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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1524 |
| Orlando Carnival Celebration |
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| Requester: |
Shirlane Hendrickson-Thomas |
Organization: |
Orlando Carnival Association, Inc. |
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| Project Title: |
Orlando Carnival Celebration |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2003 11:34:42 AM |
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| Sponsors: |
Siplin |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Tourism event that helps local economies in Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, Kissimmee and Tallahassee. |
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| Recipient: |
Orlando Carnival Association, Inc |
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Contact: |
Shirlane Hendrickson-Thomas, P |
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P O Box 680945 |
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Contact Phone: |
(407) 971-6922 |
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Orlando 328680945 |
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| Counties: |
Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The Orlando Carnival is an annual three-day event held over the Memorial Day Weekend. Events include a live show/dance and calypso competition; Children's Carnival and King and Queen Show; performances by musicians brought in from the Caribbean; with the highlight of the festival a parade along the streets of Orlando. Winners in the various categories of competition, both children and adults are awarded prizes. An international cultural celebration of multicultural life, music, food and artifacts, visual and performing arts, the Orlando Carnival has made the City of Orlando a "must visit" the last weekend in May. The festival attracts people from the continental United States, the Caribbean, and worldwide. It is also a integral part of multi-city/county carnival event from May to October. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Establishing the Orlando Carnival will facilitate the following outcomes: develop the organizational structure for the Orlando Carnival to be equitable with other organizations in major metropolitan cities nationally and internationally; develop a model for teaching a global and multicultural perspective to increase the educational equity of children in our schools; recruit and train young adult ambassadors from elementary to high school levels in multicultural activities to help eliminate cultural prejudice, peer harassment and stereotyping in Central Florida schools; provide a support system for ethnic groups to increase their socioeconomic status and to assist more ethnic groups to participate in this annual event; increase harmony and unity among all nationalities in the community. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$25,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$300,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$132,000 |
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In-kind Amount |
$190,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Orange County Legislative Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/16/2002 |
