Today I went to a school called Saint Gerard with my mom and brother Yani. There are 1070 students. They are so nice. When I walked in the kindergarten class they were all saying blanc blanc blanc I told them I’m a Haitian and they were like no your not. Then I sang a song with them. They were really cute. I showed them how to make tulips, boats, and planes they were so happy. We also took pictures with them. The older ones were at their sport class. If I go back to Saint Gerard I will be so happy. I will bring paper from home to teach them other things. I didn’t spend much time but I had fun over there. The children will never want to let go of you. Today is the first time I went, but I fell in love with them. There was a little girl every time I made a plane, a tulip, or a boat she would take it. At the end of my visit I didn’t want to leave but I had to. I hope to go back soon with construction paper and coloring pencils. Malaika Martelly 9 years old
Monday, June 28, 2010
Ecole St. Gerard Visit
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
@ Gressier for Saint-Jean Baptiste
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tai@theremedyllc.com
Haitian Music Icon’s Non-Profit Executes Latest Food Distribution Effort
PETION-VILLE, HAITI – June 24, 2010 – On July 23, 2010, Haitian Music Icon Michel Martelly aka “Sweet Micky” and the Fondation Rose et Blanc (FREB) family arrived in the small community of Gressier, Haiti to deliver 332 food kits to families in need. The kits, containing basic non-perishable goods were distributed to parents of preschool and primary school students at the Ecole St. Vincent de Paul de Gressier. The school also received a donation of 100 cases of bottled water.
Before the distribution, organized by FREB co-founder Sophia Martelly and the school’s director Father Max Delamour, the parents and students gathered to hear a few words of encouragement from Sweet Micky. Expressing his solidarity with his Haitian brethren as they continue to work towards the common goal of rebuilding a better Haiti, Michel asked them to accept the food kits not as charity, but rather as a family sharing what has been given to one of its own. He went on to applaud the parents for investing in the country’s future by securing their children’s education and told the adults to take the same initiative when it comes to their own lives. “Don’t wait for others to do for you,” he told the group in Haitian Creole. “Be the change you want to see in your home, in your community, in your city, and in OUR country.” In a separate conversation specifically with the kids, Micky stressed the importance of education, as he believes that Haiti’s next generation will lead the nation in a “moral revolution,” or mental adjustment, that will bring the need to resolve the country’s social and environmental issues to the forefront.
Established officially in 2008, FREB was born as a personal endeavor started by Michel and Sophia Martelly and their children to bring hope and help to Haiti’s less fortunate. Following the catastrophic events of January 12, 2010, FREB has become even more dedicated to making a difference in Haiti’s ongoing humanitarian crisis by demonstrating that the wealth of the country is truly its people and that they remain valuable despite the obstacles and challenges before them. Since January 12, FREB has organized close to 20 distribution efforts and assisted countless underprivileged families through individual requests. In all, the grassroots organization has distributed over 40,000 bottles and pouches of water and an additional 865 gallons in 5-gallon containers; 5,667 food kits containing rice, beans, non-perishable meats, milk, and other necessities; 940 packs of diapers; 470 packs of wipes; 17, 280 rolls of toilet tissue; 49 boxes of medication; 27 boxes of clothing and shoes. Many of these and various other donations were collected during the H2O
Concert organized by NOPIN Long Distance in late January. FREB has also received donations from Food for the Poor and Curves International. “The value in what we’re doing goes much further than any of the individual items we’ve donated ever could,” says Michel Martelly. “Each distribution effort has been an opportunity to share with the people the importance of working together as a community and of each of us sharing the blessings we’ve been given, no matter what those blessings may be.”
While continuing these efforts through the summer, FREB is also gearing up for it’s back to school drive. This year, FREB aims to distribute 10,000 school-kits containing school supplies to primary and secondary school students during the week of October 4th, which will mark the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year.
For more information on Fondation Rose et Blanc and its ongoing initiatives, please contact Tai Saint-Louis at tai@theremedyllc.com. For sponsorship and partner opportunities, please contact Sophia Martelly at contact@freb.ht.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Les 6 Martelly Chantent Noel
Les 6 Martelly chantent Noel
“Nwèl Tris, Nwèl Bel”, ce titre évocateur est le premier single ou l’on retrouve les 6 Martelly: Sophia, Michel, Olivier, Sandro, Yani et Malaika. Ils chantent la Noel pour les enfants défavorisés, les enfants oubliés qui n’ont ni sapins, ni jouets, ni Père Noel. Même Sophia, qui jusque-la, restait derrière le rideau de la scène, a prêté sa voix a cette noble cause.
Les fonds récoltés à la vente de ce single seront utilisés pour acheter des cadeaux et les offrir aux enfants démunis. “Nwel Tris, Nwel Bel”, un projet qui apportera du soleil dans la vie des enfants pour cette fin d’année.
L’image d’une famille unie
“Nwèl Tris, Nwèl Bel” est plus qu’un single, plus qu’une musique. C’est un cri du Cœur. C’est un appel à la prise de conscience, d’une famille soudée, d’une famille unie, d’une grande famille moderne avec 4 enfants vivant dans les zones défavorisée. “Nwèl Tris, Nwèl Bel, Gen abdenwèl ki paka limen, Nwèl tris, Nwèl Bel, Zetwal nan syèl yo gentan klere”. D’entrée de jeu, la musique décrit la triste réalité des enfants démunis.
Des enfant qui pensent aux enfants
Malaika, la benjamine et la seule fille de la famille Martelly, promet de remplacer Tonton Noel la ou il ne sera pas présent. “Tonton Nwèl, Tonton Nwèl, si w’ di’m kibo ou pap pase, na fe yon efo pu n’ ranplase w’, Tonton Nwèl, Tonton Nwèl, Si w’ gen twop chay pou ou pote, Rele n’ pou n’ vine de w’”.
Yani de son coté, le plus jeune des trois garçons du couple, parle de son desir de voir tous les enfants joyeux et de les voir tous en fete. “Ti moun laj mwen pa jwen jwet pou jwe, Yon ti poupe, you machin pou yo woule, Tonton Nwèl tanpri, di m’ wap pase tout kote, Mwen ta renmen we tout timoun eksite, Jodia nou paka we dlo nan je, fo n’ fete.”
Les enfants sont l’avenir
Sandro rêve d’une Haïti ou tous les enfants sont scolarises, ou les enfants ont droit a la santé. Sophia compte beaucoup sur le Père Noel pour montrer la bonne voie aux enfants d’aujourd’hui qui sont l’avenir du pays. Olivier espère voir tous les enfants heureux, en joie, en fête, il espère un jour voir tous les Haïtiens dans la rue pour un Noel éclatant. Michel qui depuis quelque temps lutte contre de déboisement en Haïti prône dans cette musique un Haïti verte, l’unité entre le peuple, le partage. “Le w’ fini ak timoun yo, pa bliye peyi n’, Nou gen pwoblem tout kote, Pa bliye pote, pyebwa pou n’ plante, lanmou nap mande, Pou n’ wè sin a rive yon kote, Fè yo konprann ke se fre nou ye pou nou pataje, Ansanm fok nou aprann mache.”
Stephanie Andre
Ticket Magazine
4 décembre 2009 – no. 456
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Friday, February 27, 2009
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Michel est nomme par le MDE
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Aide aux Sinistres
Actualités / Politique
C’est autour du thème « Help for Haïti (aide pour Haïti) », que des artistes haïtiens et américains ont organisé, le samedi 27 septembre, un concert gratuit à Oak Grove Park, Miami. Une initiative du commissaire Dorrin D. Rolle du comté de Miami-Dade et patronnée par plusieurs maisons de commerce.
Le but recherché est de collecter 100 000 dollars américains est des dons en nourriture et matériels en faveur des victimes des ouragans Fay, Gustav, Hanna et Ike qui ont frappé le pays entre la fin du mois d’août et le début de septembre 2008.
Mecca, Suave, DJ Griot, Gabel, Hangout, Misty Jean, Robert Martino, Rara Lakay et Sweet Micky, Larry Dogg, DJ Markie Dee and Rayzor, Bizzle, Ball Greezy et Brisco, sont les artistes et groupes musicaux haïtiens et américains qui ont participé à ce concert.
Dorrin D. Rolle s’est réjoui de la participation de la communauté noire américaine à l’initiative pour venir en aide aux sinistrés d’Haïti. « Le moment est venu de manifester notre compassion envers nos voisins haïtiens frappés par quatre cyclones. Je suis fier de la participation de toute la communauté et, avec l’appui du comté de MiamiDade, nous arriverons à réaliser notre objectif », a-t-il déclaré.
« Les fonds, les nourritures et les matériels collectés dans le cadre du concert seront acheminés à l’organisation non gouvernementale Food for the Poor qui devra assurer la distribution sur le terrain, en Haïti », a indiqué Rolle.
Suite aux dégâts causés par les récents ouragans en Haïti, des organisations religieuses, sociales, des associations et des regroupements d’Haïtiens vivant aux États-Unis et dans d’autres pays ne cessent de se mobiliser pour recueillir de l’aide en nature ou en espèces en faveur des sinistrés. Le 20 septembre dernier, The Haitian League (la Ligue haïtienne), une organisation de la dias pora dont le siège est aux États-Unis d’Amérique, avait organisé à l’Église Baptiste du Christ Inmani, à New Jersey, un service œcuménique à l’intention des résidents de New Jersey qui comptent des parents victimes en Haïti. Elle devait aussi organiser un service à la Cathédrale nationale de Washington D.C. en signe de soutien aux populations sinistrées d’Haïti.
Dr Bernier Lauredan, président de la Ligue haïtienne, a estimé que les défis à relever aujourd’hui en Haïti sont immenses.
Par Sylvestre Fils Dorcilus
mardi 30 septembre 2008
Le Matin
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
More than 5,000 constituents participate at Commissioner Rolle’s Africa Fest and Haiti Fest at Oak Grove Park
Even the rain could not stop residents from enjoying “Africa Fest 2008: A Salute to Haitian Heritage Month” at Oak Grove Park on May 24. Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle, along with Africa Reconnect, Inc., Diaspora Arts Coalition, and Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department, organized various activities designed to exhibit the rich cultures representing Africa, the Caribbean, and the Diaspora.
The free community event featured traditional cuisine, arts and crafts vendors, cultural performers, a parade of traditional attire, and live bands with acclaimed musicians of the African Diaspora. Haitian teams swept both the tennis and domino competitions, while Commissioner Rolle performed the kick-off for the final soccer match between teams Haiti and Africa, with Africa winning 2-1. Perhaps the most anticipated event was a performance by popular Haitian singer, Sweet Micky, for whom attendees waited despite the pouring rain.
The day also focused on combating the food crisis taking place in Haiti. Residents donated enough non-perishable goods to fill three 96- gallon containers. Commissioner Rolle added another 15 boxes of toys and book bags to be given to children in Haiti. All donated items were given to the Haitian-American Emergency Relief Committee, which will deliver the goods to the island for distribution.
“Rain or shine, I was thrilled to see so many people in the community join us for some family fun and, more importantly, to help our neighbors in Haiti,” said Commissioner Rolle. “Events like this teach residents about the contributions other cultures, like the ones within the African and Caribbean community, have made right here in Miami-Dade County.”
The commissioner put together Haitian Fest to be held in the same location on June 28 so attendees who had to leave due to bad weather, could have a second chance to enjoy domino and soccer competitions, great food, and listen to a full set by Sweet Micky. More than 3,500 people attended, participating in another food drive to benefit the people of Haiti, and taking advantage of stations providing free phone airtime to the island provided by NoPin.us.
The Chamber Gazette
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