Little Haiti Optimist Club, City of Miami Little Haiti Neighborhood Enhancement Team, Green Family Foundation and Partners

(Black PR Wire) MIAMI, FL – The Little Haiti Optimist Club, The Little Haiti/Edison/Little River Neighborhood Enhancement Team (N.E.T.), The Green Family Foundation and Partners will be celebrating their annual “Back 2 School” event on Friday, August 5th, 2016 at 10:00 am at Little Haiti Soccer Park.

Approximately 1,000 City of Miami children from the Little Haiti area will be treated to live entertainment, face painting, arts and crafts activities, free haircuts and braiding provided by Able Beauty Shop & Hair Afrikana and free books and a story-telling area provided by Miami Book Fair and Scholastics in partnership with the Children’s Trust Learn to Read initiative. In addition, backpacks, school supplies and lunch will be given out on the first come, first serve basis and the children must be accompanied by an adult. The Green Family Foundation which is one of our major sponsors says that, “It is important that students are prepared to begin the school year successfully”.

WHO: Little Haiti Optimist Club, Little Haiti/Edison/Little River N.E.T., The Green Family Foundation, City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, City of Miami Parks, City of Miami Police, City of Miami Fire Rescue, MLK Restaurant, FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Key Transportation, Florida First Capital Finance, Cushman School, Photopia Studios, Adolphe Restaurant, Presidential Bosses, Clives Restaurant, Mrs. Santa’s Wishlist, Community Christian Church, Todd Disner Group, CJ’s Crab Shack, McArthur Dairy, BioCollections Worldwide, Coastal Export, Miami Dade College-Miami Book Fair, Enrichment Support Services, Nigerian American Foundation and Samuel’s Call.

WHAT: Back 2 School event, back pack with school supplies giveaway, free hair cuts and hairstyles, books/literacy corner, health screenings and lunch

WHEN: Friday, August 5th, 2016, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

WHERE: Little Haiti Soccer Park, 6301 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida

DETAILS: Press interested in attending should contact Michelle Frasier at (305) 960-4660 or
Marie Louissaint at 305-390-0234.