weeks, while attending to the concerns of our constituents, providing accurate information and reassurances when possible, we have taken pain to inform public opinion and welcome the many gestures of care and solidarity of friends and neighbors.

On January 18, The local Asian American leadership, joined by local black, white and Hispanic leaders, welcomed Elsie Accilien, executive director of Haitian Americans United for Progress, a Cambria Heights nonprofit aimed at helping New York City’s Haitian-American and other immigrant communities, to the event by donating more than $3,000 to charities working to help the people of Haiti. You can read the rest of the story here.

http://www.yournabe.com/articles/2010/01/21/queens/queenspiirwks01202010.txt

On January 27 and 28, Ms. Accilien provided answers to questions posed by the readers of the New York Times. The questions and answers can can be found here through this link: http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/answers-about-new-yorks-response-to-haitis-earthquake/

NY1 broadcast a story on a Haitian orphanage supported by HAUP.  You can read the story here http://www.ny1.com/8-queens-news-content/top_stories/112356/orphanage-director-plans-return-to-haiti

Accilien was quoted in “Three Steps to Making Smart Haiti Donations,” an article published by the NYT about the right way to help Haiti. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/nyregion/24critic.html 

We would appreciate your feedback on the actions we have taken and the guidance we have  provided so far. Please do not hesitate to get in touch.