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Thursday, 22 July 2010 14:38 |
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Once again Commissioner Libbin is helping to organize the Veterans Day Parade in the City of Miami Beach. He is inviting local organizations and representatives to participate and show their support by marching and/or performing.
WHAT: 2010 VETERANS DAY PARADE AND PICNIC
WHEN: Thursday, November 11th, 2010 @ 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. Participants will line up along Convention Center Drive beginning on 17th street. They will march east on 17th Street to Washington Avenue and then south to 11th Street. They will then head west along 11th Street to Flamingo Park. There will be a brief ceremony in the park followed by a free picnic for all participants.
WHY: “The men and women who serve our country with distinction deserve our appreciation every day,” said Commissioner Libbin. “This parade gives us an opportunity to come together as a community to thank them.”
CONTACT: Please contact Enid Rodriguez at Commissioner Libbin’s office,
305 673 7106 or
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, and advise if your organization is interested in participating.
Parade Details:
The Veterans Day Parade will be held on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11th. The parade will travel through the City of Miami Beach, followed by a wreath laying ceremony and picnic. It will honor the men and women who have sacrificed to fight for freedom.. Commencing at 9:30 am, the parade will bring participants south on Convention Center Drive, heading east on 17th St. to Washington and then south to 11th St. where the parade will turn west on 11th St. before entering Flamingo Park.
The wreath laying ceremony and 21-gun salute at Flamingo Park will begin at approximately 10:30 am following the parade. A moment of silence will be observed at 11:00 am in honor of the First World War Armistice Day Tradition. Immediately following, Commissioner Libbin will be hosting a picnic for parade participants.
Commissioner Libbin has made it his mission to revive the Veterans Day festivities, adding the picnic which will be Kosher for all to enjoy. His outreach to schools, organizations and businesses to drum up marchers has been met with tremendous response in 2009 and he would like to exceed that in 2010.
Annual parade organizer and Vice Commander of the American Legion Miami Beach Post, David Patlack, said that “Commissioner Libbin has really helped to reorganize the parade to a greater honor for our Veterans. He is bringing in students and a plan that makes this the best Veterans Day on Miami Beach ever.”
Some of last year’s diverse array of participants included our own Homeowners Association groups:
Alton Road
Bayshore
Biscayne Point
Collins Park
Flamingo Park
Nautilus
Normandie Sud
North Bay Road
Palm Hibscus Star Island
Park view Island
Biscayne Beach
The below list of local schools and organizations also participated:
o U.S. Coast Guard
o U.S. Army Reserve
o American Legion Post 85
o Veterans of Foreign Wars
o Special Forces Association
o Miami Dade College Army ROTC – Kendall
o Miami Beach Senior High School Naval Jr. ROTC
o Miami Beach Police Dept. Color Guard
o Sand in Our Boots Vehicles
o Girl Scouts Troop 572 & 1239
o Miami Dolphin Cheerleaders
o Miami Heat Dancers
o Nikki Beach Dancers
o Clevelander / Essex House Hotel Dancers
o Miami Dade Cuban Ballet
o Mango’s Tropical Cafe Dancers
o 3 Miss Teen Miami/Tropics and Ms. Latina International
o Hebrew Academy
o Jewish Museum of Florida
o Jr. Orange Bowl Committee
o Miami Beach Senior High School Band
o American Senior High Band
o Miami Jackson Senior High School Band
o Youth Drum Corps – Perrine 7th Day Adventist Church
o Actors Playhouse Performers
o The Kiwanis Club of MB
o John Lennon Educational Tour Bus
We hope to include your organization. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.
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Tuesday, 22 June 2010 13:22 |
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Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce
Sustainable Business Council Meeting
Wednesday, June 23rd at 5pm
Hosted by: Bernie Matz, Owner of Books & Books Cafe
Join us for a roundtable discussion
about challenges of Green Businesses.
Books & Books Cafe
927 Lincoln Rd | Miami Beach, Florida 33139
(Between Michigan and Jefferson)
For more info contact Peter Perez at
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Thursday, 10 June 2010 14:01 |
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 Miami Beach's lowest paid employees will see a pay raise nearly a decade in the making after elected officials voted to obey the city's own laws and increase its living wage.
A rally for a Living Wage on Miami Beach outside city hall held on May 27th. On May 12th, the Miami Beach City Commission will vote to ensure that all of the City's contracted workers earn a wage which allows them to raise a family and have access to health care. Please join us to say that all of Florida's workers should have the opportunity for a better life
Commissioners unanimously agreed Wednesday to hike the minimum hourly wage payable to employees of the city and its major contractors by about $1.50 come Oct. 1.
By 2012, the $8.56 living wage rate for employees receiving health benefits should reach $11.28. Those without benefits will receive $12.92.
``We're doing what we have promised,'' said Commissioner Jerry Libbin.
In 2001, Miami Beach became the first city in the state to pass a living wage ordinance. The purpose of the law was to pay full-time employees enough to keep them above the federal poverty line and was celebrated as a progressive policy.
But the law also stated that the living wage must be increased each year to adjust for the cost of living. That never happened.
City Manager Jorge Gonzalez has said the failure to obey the law was a mistake and was not deliberate, but earlier this year a security guard threatened to sue unless the city increased the wage. The minimum wage in Florida and federally is $7.25 an hour.
The raises will cost the city about $1.3 million over three years.
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