Free back-to-school event set for Fort Myers and Immokalee
The Association of Haitians Living Abroad for Development (AHVED) announces that it will be hosting a two-day Back-2-School Fest 2023 in Fort Myers and Immokalee. Students will receive free backpacks, notebooks, pencils, pens, food, free school physicals, and a health screening.
Attendees at the Fort Myers event will enjoy a fun kid’s zone, popcorn, snow cones, food and fun for the entire family.
The event in Immokalee will only include back-to-school supplies, school physicals and health screenings. Staff at our events speak Creole, Spanish and English, which will help anyone with language barriers.
AHVED is proud to team up with Florida Blue, Godoy Law, P.A., VaxTruths, Radio Evolution Inter 88.3 FM, Jacquet & Associates, Mado Tax Services, Denis Services and Midwest Food Bank to help make this event possible. This is only the beginning of more services planned.
• The first event will be held on Saturday, July 22, at 3822 Broadway, Ste. C., Fort Myers, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
• The second event will be held on Sunday, July 23, 1502 Lake Trafford Road, Immokalee, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. to provide the community in the future.
AHVED is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit network of Haitians, Haitian Americans, Haitian émigrés, community organizers and their supporters. Founded in 2007, the organization was 3822 Broadway, Ste. C Fort Myers, FL 33901 formed by a group of concerned Haitian American professionals with the unified mission to empower all Haitians at home and abroad. The group embraces Haitian youth and help Haitian immigrants in the United States successfully integrate into American society by promoting education, positive activities for the youth, patriotism, and social responsibility.
For more information about the Back-2-School Fests or the AHVED Resource Center, call 239-249-3423. To schedule an interview, call Tamika Peters, MSM, Public Information Officer at 239-293-2009, or email her at Tamika@growyournon-profit.com.