JAMAICA, FAREWELL - A Benefit Play presented by Caribbean Education Foundation

The Caribbean Education Foundation invites members of the Caribbean Professionals Network to attend JAMAICA, FAREWELL Benefit Play on Saturday, November 21, 2009. A VIP RECEPTION will precede the Play with delicious Caribbean Cuisine and Live Roots Reggae Music by High Hopes Band! The event is a Scholarship Fundraiser to enable poor children in the Caribbean to attend Junior High and High School for 2009-2010 school year. CARIBBEAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION cordially invites you to attend JAMAICA, FAREWELL Award-winning Play by Debra Ehrhardt **ONE NIGHT ONLY** SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009 8:00 P.M. CALDERWOOD PAVILION at Boston Center for Performing Arts 527 Tremont Street Boston, MA 02116 **TICKETS ON SALE NOW** PURCHASE DISCOUNT TICKETS: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=4fb0c8 **GROUP TICKET DISCOUNTS** Phone: (800) 677-0839 Ext. 105 Email: nbogle@educatechild.org ________________________________________ ***VIP RECEPTION*** 6:30 P.M. Caribbean Cuisine and Live Reggae Music by High Hopes Band ///////////////// ***SILENT AUCTION*** _____________________________________________ Proceeds to benefit Scholarship Programs for the Caribbean Education Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. www.jamaicafarewelltheplay.com www.educatechild.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMAICA FAREWELL Play Premiers in Boston for one night ONLY! The Caribbean Education Foundation has partnered with NAACP award-winning writer/performer Debra Ehrhardt to bring ÂÂ"Jamaica FarewellÂÂ" Play to Boston! All proceeds raised from the performance will benefit Junior High and High School Scholarship Programs for the Caribbean Education Foundation. ABOUT THE PLAY Jamaica Farewell is a true story that takes its audience on a wild roller coaster ride from Jamaica to America! It is a one woman play based on DebraÂÂ's true story of her life growing up in Jamaica and subsequent migration to the United States during a time of political upheaval in her native country. Ehrhardt plays some 20 characters, including her parents, siblings and a CIA agent as she recalls fleeing the turmoil of Kingston, Jamaica. The play will be held in the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia Wimberly Theatre in BostonÂÂ's beautiful South End -- ONE NIGHT ONLY, on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. There will be valet parking, plus validated parking at two nearby garages. Or, by train, take the Orange Line to Back Bay; Green Line to Arlington. A VIP Reception will precede the performance with delicious Caribbean Cuisine, silent auction and a music performance by Live Roots reggae band! ABOUT CARIBBEAN EDUCATION FOUNDATION The Caribbean Education Foundation awards scholarships to poor children who are unable to attend school, because families are unable to afford school-related costs. Our Scholarships pay for school fees and purchase text books, school supplies, uniforms, shoes, meals, and transportation. CEFÂÂ's goal is to give our youth meaningful choices and opportunities and thereby break the poverty cycle. CEF is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes. We are dedicated to helping poor children receive meaningful access to quality education in the Caribbean. For example, there is no such thing as ÂÂ"free public educationÂÂ" in Jamaica. Thousands of children in Jamaica are on the streets engaging in microeconomic enterprises and other activities instead of attending school. On the surface, it may appear that these small 10 and 11-year old children do not wish to attend school, but that is farthest from the truth. Many of the children are brilliant and have passed their exams to attend high school. However, they are unable to attend because destitute families cannot afford the cost of books, bus fares, uniforms, shoes, and other school-related costs. The Caribbean Education Foundation awarded scholarships in April 2008 to several needy students, who as a result, were able to attend school in Jamaica. We hope to aid many more school children in the upcoming year. For more information, click here to visit website: www.educatechild.org TO PURCHASE VIP TICKETS AT A "SPECIAL DISCOUNT RATE" Email: nbogle@educatechild.org Phone: (800) 677-0839 ext. 105