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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The Caribbean Students Association will be releasing the balloons
symbolic of the Message To Haiti Campaign on Tuesday, March 23rd outside the
SRSC (adjacent to the AG/IT building). We plan to be there from 11am-1pm
with the actual presentation ceremony being at 12:30pm. We hope that you
will be able to promote this, attend, participate, and cover the event.
Below is more in-depth information regarding the purpose of the event:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>On January 12, 2010 an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck
the nation of Haiti. The earth shook for 35 seconds, changing the lives of
thousands of Haitians, and impacting the hearts of people around the world.
Today, the people of the Caribbean stand united in providing assistance to the
people of Haiti, knowing that with continued hard work, Haiti shall and will
rise again. <br>
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In accordance with this belief, the members of the Caribbean Students
Association, effective Monday, February 15th, will launch the Message to Haiti
Campaign. The campaign will seek to raise funds to assist in the earthquake
relief efforts, and continued coordinated efforts to restore normalcy to the
nation of Haiti. For a donation of $2.00 donors may write a small message of
hope to the people of Haiti. The hand written message will be placed in a balloon
on March 23rd, which will then be released into the heavens in a ceremony
honoring the approximately 200,000 lives lost, and the over 1 million
internally displaced people. Individuals may also purchase seedlings to
plant for $2 in recognition of "Hope For Haiti."<br>
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A formal letter will be crafted, which will include samples of the messages
written by donors, this letter will be addressed to Rene Garcia Perval, the
president of Haiti. The letter will be delivered to the Consulate General, Mr.
Ralph Latortue of the Haitian Consulate in Miami on behalf of the students,
faculty and staff at Texas A&M University-Commerce. <br>
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All donations will be sent to the Red Cross for assistance in the relief
efforts. Student organizations and academic departments may choose to submit
donations on behalf of their organizations. Such organizational donation will,
on March 23rd, secure the release of a gold colored balloon in honor of the
people of Haiti and in recognition of the donation by the organization. The
name of the organization and or academic department will be included in the
letter to President Perval. The minimum donation for
organizational/departmental sponsorship is $50.00.<br>
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For more information on the Message to Haiti Campaign, or to make a donation,
please contact:<br>
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• Dimitri Lyon – 903-468-8755 or send an email to: message.to.haiti@gmail.com<br>
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• Omar Brown – 903-886-5629 or send an email to: message.to.haiti@gmail.com<br>
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The Caribbean Students Association (CaribSA) at Texas A&M
University-Commerce will host a donation table at the Sam Rayburn Student
Center every weekday Monday-Friday between the hours of 11am-2pm for donations,
beginning Monday, February 15th to Tuesday, March 23, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Omar V. Brown</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black'>Instructor and Mentor, Marketing & Management</span></strong><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>College
of Business & Technology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Texas
A&M University-Commerce</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Box 3011</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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TX 75429</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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href="mailto:Omar_Brown@Tamu-commerce.edu">Omar_Brown@Tamu-commerce.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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(903) 886-5629</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times-Bold","serif"'>Students
are held individually responsible for the information contained in the
University Catalog. Failure to read and comply with University regulations will
not exempt students from whatever penalties they may incur.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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