DEMOCRATIC HAITIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS OF FLORIDA

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#808080" TEXT="#080000" background="043b8573.jpg"> <div> <B>DEMOCRATIC HAITIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS OF FLORIDA</B></div> <div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Arial" >(Florida Democratic Party Chartered on July 17, 2010)</FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#808080" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2083.jpg"> <div> <B>HAITI FACTS & FIGURES:</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haiti is situated next to the Dominican Republic on the Island of Hispaniola</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haiti became independent in 1804</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haitian soldiers fought for U.S. independence in  Battle of Savannah, GA</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haitians speak French, Creole & English</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">60% of Haitians are Catholic;40% Protestant</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haitian Independence Day is January 1st</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Major Holiday is Flag Day on May 18th</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">On January 12, 2010 a 7.0 earthquake killed over 230,000 & destroyed most of Haiti's capitol city of Port-au-Prince; about 1.5 million Haitians left homeless.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Haiti Reconstruction Plans drafted for the next 10 years </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c8dddddd00.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">About one million Haitians reside in Florida, second to NYS</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#111111" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="04505053.jpg"> <div> <IMG SRC="050d9ad0.png" border=0 width="217" height="173" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="05517fe0.jpg" border=0 width="279" height="254" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="054e6ae0.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="174" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><B>Calendar</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission"><B>Mission</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About us"><B>About us</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Links"><B> Links</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><B>Contact Us</B></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Photos"><B>My Photos</B></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"> <input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="8UHX44PAJPLE8"> <input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!"> <img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"> </form>  </div> <div>                                        <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >   The DEMOCRATIC HAITIAN AMERICAN CAUCUS </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> OF FLORIDA (DHACF)</div> <div> (Chartered on July 17, 2010<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >)</FONT></div> <div> BELIEVED TO BE<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >the first in the nation</FONT></div> <div> ********************************* </div> <div> <B><U>Mission statement:</U></B></div> <div> <B>(1) to elect great Democrats to local, state & national office; </B></div> <div> <B>(2) promote comprehensive immigration reform; &</B></div> <div> <B>(3) support international efforts to rebuild Haiti</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" ><B>.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>NEW for July, 2010-take action</U></div> <bR> <div> <U>(1) Electing Democrats:</U>  Florida's historic 2010 elections will decide on u.s. senator, U.S. house member(s), governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer, Commissioner of Agriculture & numerous state senate & house seats, as well as several constitutional amendments, among other races at county & local levels.</div> <div> Primary elections on August 24th & General ELections November 2, 2010. <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >To register to vote, please contact the supervisor of elections in the county where you live.</FONT></div> <div> Its easy to register or change your address online. these candidates need your vote<FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>(2) Immigration Reform:</U>  the controversial Arizona state immigration law has been challenged by a Federal Government lawsuit and several provisions were struck down, delaying introduction of similar legislation by florida lawmakers. <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Copperplate Gothic Bold" >Contact your legislators & tell them we don't want arizona-type laws in florida.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U>(3) rebuilding haiti:</U>  The <I><B>interim haiti recovery commission</B></I>, co-chaired by haitian prime minister max bellerive and president bill clinton, has filled most of the top administrative positions and is accepting project proposals for funding at its website www.CIRH.ht.  DHACF Palm Beach Chapter President Major Joe Bernadel is the appointed representative of the haitian diaspora on the interim haiti commission.</div> <div> The <I><B>Ministry for Diaspora Affairs</B></I> in Haiti can be reached at www.MHAVE.GOUV.HT</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <U>NEWS-YOU-CAN-USE</U></div> <bR> <div> In addition to historic health care reform, President Barack Obama also signed a financial reform Bill & an extension of unemployment benefits.</div> <bR> <div> South Florida schools took in 2800 Haitian children evacuated after the January 12th earthquake that killed over 230,000 & made 1.5 million homeless.  Miramar High School took in the most Haitian students up to June.</div> <bR> <div> <U>THE 2010 NATIONAL CENSUS</U>-census is confidential & can not be used by immigration or law enforcement. if you missed the april, 2010 deadline to mail it back, a census worker will visit your home to record the information. </div> <bR> <div> <U>TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE STATUS (TPS</U><U>)</U> FOR HAITIANS Extended!</div> <div> deadline to apply was extended from july 12, 2010 to January, 2011.</div> <div> Approximately 50,000 Haitians applied for TPS since the Haiti Earthquake and about 25,000 applicants have received TPS status for 18 months.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Copyright © 2010 Dhacf! 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