WECIAS will take part in the 3rd Annual “Little Black Dress” Fundraiser Event Benefiting Operation Smile

Event Name: “Little Black Dress” Fundraiser Event

Benefiting Charity: OPERATION SMILE, an international charity and organization of mobile medical professionals who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate all over the world.

Goal: This year’s formal event and benefit will focus on the Operation Smile mission in Africa.

Event Date: March 31, 2012

This fundraiser event will be held at the beautiful Opium at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. This year, we will be dedicating the night to the Operation Smile mission in Africa, Operation Smile South Africa. Medical volunteers provide free surgeries to children and adults throughout Southern and Central Africa, as well as educational and training opportunities that promote sustainability and self-sufficiency throughout the region.

Graced with unequivocal elegance and class, Opium, designed with an exotic vibe, will accent the theme of this year’s event. Edgy performance vignettes brought to you from South Africa will conclude the night.

For more information about Operation Smile, visit http://www.OperationSmile.org

Registration for the 2012 WECIAS Summer Camp is now open!

The official application for the 2012 WECIAS Performing Arts Camp is now available for download. New this year, you can also register online.

New to Camp this year we have our Senior Camp! Senior Camp includes special emphasis on classes in technique, small ensembles, and All-State Preparation. Senior Campers must audition or bring a teacher recommendation.

“Go Green Fashionista” 2011, an annual event going 3 years strong in honoring eco-friendly fashions and styles ranging from vintage clothing to original eco-friendly accessories and wardrobe vamping. “Go Green Fashionista” will be an evening of high fashion at its smartest. With the help of these new era designers, Stylist’s will assist and showcase along with the designer’s on our mission to have others to be inspired in this new way of style, and to provide another utilizing fashion idea, while lessening their expenses. A Special Japan tribute showcasing the uniqueness of Japanese fashion , styled by  Celebrity Stylist Joey Rolon, pulling peices from his South Beach store “Funky Sexy Couture”. Rolon is known for inhancing fashion with a cutting edge, styling for fashionista’s such as Lady Gaga, Pink, Lil’ Kim, Ciara, Madonna and more. Rolon has his styles featured in high fashion magazines such as Elle, W, and of course Ocean Drive to name a few. You can also catch styles by  Joey Rolon worn by celebs on many red carpet appearances. He is also behind the creation of the famous decorated eyewear  glasses worn by “Jersey Shore” cast member Snooki.

Fashion Showcase will also include: RAX Collection, jewelry and accessories that are Earth friendly and handcrafted with natural materials from the environment; Inta Gansone’s funky style dresses made out of newspaper and other recycled products;  Haitian Hand Bag Designer, Adjanie Muller, embodied by the environment with natural materials and great influence from her Caribbean lifestyle. You can find her collection in various stores in South Florida. AshikoBela by Jessica Jimenez designs exquisite handcrafted one-of-a-kind frames with designs adorned with reused chains, lace, studs, and crystals, with her personal artist (Joel Arellano) to hand-paint to transition their style. Vintage fashion is also one of the most popular fashion forward steps to going green. Enjoy fashion showcase filled with styles ranging from the 60’s to the 90’s with a bit of today’s edge by RagHouse:Vintage Indie Fashion. Joining “Go Green Fashionista” this year will be Miami’s own, The Fashion Designers Expo who will be coordinating the show along with Miami’s top glam squad, Academy of Glam.

Guests attending will be able to sample eco-friendly products as well as visit different vendor booth presenting their “green” products such as natural soaps, beauty products, skin care amongst others. Complimentary organic food, vegetarian appetizers, natural juices, fruits, and more!!  Also enjoy Organic Vodka tasting inside!

Presenting “Go Green” Awareness in a spectacular setting designed to host fashion shows: Mia at Biscayne , 20 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132
Saturday, June 25th  6pm

This year, our eco friendly fashion designer’s will each represent a charity organization dealing with the environment, clothing the poor, donations, amongst others and help. ALL guests will be able to help their favorite designer by helping them in fundraising and donations to their chosen charity, including relief efforts for Japan and Haiti. Guests will also be provided with information on all organizations for their support. Enjoy a night of eco friendly fashion showcasing and art, while helping each with the awareness of their charity.

www.habitat.org
Seeking to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world by gathering volunteers to build houses affordable for the less fortunate and free of cost to build. Donate now to help disaster victims across the world. Habitat affiliates respond to Mississippi River flooding and April’s tornadoes across the southern United States as well as great efforts to restore Japan where areas were affected by the Tsunami.

www.friendsoftheorphans.org

Friends of the Orphans has worked to end the vicious cycle of poverty by giving safe and loving homes and brighter futures to children in Latin America and the Caribbean. They do this through fundraising and volunteer efforts that support Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”). Together, we transform the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children by creating families for life through values of unconditional love, shared responsibility and education.
In addition to fundraising, the office obtains in-kind donations, such as new clothing, school and medical supplies, and health care items, from individuals and corporations and ships them to the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”) homes.

www.oglhaiti.com

Operation Green Leaves has established a network of partner organizations in the countryside of Haiti. Based in Miami, Florida, OGLHaiti serves as as a coordinator of information, enviromental education and reforestation in Haiti. OGLHaiti’s EcoVillage Project in Arcahaie, Haiti is listed on the GlobalGiving website. As part of an ongoing fundraising effort, OGLHaiti is developing an EcoBoutique, showcasing art, jewelry, clothing and other related items.

www.thebigblueandyou.com

As the founder and CEO of the Big Blue & YOU Foundation Inc., and a recent graduate of the University of Miami with a double major in Marine Science and Biology, Daniell ‘Danni’ Washington is using her foundation to increase awareness of the current declining state of the environment on our planet, specifically focusing on children in hopes creating of a brighter, healthier tomorrow.

Their mission is to inspire, educate and empower today’s youth to become stewards of the Earth and guardians of the Oceans through fun and educational interactions that encourages them to initiate change by being tomorrow’s leaders.

www.peaceloveinternational.org

An organization that created a project aiming to feed, educate and promote agriculture to mostly children in Haiti. “Feed Haiti with corn” consist of gathering the necessary items to make a very sustainable corn based meal called “akasan”, all the while teaching and giving them the tools to grow their own corn and prepare a variety of corn based meals. For this purpose Adjanie Miller urges guests to donate: corn flour, canned/powdered milk, brown sugar, and corn seeds.

www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com

An organization with a simple mission, helping our troops call home.  With your support and donation of used cell phones and new calling cards, our troops stationed overseas can call home for free. Your donation will increase the amount of talk time for the families of our troops.

www.miamirescuemission.com

Miami Rescue Mission has been serving the homeless and needy of South Florida since 1922. We empower men, women and children to become successful in life, reunite families, restore lives, and build new futures. Their doors are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide food, clothing and shelter, along with recovery programs and education for those who want to change their lives. Their ministries include the Center for Men, a Community Activity Center, the Center for Women and Children, and the Jeffrey A. Tew Education Center.

www.fredomisnotfree.com

Freedom Is Not Free, an organization dedicated to assisting wounded service members and their families, and the families of the fallen.
Since the organization was founded in 2005, they have given more than $800,000 in grants to nearly 250 individuals and families.  Freedom Is Not Free will use your donations to meet our heroes immediate financials needs, including the expenses associated with medical care, travel, home modification, and paying bills.

www.wecias.org

Where Every Child is a Star, Inc. believes that through supporting music and art programs worldwide, and giving our youth more opportunities to experience these programs, we will encourage self-esteem, intellectual development, and cultural awareness in today’s youth.

With the support and contributions from local individuals, businesses, organizations and press, “Go Green Fashionista” is able to successfully showcase this forthcoming tradition of style, while supporting those in need with reused items, food, donations and fundraising with the help of the public.. As you can imagine, it takes a great deal of resources to make this an extraordinary event. You’re participation will be the start in making the difference for our earth.

Silent Auction includes art by Romero Britto,  Tagua & Orange Peel Jewelry by Catalina Mora, certificates, items from ALL eco friendly designers,vendors and more!!

Free Raffle ticket for guests that donate to ANY charity!

LIVE PERFORMANCES!!

Hosted by: CHri$ PHashioN

Admission: $15

For information and Media Inquires:
Fabienne Claude
Event Coordinator
info@fabconline.net
786-340-2671

Registration for the 2011 WECIAS Summer Camp is now open!

The official application for the 2011 WECIAS Performing Arts Camp is now available for download. New this year, you can also register online.

New to Camp this year we have our Senior Camp! Senior Camp includes special emphasis on classes in technique, small ensembles, and All-State Preparation. Senior Campers must audition or bring a teacher recommendation.

The WECIAS Performing Arts Summer Camp dates will be from June 13, 2011 – July 1, 2011.

The “Bringing The Arts to the Youth of Miami-Dade County – Symposium” project will gather the best-in-their-field educators, performers and researchers in music and the arts to conduct a symposium for the purpose of gaining knowledge on how to strengthen our community by building arts programs for young people. WECIAS sincerely seeks to understand and address the pressure of personal and social negative situations our youth find themselves facing including gangs, cultural differences, family issues and low self-esteem by providing more positive choices. The symposium will allow us to learn new ways to accomplish these goals and generate ideas on how to improve on current methods and programs. Another very important aspect of the symposium will be to add to our network of a growing group of individuals and organizations who believe in our mission.

Go To:

www.refresheverything.com

Type “where every child is a star” in the search and vote,

Or:

Text 103835 to Pepsi (73774)

Voting ends November 30th, so please get the word out to everyone that you can! Our idea currently ranks 253rd and needs to be in the top 10 in order to qualify to receive funding. You can vote once a day.

The 2nd Annual Leadership Workshop is designed to give High School Students the skills to be successful in whatever career path they choose. This workshop is also designed to strengthen music programs to reach their goals with group unity and community involvement.

Site:

Assurant
11222 Quail Roost Drive
Miami, Florida 33157

Date: August 28th, 2010
Time: 9am – 2:30pm

Instructors:

Clyde Bertrand – Baptist Health Systems, Management
Thomas Keane – John Hancock, Financial Adviser
Karen Porter-Wolf – Assurant, Senior VP.
Ida Danao – Aeropostle, District Manager

Entertainment by:

Keandra Cordero and Nicholas Whittaker
(Currently performing at Hard Rock Hotel)