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Jan 14 2003 5:00PM
“MIAMI HEAT FAMILY FESTIVAL”
6th Annual Fundraising Event


Fact Sheet

EVENTS/DATES:

“Red & Black” Road Party – Saturday, February 22, 2003
Miami HEAT Family Festival – Sunday, February 23, 2003


OVERVIEW:

Along with co-sponsors Carnival Cruise Lines and Citibank, the Miami HEAT is pleased to present the 6th Annual Miami HEAT Family Festival. The Miami HEAT Family Festival is brought to you by the efforts of the Miami HEAT Family Outreach Charitable Fund. The event will take place from 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at The Palms South Beach, located at 3025 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. This festival is an afternoon carnival that will feature interactive games, booths, an action area geared toward children, and a dining area featuring the finest chefs in South Florida. The festival’s oceanfront concert will feature surprise celebrity performers.

This year’s event will encompass an exciting pre-event addition, the “RED & BLACK” Party that will be hosted by the Miami HEAT wives. All VIP’s will wear “RED & BLACK” and cheer on the Miami HEAT as the HEAT faces their conference rivals, the Chicago Bulls. A Party Suite at the AmericanAirlines Arena will serve as host to this event. Guests will be treated to performances by the HEAT Dancers, Burnie, DJ IRIE, and a halftime fashion show featuring Honey Child.


BENEFITTING CHARITIES:

  • Miami HEAT Family Outreach Charitable Fund
  • Jackson Memorial Foundation’s Guardian Angels
  • Safespace (a domestic violence shelter for women)

    PAST CELEBRITY PARTICIPANTS:

    Albita, Bob Beamon, Dave Barry, Boris Becker, Jimmy Buffet, Willie Chirino, Chris Evert, Tommy Ford, Dan Marino, Carlos Ponce, Arturo Sandoval, Jon Secada, Don Shula, Sylvester Stallone & Jason Taylor.

    For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Steve Stowe at (786) 777-4145.

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    Black History: Buffalo Soldiers and Tuskeegee Airmen

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    Black History: Colin Powell

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    Black History: Historic Overtown

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    Black History: Arthur Ashe

    Mike Miller talks about legendary sportsman and activist Arthur Ashe, who turned down Harvard to play tennis at UCLA. In 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first African-American male to win the US Open Title. 3:29

    Black History: The Color Purple

    James Jones discusses Alice Walker's novel of the triumph of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming obstacles. 2:22

    Black History: Joe Louis

    LeBron James talks about how Joe Louis rose from a sharecropping community in Alabama to become the world heavyweight champion and a sergeant in the US Army. 3:00

    Black History: Little Rock Nine

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