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<div><strong>Support the 29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration in Punta Gorda, Roatán. </strong>– <strong>Help Preserve a Living Culture</strong>
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<div>In April of 1797, the Garífuna people arrived on the shores of Punta Gorda, marking the beginning of more than two centuries of identity, resilience, and cultural continuity in Honduras.
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<div>Today, 229 years later, this living culture continues through language, drumming, dance, and community life. Punta Gorda remains the symbolic birthplace of the Garífuna presence in Central America.
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<div>The 29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration
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<div>The 29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration is a community-led cultural event that brings together families, youth, artists, and the Garífuna diaspora to honor this history and keep it alive.
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<div>Over three days, Punta Gorda will host a structured program focused on cultural preservation, education, and community development, including:
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<li>29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration Ceremonial Activities
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<li>Garawoun Championship – Traditional Garífuna Drumming Preservation Initiative
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<li>Afro Heritage Youth Forum (FEDU) – Youth Identity, Leadership, and Cultural Empowerment
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<li>Yurumein International Summit – Dialogue, Cultural Safeguarding, and Community Development
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<li>Garífuna Food Heritage Experience – Traditional Gastronomy and Cultural Economy
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<li>Community Cultural Programs – Language, Dance, Oral History, and Intergenerational Knowledge
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<div><strong>Why We Are Fundraising</strong>
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<div>This initiative is led by the Punta Gorda Community Council (PATRONATO) to safeguard and transmit Garífuna cultural heritage.
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<div>Funds will support essential components required to implement the 29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration and its cultural programs, including:
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<li>Basic infrastructure for community and educational activities
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<li>Materials for youth programs and cultural knowledge transmission
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<div><strong>How Funds Are Managed</strong>
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<div>This campaign is hosted in partnership with Garifuna Nation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States.
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<div>All donations are received and managed through this nonprofit to ensure transparency and accountability. Funds will be used exclusively to support the organization and execution of the 29th Garífuna Settlement Commemoration in Punta Gorda, Roatán and its cultural programs.
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<div><strong>Why Your Support Matters</strong>
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<div>Your support plays a vital role in safeguarding Garífuna culture and ensuring its transmission to future generations.
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<div>We invite everyone to support this effort and especially the Garífuna diaspora, whose connection to Punta Gorda remains essential to preserving our shared identity and heritage.
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<div><strong>By contributing, you help:</strong>
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<li>Preserve Garífuna culture and identity
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<li>Strengthen community-led cultural initiatives
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<li>Support youth through education and cultural transmission
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<div>Every contribution no matter the size helps protect a living culture.
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<div>Aura Buni. Amürü Nuni.
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<div>(Together we stand. Together we move forward.)
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<div><strong>Gratitude</strong>
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<div>This initiative is made possible by the Garifuba Community Council of Punta Gorda in Roatan Bay Island of Honduras, OPROMEP, a local organizations, and volunteers committed to preserving Garífuna heritage.
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<div>Thank you for being part of this effort.
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<div>229 years of history.
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<div>One living culture.
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<div>Your support helps keep it alive.
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Support the Garífuna Heritage in Punta Gorda Roatán Honduras

<div>The children of Wesley Methodist Upper School need a roof over their heads. When it rains it pours on the heads of the more than 200 students and fourteen teachers who are in the school building at 44 Dolphin Street, Mesopotamia Area in Belize City Belize. Please, the Optimist Club 501 Belize is pleading to all Belizeans and friends of Belize, at home and abroad, to open your hearts and please donate generously to assist in the repairs to the roof of this school building. In keeping with the Optimist Creed, when the school bell rings tomorrow - that is, in the new school year of 2022, the Optimist Club 501 Belize will invite the children of Standards IV, V, and VI to experience education in a more optimistic environment.
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<div>The school building is concrete and is 27 years old. It has 12 rooms and accommodates 9 classes – three Std. IVs, three Std. Vs and three Std. VIs; a Reading Room, a Computer Lab, and an extra classroom that is used as a storage room. There are fourteen (14) teachers, including the principal, who is Mrs. Nicole Middleton with a possible population of 265 students. Currently there are 205 students, ages ranging from 10 to 14 years, which represents eighty-eight (88) girls and one hundred and seventeen (117) boys. The roof is in dire need of repairs. The roof leaks in every classroom. The slightest drizzle will cause a disruption of classes since students and teachers must shift chairs and tables to avoid getting wet. They must also place containers (buckets and pans) to catch the dripping water. During heavy rains, students and teachers must consistently empty the containers to avoid flooding in the room. The ceiling, cased with “beaver board” is severely damaged from water that leaks from the roof. It is stained and molded and there are even hanging pieces that are loose from the beams which are infested with termites (wood lice). Evidence of termites displays itself on the walls and on the beaver boards.
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<div>Without a doubt there is a health and safety issue. Not being qualified enough to speak with any authority, but intelligent enough to recognize that: if there is mold then there is a health risk; a leak in the roof will cause rot, and rotten wood infested with termites can soon break and result in serious fatal injuries to students and teachers
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<div><strong><em>Did you know that the registration fee for each child attending primary school in Belize is $180.00 BZE annually, or $15.00 monthly? That is what I paid to attend high school in Belize; I paid no registration fee to attend primary school. Minimum wage in Belize is $3.31 BZE per hour. Belize has a high rate of poverty. While 42 percent of the general population is affected, up to 50 percent of Belizean children under age 15 are classified as poor - 58 percent of Belize’s youth under 18 is classified as multidimensionally poor. UNICEF and ECLAC estimates that 6 out of 10 children in Belize lack at least one of these basic needs: adequate nutrition, clean drinking water, proper sanitation, adequate housing, and access to education and information.</em></strong>
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<div><strong><em> We humbly appeal for your kind donation to do the repairs to this building.</em></strong>
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<div>Optimist Club 501 Belize and the management of the Belize Methodist Mission is appealing for your kind contribution to this cause. A cost of repairs obtained in April of 2021 estimated $60,000 BZE. You can contribute to this cause in one of various ways:
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<li>1. This GoFundMe page is now active
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<li>2. Zelle Contacts:
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<li>Ray Gongora Althea Leslie Tyfara Panton
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<li>3. Ekyash (TBA)
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<li>4. Direct Deposit (TBA)
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<li>5. Check: write check payable to Optimist Club 501 Belize
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<div>Mailing Address: Optimist Club 501 Belize PO Box 443 Belize City, Belize Central America
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<div>Bernard Panton Jr. , President Nacia Carillo Vice President, Ray Gongora Vice President, Darlene Gentle Secretary/Treasurer, Miriam Paz Administrative Assistant.
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Repairs to roof of  Wesley Upper School Belize

On August 1st, Alex was stopped and detained by immigration officers at the airport in Houston, Texas on his way back from visiting our brother, Fabricio, and his family in Guatemala. He was told that any immigrant entering the United States - even legal residents such as himself - with ANY sort of past criminal record had to be detained until seen by a judge and, after a series of hearings, be deemed eligible to re-enter the United States or be deported. When we received this news, the whole family was shocked. Alex had traveled to visit family in Guatemala several times since he began his permanent residency in the United States in 1993, and this had never happened before - and why should it? Alex had already served penance for his past problems with the legal system that occurred MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. (And to be clear, these offenses were ruled as misdemeanors.) <br /><br /> Our family scrambled to try to help Alex in whatever way we could. Two days after he was initially detained at the airport he was transferred to a private detention facility in Houston. He was told to shower, as his belongings were taken away and he was given an orange jumpsuit to put on AND he was given very little information as to when he would see a judge. We quickly hired an immigration lawyer to represent Alex, and thankfully so, as she has been able to aid us in clarifying the situation and to come up with a plan to get Alex released and back home where he belongs as soon as possible. She explained that there is a long road ahead and that cases like these can take from 4 months up to 4 years to resolve. This is devastating on many levels. He will not be able to return to his job as a high-school Spanish teacher in the Brevard County school district in Florida where he has been working for approximately 10 years and could potentially lose his position permanently; he cannot return to his home where he lives with and looks after our 74 year old father, Jeffrey; and most importantly he will not be able to be with and help raise his six year old son, whom he loves more than anything in this world.<br /><br /> Alex and our whole family is suffering right now due to a very flawed immigration system. To be imprisoned without committing a crime is preposterous, and a violation of human rights. It is also inhumane and ILLEGAL in most countries around the world to separate a child from his parent.  And this crisis has placed an enormous financial burden on our family as well. <br /> <br />So far, we have had to spend $13,700 on legal fees alone, and there are still more fees to be paid. We've also had to spend several hundreds of dollars on additional necessary things like:  paying for his rent and other bills to ensure that our father maintains their housing in his absence; his child-support; and putting money in his commissary account so that he may buy food, a book, some paper and pens, and funds for him to use so that he may maintain phone contact with his son and family…all of which are necessary to maintain a sense of emotional sanity while he is detained within the facility. <br /><br /> If we are lucky enough to have Alex home for Christmas this year, we will have to come up with upwards of $25,000. At this point, Alex's step-mom, Barbara has put up 95% of the money for Alex by dipping into her retirement savings, after teaching elementary music in New York State public schools for over 30 years. Needless to say, our funds are limited, and any amount that you could contribute, no matter how small, will help. <br /> <br /> WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS OUR HOPE TO BRING ALEX HOME! <br /><br /> Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and support.<br /><br /> With love and gratitude,<br /> The Lopez Family<br /><br />Please note, the funds raised will go directly to the needs listed above, as well as to the itemized wish list items below. GoFundMe does take 7.2% of all funds raised for the cost of maintaining the site. Any questions to this regard can go directly to the site administrator, Alex's sister, Laura Lopez Trolio.<br /><br />El 1 de agosto, Alex fue parado y detenido por agentes de inmigración en el aeropuerto de Houston, Texas cuando regresaba de visitar a nuestro hermano, Fabricio, y su familia en Guatemala. Se le dijo que cualquier inmigrante que entra a Estados Unidos - incluso los residentes legales, como el mismo - con cualquier tipo de antecedentes penales tenían que ser retenidos hasta ver a un juez y, después de una serie de audiencias, se considerará elegible para volver a entrar o ser deportados de Estados Unidos. Cuando recibimos la noticia, toda la familia se sorprendió. Alex había viajado a visitar a la familia en Guatemala varias veces desde que comenzó su residencia permanente en los Estados Unidos en 1993, y esto nunca había sucedido antes – no había motivo de que esto tendría que pasar ahora- Alex ya había cumplido la penitencia por sus problemas pasados con el régimen jurídico que se produjo más de una década atrás. (Y para ser claros, estos delitos se descartaron como delitos menores.)  <br /><br />Nuestra familia se apresuro a tratar de ayudar a Alex en todo lo que podía. Dos días después de que fue detenido inicialmente en el aeropuerto fue trasladado a un centro de detención privado en Houston. Se le dijo que se duchara, ya que sus pertenencias fueron quitadas, se le dio un uniforme naranja y se le dio muy poca información de cuando iba a ver a un juez. Rápidamente  contratamos un abogado de inmigración para representar a Alex, y gracias a Dios,  ella ha sido capaz de ayudar a aclarar la situación y llegar a un plan para que Alex vuelva a casa, donde pertenece a la brevedad posible. Explicó que hay un largo camino por delante y que casos como estos pueden tomar desde los 4 meses hasta 4 años en resolverse. Esto es devastador en todos los niveles. Él no será capaz de volver a su trabajo como profesor de español en el distrito escolar del condado de Brevard en Florida, donde ha estado trabajando durante aproximadamente 10 años y podría perder su posición de forma permanente; él no puede regresar a su casa, donde vive y cuida de nuestro padre de 74 años, Jeffrey; y lo más importante no va a ser capaz de estar y ayudar a su hijo de seis años, y ama más que a nada en este mundo. <br /><br />Alex y toda nuestra familia está sufriendo en este momento debido a un sistema de inmigración muy deficiente. Por ser encarcelado sin cometer un crimen es absurdo, y una violación de los derechos humanos. También es inhumano e ilegal en la mayoría de países de todo el mundo  separar a un niño de sus padres. Y esta crisis ha puesto una enorme carga financiera para nuestra familia también.  <br /><br />Hasta ahora, hemos tenido que gastar 13,700 dólares en honorarios legales, y todavía hay más cuotas a pagar. También hemos tenido que pagar varios cientos de dólares en cosas necesarias adicionales como: el pago de su alquiler y otras cuentas para asegurar que nuestro padre mantenga su vivienda en su ausencia; sus gastos de apoyo y de cuidado de su hijo; y poner dinero en su cuenta de comisaría para que Alex pueda comprar comida, un libro, un poco de papel, bolígrafos, y los fondos para que pueda mantener el contacto por teléfono con su hijo y la familia ... todos los cuales son necesarios para mantener un sentido de cordura emocional mientras que él está detenido dentro de la instalación.  <br /><br />Si tenemos la suerte de tener a Alex a casa para la Navidad de este año, habremos tenido que llegar a más de $25,000. Hemos llegado hasta este punto gracias a la madrastra de Alex Barbara.  Ella ha puesto el 95% del dinero para Alex obteniéndolo de sus ahorros para su jubilación, después de enseñar la música de primaria en las escuelas públicas del estado de Nueva York por más de 30 años. No está de más decir que nuestros fondos son limitados, y cualquier cantidad que usted podría contribuir no importa cuán pequeña sea, será de ayuda.  <br /><br />PALABRAS NO PUEDEN EXPRESAR NUESTRA ESPERANZA PARA TRAER ALEX CASA!  Gracias por su pensamientos, oraciones y apoyo. <br /><br />Con amor y gratitud , <br />La Familia López.  <br /><br />Tenga en cuenta, los fondos recaudados irán directamente a las necesidades mencionadas anteriormente, así como a la lista de estos artículos detallados a continuación: GoFundMe, toma el 7,2% de todos los fondos recaudados por el costo de mantenimiento del sitio. Cualquier pregunta a este respecto pueden dirigirse directamente al administrador del sitio, la hermana de Alex, Laura López Trolio.

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