The Soul Of Miami

{The tragedy in Haiti has been intense. Many people and groups have mobilized in Miami and around the world to render aid. Listed below are some ways you can help. If you are involved in a relief effort, please send it to us via our Contact Page and we will add it to this list.}

CNN Report
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Much of this list courtesy of Talknightlife.com.
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Supply Truck 1st and Alton, Miami Beach FL

As you know, Haiti has been demolished. My LEED education company, Sustainable Four, along with PrimeTime Boat Rentals at Miami Beach Marina, are sponsoring a humanitarian relief collection point at:
WHERE: 1st Street & Alton Road
WHEN: Starting at 6PM tonight
WHAT: A 26′ truck, so please look out for it
Facebook Evite
If I’m not there, please place your donations in the truck as it will be there 24/7 until it’s completely filled up.
We need to be smart about specifically what to collect, so that maximum humanitarian relief is achieved because Haiti has DESTROYED HOSPITALS and NO POWER. Therefore, please donate what you can in the following categories.
SHELTER: Sheets, Blankets, Towels, Tents (there are $35 tents at WalMart), Tarps
POWER: Candles, Flashlights, Flashlight Batteries – D cells, Matches / lighters, Lanterns + lantern oil
MEDICINE: Rubbing alcohol, Hydrogen peroxide, Iodine, Bandages, Gauze, Aspirin, Soap, Baby diapers
FOOD: Canned food with TAB OPENINGS not requiring can openers – soup, tuna, etc, Energy bars, Bottled water
We will accept anything you can provide, but we feel those categories are most important now. Please TRY make sure that your donation is placed in BOXES or STURDY PLASTIC BAGS. If you can, please MARK your box/bag indicating WHAT’S INSIDE.
THANK YOU. And be thankful this didn’t happen to us.
Dirk DeSouza
My cell number is 305 710 3829
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If you are able to spare $5 right now to help Haiti? Send the donation by text and it will appear as a $5 charge on your phone bill. “Donate $5 to help Haiti. Send the text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to Yele Haiti for relief efforts. ~Wyclef Jean”
http://www.yele.org
CLICK HERE – Be aware of certain issues with this charity.
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Doctors Without Borders
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The Salvation Army
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Food for the Poor
http://www.foodforthepoor.org/about/contact.html
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The American Red Cross International Response Fund OR text “HAITI” to “90999” and a donation of $10 will be given
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Photos you need to see.
New photos are still getting added to this link.
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Six Ways to help Haiti
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Worldvision
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A family friend from Haiti is collecting supplies at his warehouse in Miami that will be sent directly to the people of Haiti. If you can help with any relief supplies, food, clothing, medical supplies, etc., it would be greatly appreciated. In care of Chris Dupuy – 645 NW 72nd Street, Miami, FL 33150.
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The Vagabond is acting as a drop-off point for supplies every night they are open this week.
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Sunday School for the Generous

$10 door donation of which 100% goes to the Red Cross. Plus The Pickle will have all-day drink specials and contribute a quarter of bar sales to the relief fund. Let’s all get together, get down, and get some much needed aid to Haiti!!
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Follow the Haiti crisis on Twitter.
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MIAMI EMERGENCY Hip Hop, Zouk, & Rock Fundraiser for HAITI EARTHQUAKE SURVIVORS! THIS FRIDAY NIGHT (8pm-12am!) @ CHURCHILLS. $10 entry fee. To volunteer, sponsor: 305-761-6843. POST THIS AS UR FACEBOOK STATUS!
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The earthquake has caused devastation of unimmaginable proportions and the Haitian people need our help now more than ever. Many of you have contacted me asking how to help in this tragic situation and I appreciate your support very much. I’m starting a collection of food, clothes, supplies and money to send to Haiti through my non-profit organization Papaloko4Kids Inc.
The collection center is at: Jakmel Art Gallery / Papaloko4Kids
7646 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33138
You can bring or send your donations there. You can also contribute monetary donations writing a check to Papaloko4Kids Inc. (indicate: Haiti hearthquake). Bring it or mail it to:
Papaloko4Kids Inc.
7646 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33138
Everything is going to Haiti! Thank you for your support and prayers
Jude Papaloko Thegenius
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Attention Friends of MiaSci:
As a concerned community partner, we are reaching out today to share information as to how you could easily and efficiently participate in the relief efforts for Haiti. We are completely supporting Miami-Dade County’s plan of action as delineated by Mayor Carlos Alvarez. Click on the link below and you will find the Mayor’s message detailing the plan.
http://www.miamidade.gov/mayor/mayor_portal_messages/haitian_disaster_relief_2010.asp
Mashable, the social media guide, has also offered a list of credible agencies (endorsed by MSNBC) that are currently helping bring direct aid to Haiti. These agencies are accepting donations via the web and a few will even accept a text message commitment via cell phone. Please click on the link below for the article and links to these service organizations.
http://mashable.com/2010/01/13/haiti-earthquake-donate-help/
Thank you for your help in advance. Feel free to forward this message to your contact lists.
Together we can all help Haiti and its people during this very difficult time.
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This Saturday! Locos Por Juana Yelé Benefit Show @ Transit Lounge!
Join Local Impact, Brava Bravo, Soula Booking, JLPR and Locos Por Juana this Saturday @ Transit Lounge as we set out to benefit YELÉ HAITI!
Please help our brothers and sisters in Haiti! Unete a la causa este sábado con tu donación! $5 suggested donation at the door, more accepted and appreciated.
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Haiti – Support Suggestion from Power Of Love Productions
And what we personally offer,
Go to our Label page and any Music Sold until end of January will be donated to the Red Cross Donation or To YELE and TXT 501501
go to http://www.junodownload.com/labels/Power+Of+Love+Productions/releases/
OR anything you purchased on our Merchandise Store all 50% of the Net Income will be donated to Redcross or YELE
here the Store Link
http://apps.facebook.com/rn_store/store_direct/artist_15341
To make sure your that we see what you have purchased, please send me message once you have purchased an item!
We will after the end of Month citate all donors on a special Honoring Newsletter and chart!
So Please support the needy, by purchasing music, merchandise, ringtones, and so far.
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Beginning on Thursday, January 14, 2010 The Vagabond will be a central drop off location for desperately needed essential goods such as diapers, blankets, clothing, water, food, or any other much needed supplies to benefit the people of Haiti. Goods and non-perishable food items can be dropped off during the club’s hours on Thursday, January 14th, Friday January 15th, Saturday January 16th, Tuesday, January 19th, and Wednesday January 20th. All donated goods will go to Notre Dame d’Haiti Church who will distribute them to those in need throughout Haiti.
The Vagabond
30 NE 14th St.
Miami, FL 33132
http://www.thevagabondmiami.com
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Haitian Relief Effort in Miami
Sunday, January 17, 2010
9:00am – 7:00pm
Haitian Relief Effort- Miami Warehouse
7230 NW Miami Ct.
Miami, FL
We need volunteers from 9 AM until late each night. Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Shipping will happen on Monday. Will need a steady stream of volunteers throughout.
Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes to work in.
If you want to donate.
Most needed items full cases of water, medical supplies rice, beans, canned protein tuna, chicken, If it’s possible to combine and pay for full pallets from a bulk retailer that is ideal.
South Florida do what’s easy donate your hurricane kit!
Volunteer line 305-219-8091
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Haití, un país que ya sufre día a día de extrema pobreza, se ha visto azotado por un seísmo de grado 7,3 en la escala Richter. El terremoto ha afectado gravemente al país caribeño. Ante esta devastadora situación, queremos apoyar al pueblo haitiano. Desde Casa de Madrid proponemos las siguientes vías de ayuda:
Donaciones: Recogida de material de primera necesidad
Teléfono de contacto: 305.994.7644
Casa de Madrid conjuntamente con REMAR, ONG española que trabaja en Haití, realiza una RECOLECTA de todo el material de primera necesidad que las víctimas de este terrible suceso puedan necesitar: COMIDA NO PERECEDERA, AGUA, ROPA, COLCHONES, MANTAS, TIENDAS DE CAMPAÑA, MEDICAMENTOS…
REMAR enviará en UN GRAN CONTENEDOR con todo lo que los voluntarios vayan donando. Se pasará por las casas y oficinas de todo aquel que quiera colaborar, para recoger las donaciones. …more info
Ayuda Monetaria
ACCION CONTRA EL HAMBRE
CAJA MADRID 2038 / 1052 / 44 / 6000741510
Referencia: Emergencia Haití CASA DE MADRID …more info
Ayuda Monetaria
Cheque por correo: American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington D.C. 20013
Referencia: Haiti Relief (AP-2885)
Ingreso On-line …more info

Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency expands educational and community collaboration programs in the Miami-Dade community

The Orchestra’s Miami Residency continues to develop through expanded education and community programs that serve thousands in the Miami-Dade area. The Orchestra’s residency activities in Miami were conceived and made possible with the leadership of the Musical Arts Association of Miami, the Miami-based support organization dedicated to fundraising for the Cleveland Orchestra Miami Residency.

A new component of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami Residency in 2010 is an in-school performance by the entire ensemble, titled “Meet the Orchestra,” at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, a Miami-Dade County Public School. Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and the full Orchestra will participate in this historic event.

Other educational activities in January include curriculum-based programs with “I Have a Dream” students at Hibiscus Elementary School in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district and with students from various schools at Coconut Grove Cares/The Barnyard, and an orchestral and teacher workshop at Coral Reef Senior High School. Numerous in-school activities are planned, including coaching sessions with orchestral students at New World School of the Arts as well as “Musical Rainbows,” lively programs that introduce children to instruments of the orchestra, one at a time, at four Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Activities with Miami-Dade County Public Schools are supported by an Access to Artistic Excellence grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

In 2010, community partnerships will expand beyond inaugural partners (the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, University of Miami Frost School of Music, New World Symphony, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools) to include Coconut Grove Cares/The Barnyard, the Miami-Dade County Department of Public Affairs, Miami Music Project, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Overtown Youth Center, Sunday Afternoons of Music, Arts for Learning, Miami Music Mentors, and the Archdiocese of Miami.

Since the beginning of The Cleveland Orchestra’s Miami Residency in 2007, The University of Miami Frost School of Music has been an important institutional partner. In 2010, Frost School of Music residency activities will include choral conducting coaching sessions with Cleveland Orchestra Director of Choruses Robert Porco, a chamber composition reading session, and a series of masterclasses and forums, including a Music Education Forum led by Cleveland Orchestra Director of Education and Community Programs Joan Katz Napoli.

Support for the Miami Residency is provided by the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, and the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. The 2010 Miami Residency sponsors are Feldman Gale, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Northern Trust. The residency media partners are Classical South Florida 89.7 FM, WLRN, The Miami Herald, and El Nuevo Herald.

{Normally, on the third Thursday of every month, the Soul Of Miami crew excitedly rolls out to our favorite monthly party, JAM at MAM. It is a great way to just relax in a nice artsy atmosphere. JAM at MAM was the reason we became members of the Miami Art Museum. It was one of the main avenues through which we were brought into the art scene in Miami. And now, the Miami Art Museum management has cancelled it for unspecified reasons. Below is the message in their recent email.}

JAM @ MAM: As 2010 gets underway, Miami Art Museum is planning to relaunch JAM @ MAM in a new format to offer an even more meaningful experience to South Florida residents and JAM at MAM’s loyal following. Beginning in January, the third Thursdays event will not take place until further notice; please check miamiartmuseum.org or the NOW @ MAM calendar for updated event listings.

{We think this is a big loss for the city, and being as MAM is a public organization, we want to make our response public. I am sending the below email to the Miami Art Museum. If you would like to send your own, try sending it to news@miamiartmuseum.org or membership@miamiartmuseum.org. If we get better information, we shall post that, too.}

[Dear Miami Art Museum,

As a long-time member, who was originally converted by the excellent JAM at MAM series, I have to say that discontinuing it seems like a really bad idea. I know that it has converted many other people, including several of our friends, as well, into museum members and art lovers. I have watched the JAM, over the years, change from a small group of old ladies to a large, energetic crowd of people of all ages, including young people.

JAM at MAM introduced so many new people to the Miami Art Museum, and to the arts themselves. People who would not have normally come to an art museum began attending on a regular basis and being exposed to new and interesting work.

Certainly over the past few months, the event had lost some of its luster. Fewer live music acts and less variety in programming, as well as a lack of changing exhibitions led to a decline in attendance, but even at its lowest, there was still a decent crowd. The big crowds could easily have been brought back by more exciting programming. This was a program loved by many.

The city is losing an important cultural activity by the shutting down of JAM at MAM. Why is this being done? Was it really such a drain on resources? Why take such a popular event and stop doing it? How has the feedback been? I look forward to hearing what the future of this will be.

Sincerely,]