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WHAT: More than 100 underprivileged kids from schools throughout Miami-Dade County, along with their teachers and principals, will participate in the 17th Annual Holiday Celebration for Children. Hundreds of community sponsors and FIU employees will also participate in the festivities, which include lunch, a visit to a makeshift toyshop, a scholarship drive, children’s performances, and a special surprise for all of the kids.
The event began with the mission to spread some holiday cheer and expose children to a university environment that can inspire them to do well in school and seek a higher education.
WHO: The holiday celebration is hosted by FIU’s Division of Student Affairs. Administrators, faculty, staff and students will serve as volunteers for the event. FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Vice President of Student Affairs Rosa Jones and FIU Police Chief Bill King, who is this year’s Holiday Celebration chairman, will also be there to welcome the kids.
WHEN: Thursday December 10, 2009 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 pm.
WHERE: Graham Center Ballroom at Florida International University – Modesto A. Maidique Campus, 11200 SW 8th St., Miami. For more information, please contact Yvonne James, Holiday Celebration Program Director at 305-234-5273 or yvondjames@aol.com.
Media Contact: Yusila Ramirez at 786-547-0779.
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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. More than 100,000 FIU alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University”. In August 2009, FIU welcomed the inaugural class of the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu.
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