Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) announced today that she and U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) will be hosting a panel discussion on Friday, January 13, 2012 at 4:00 pm at the Miami Edison Middle School on the progress in Haiti over the past two years following the earthquake that devastated the island nation.

Joining them will be U.S. Ambassador to Haiti Ken Merten, U.S. State Department Haiti Special Coordinator Tom Adams, and USAID’s Director of the Haiti Task Team Elizabeth Hogan.

In addition to these distinguished speakers, the event will include Pastor Eddy Gervais of the Faith Community Center, the Miami Edison Senior High School Band, participants in Congresswoman Wilson’s “5000 Role Models of Excellence” project, singers Farah Juste (Haitian national anthem) and Rochelle Lightfoot (U.S. national anthem), and a photo and story exhibit titled “Ayiti Leve Kanpe” (“Haiti Will Rise”).


What: Panel Discussion on Progress in Haiti
Date: Friday, January 13, 2012
Time: 4:00 pm
Where: Miami Edison Middle School Auditorium

6101 NW 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33127-1211


###


Rep. Frederica S. Wilson is a first-term Congresswoman representing the 17th District of Florida, including Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward Counties. She is a former state legislator and school principal and the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for young males at risk of dropping out of school.