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Educating
America About The Land Down Under |
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The Australian
Festival - USA, Inc. is a not-for profit organization dedicated to
educating America about the Land Down Under. We achieve this mission
by producing authentically Australian educational programs and events
that are presented in a festive environment to promote and enhance
learning and friendship. Our
primary program is G'Day Mates which is an Australian educational
event for elementary school children. Key support events include the
Down Under Business Forum focusing on educating attendees about the
opportunities that exist between Australia and the USA. The Australian
Festival is our primary supporting event that is designed to educate
and entertain American families in the areas of Australian arts & culture,
immigration, tourism & travel and business & trade.
Brigitte von Bulow, Chairman
& CEO
The Australian Festival USA, Inc. |
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Thank You To Our 2007
Australian Festival Sponsors & Partners
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Light and Gas
"Energy Investment
Experts"
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2007 Major
Sponsor |
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Company
Info:
Southern Light and Gas Company LLC is an energy investment corporation focused on making strategic long term investments in electric and gas companies. We also sponsor and invest in alternative energy projects, such as bio-fuels, biomass, wind and hydro.
Our investment Team has a wealth of experience in project development, acquisition, management and operating energy related companies in emerging markets and the United States. Due to our successful investments and track record, and blessed with a proximity to South and Central America and the Caribbean markets we have a strong presence in these regional markets.
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For
More Info: Frank J. Perez Fritze, President - Click Here
Miami Office - 305 854 0116
Miami, Florida
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Down
Under Answers
"Travel Experts!" |
Official Travel
Company
Of The Australian Festival |
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Info:
Down Under Answers is simply the best
place to shop for travel to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and
the rest of the South Pacific. Explore our many wonderful
travel offerings, from active participatory vacations to more
traditional itineraries. Down Under Answers does a large
volume of business in the South Pacific, and we offer
extraordinary discounts to our clients.
There are so many travel
options available in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific
Islands that it can be hard to know where to begin. It takes a
knowledgeable and passionate travel professional to create an
extraordinary journey down under. Down Under Answers has Down
Under Travel Specialists throughout the United States who can help
you plan your trip of life time.
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For
More Info: www.duatravel.com
Bellevue,
Washington
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| Air
New Zealand
"Official Airlines"
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Festival Area:
Travel Down Under
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Company
Info:
Air New Zealand is an international and domestic airline group which provides air passenger and cargo transport services within New Zealand, as well as to and from Australia, the South West Pacific, Asia, North America and the United Kingdom.
Air New Zealand also encompasses business units providing engineering and ground handling services. Subsidiaries extend to booking systems, travel wholesaling and retailing services.
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For
More Info: www.airnz.com
Los Angeles, CA
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| Barrier
Reef Pools
"When you want the
best!"
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The Official
Swimming Pool
Of The Australian Festival |
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Company
Info: Barrier Reef Pools was established over 20
years ago in sunny, tropical Cairns and today we have
established ourselves as the largest manufacturer of
fiberglass pools in the Southern Hemisphere. Due to its
growth, it was apparent that the Company needed to relocate to
a climate and an area that was better suited to all the
requirements of fiberglass swimming pool manufacturing. Today,
Barrier Reef Pools is situated in the perfect location and
climate of the Beaudesert Township, 45 minutes west of the
beautiful Gold Coast.
From our humble beginnings in Cairns two decades ago, Barrier
Reef Pools has now established itself as one of the premier
manufacturers of fiberglass swimming pools in Australia. The
Company remains family owned and operated, with over 100 years
combined pool construction experience. |
For
More Info: http://www.barrierreefpoolsusa.com
Brunswick, Georgia
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| Mainland
Cheese
"Craftsmanship and
Quality"
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The Official
Cheese
Of The Australian Festival |
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Info: Since its formation in Dunedin
in New Zealand's deep south in 1955, MAINLAND has produced
award-winning, premium-quality products. These include
specialty cheeses, butter and spreads, and more recently, a
range of snack options.
At the 2006 Cuisine New Zealand
Champions of Cheese Awards, MAINLAND won three Category
Champions, 11 gold, 15 silver and 10 bronze medals, and
Champion Cheesemaker.
MAINLAND has grown over the
years and now its distinctive, award-winning flavour is
available in Australia and parts of Asia, as well as in New
Zealand.
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For
More Info: http://www.mainlandcheese.com
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Broward
County Parks & Recreation
"It Starts in Parks" |
Official Park
Sponsor
Of The Australian Festival
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Company
Info: With an average daily high of 90°F in the summer
and 78°F in the winter, it’s almost always a great day to
go to a park in sunny South Florida. Broward County Parks and
Recreation is celebrating over 50 years of service to the
community.
Broward County Parks & Recreation offer a vast array of
activities to our residents and visitors — aquatics, batting
cages, boat rides, racquet centers, water skiing, horseback
riding, target ranges, skate parks — you name it and chances
are they offer it! They also offer classes for many leisure
activities so you can learn new skills and discover a variety
of ways to unwind and appreciate the beauty of nature. They
even offer classes and activities for your pets!
This year Broward Parks & Recreation have launched a new
fitness program, Commit 2B Fit — It Starts in Parks.
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For
More Info: www.broward.org/parks
Broward County,
Florida
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Australian
Trade Commission
"Southeast
United States" |
Festival Area: Business
Down Under
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Info: The Australian Trade
Commission (Austrade) is the Australian Government agency that
helps companies around the world to source goods, services and
investment from Australia. Austrade is represented in more
than 140 overseas locations in over 60 countries as well as
across Australia.
The industry experts around the
world can help you reduce the time, risk and cost involved in
doing business with Australia by:
- Helping you locate and
identify the right Australian supplier.
- Assisting you in organizing
visits to meet suppliers in Australia.
- Alerting you to the latest
products and services out of Australia.
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For
More Info: www.austrade.com
Atlanta, Georgia
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Australian
Embassy
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Festival Area:
Parliament House
Dates & Times: Schedule |
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Info: The Australian Embassy is the official
headquarters of the Australian Government in the United
States. It is located in Washington, D.C. The Australian
Embassy involvement and support in the G'Day Mates Program
provides resources including sponsorship support, education
material, and people resources. G'Day Mates program is focused
on educating American children about the great land down
under.
Australia has a well-developed
education system with very high rates of participation and
secondary completion. The most recent Australian census in
2001 revealed that the retention rate of secondary school
students to year 12 was 73.4 per cent, while that from years
10 to 12 was 75.4 per cent. Australian governments at all
levels continually review and reform education and training to
address the issues that arise from social and economic change.
In many cases, Australian models attract international
attention and Australia is involved in cooperating with the
development of educational programs in a number of overseas
countries.
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For
More Info:
www.austemb.org
Washington, DC
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Broward
County Commissioners
"Broward County Florida" |
Festival Area: All
Areas
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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County
Info:
The Broward County Charter provides for a separation between the legislative and administrative functions of government. The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative branch of Broward County Government.
The County Commission is comprised of nine members elected by district in partisan elections. Each Commissioner must be a resident of the district for which he or she seeks election. On the third Tuesday of each November, the Commission elects a Mayor and Vice Mayor for one-year terms. The Mayor's functions include serving as presiding officer, and as the County's official representative. The Commission appoints the County Administrator, County Attorney and County Auditor. The Commission also appoints numerous advisory and regulatory boards.
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For
More Info: www.browardcounty.org
Broward County,
Florida
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Greater
Fort Lauderdale CVB
"Venice Of America" |
Festival Area: All
Areas
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Info: The 2007 Australian Festival will be held in
Greater Fort Lauderdale - Broward County, Florida. Fort
Lauderdale is known as the "Venice of America" due
to its expansive and intricate canal system and is the capital
city of Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is
known for its beaches, many bars, nightclubs, and overall
party atmosphere. Broward County has approximately 1,750,000
residence and is made up of 31 city municipalities governed by
nine Broward County Commissioners. Fort Lauderdale is the
county seat of Broward County, and forms a part of the South
Florida metropolitan area. Broward County is connected to two
other counties that make up South Florida - Miami-Dade
(approximately 2,000,000 residents) and Palm Beach County
(approximately 1,250,000 residents).
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For
More Info: www.sunny.org
Fort
Lauderdale,
Florida
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City
Of Pembroke Pines
"All America City" |
Festival Area: Walk
Pembroke Pines
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Info: Pembroke Pines was incorporated in 1960.
Pembroke
Pines’ first city hall was located at 6700 SW 13th Street.
In 1976, city hall then moved to 10211 Taft Street. In October
1988, a modernistic building was dedicated at the Southwest
corner of Palm Avenue and Pines Boulevard.
A
natural disaster led to a huge increase in population. In
August 1992, Hurricane Andrew tore through the Homestead area
south of Miami. Many of the people with wrecked homes turned
north to the new subdivisions being built in Pembroke Pines.
This increase in population resulted in overcrowded schools
and roads. With Mayor, Alex G. Fekete in the lead, the City of
Pembroke Pines started its own charter school system, and now
has three elementary, two middle, and one high school. The
student population in these schools is over 4,600.
Pembroke
Pines has been true to the original desire of its pioneer
residents by creating and maintaining a desirable residential
community. Over the years, the city has grown to a population
of 146,000. |
For
More Info: www.ppines.com
Pembroke
Pines,
Florida
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Miramar
Pembroke Pines
Regional Chamber of Commerce |
Festival Area: Walk
Pembroke Pines
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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City
Info:
The first meeting of the Miramar-Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce was held in 1969 in the Miramar Diner, with 17 members attending. Ed
Minaya, then publisher of the Mirror, brought together 19 local businesspeople and formed a charter to organize the Miramar-Pembroke Pines Chamber of Commerce. Incorporation came on December 11, 1969.
As the Chamber membership has grown a portion of our membership is derived from outside of the Miramar-Pembroke Pines area which keeps us on the cutting edge of the regional concept, thus the Chamber added “Regional” to its name.
The Chamber is committed to continue to provide a variety of venues to assist the business owners of our region to become better businesses by becoming better business leaders. From its humble beginnings over thirty years ago the Miramar-Pembroke Pines Regional Chamber of Commerce is thriving and is committed to helping our businesses thrive too!
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For
More Info: http://www.miramarpembrokepines.org
Pembroke
Pines,
Florida
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Gold
Coast City Council
"Working For Our Future - Today" |
Festival Area:
Market Place
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Council
Info: The Gold Coast City Council provides a range of services and programs to support the development of one of the fastest growing regions in Australia.
Services provided by the council include Economic development,
Laws & regulations,
Starting a business, Tenders and Tourism.
Famous
for its sun, surf and sand, Gold Coast City stretches along 57
kilometres of coastline. Beyond our beautiful beaches, is vast
rainforest hinterland with breathtaking scenery - all a short
drive from our regional centres. |
For
More Info: www.beareware.com
Gold Coast,
Australia
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Citrix
Systems
"Can You Deliver?" |
Festival Area:
Sponsor
Dates & Times:
Fri-Sat-Sun - Festival Hours |
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Info: Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS) is the global leader and the most trusted name in application delivery infrastructure. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide rely on Citrix to deliver any application to users anywhere with the best performance, highest security and lowest cost. Citrix customers include 100% of the Fortune 100 companies and 99% of the Fortune Global 500, as well as hundreds of thousands of small businesses and
prosumers. Citrix has approximately 6,200 channel and alliance partners in more than 100 countries. Annual revenue in 2006 was $1.1 billion.
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For
More Info: www.citrix.com
Fort
Lauderdale, Florida - Offices in Sydney, Australia
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BeareWare
"BeareWare is EveryWhere" |
Official
Technology Company
Of The Australian Festival |
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Info: Peter
Beare founded BeareWare in May 2000 in Nashville,
Tennessee, with a commitment to providing permanent Internet
based technology solutions to the small business community.
Since BeareWare's inception in 2000, the company has grown to
obtain clients through its expertise in the areas of web
design & development, web management and hosting, and
add-on web based services that provide clients with a full
array of web services.
BeareWare's creative designs
combined with their state of the art suite of Content
Management Systems, Online Shops, Galleries, and E-NEWS
modules provide clients with powerful and affordable web
solutions. Our comprehensive web services highlighted by web
management have built a loyal customer base that BeareWare
serves on a daily basis.
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For
More Info: www.beareware.com
Nashville,
Tennessee
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Australian
Geographic
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Festival Area:
G'Day Mates
& Green Down Under |
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Company
Info: In 1986, Australian adventurer and world-record setting pilot, entrepreneur Dick Smith, established the quarterly journal AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC as a way of showing Australia in a positive light as an unmistakable, unique place in the world, with its amazing plants and animals not found anywhere else on earth.
In addition, many stories in AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC reflect our desire to inspire people to share in the great adventure of being Australian and to tell the world about our culture and geography.
Every issue of our award-winning, quality 128-page journal presents a perspective of Australia not often reported anywhere else, and as seen through the eyes of our best writers, photographers and artists. AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC is an entertaining and fact-filled reference for anyone who loves and is fascinated by Australia and things Australian. Each issue is accompanied by a beautiful wall poster or a detailed map created by our cartography department.
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For
More Info: http://www.australiangeographic.com.au
Sydney,
Australia
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Superyacht
Base Australia
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Festival Area:
Australian Pavilion |
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Company
Info: As the number of yachts in the world continues to grow owners are constantly looking for more destinations and cruising experiences.
Suddenly, Australia as a superyacht destination is on the radar. A voyage downunder opens the door to a myriad of cruising experiences. There are destinations to suit all times of the year and a yacht can easily spend twelve months cruising Australia and not visit the same port twice.
Whilst you journey around Australia’s spectacular coastline you’ll enjoy peace of mind knowing that Australia boasts a network of regional industry superyacht clusters that cover every facet of boat maintenance, refit, providoring, berthing and ancillary services.
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For
More Info: www.superyachtbase.com
Sydney,
Australia
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Wexco
Aviation Services
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Festival Area:
Australian Pavilion |
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Company
Info: Wexco provides its airline principals with an all-embracing cargo marketing and revenue collection function, replacing the carrier’s fixed overhead of an in-house cargo function with a variable cost which is related
entireley to revenue produced.
Wexco provides online and value added services to the freight forwarding industry. Wexco aims to provide a "one-stop-shop" solution specifically orientated to the freight forwarding industry sector.
Wexco is not an airfreight forwarder, and its only dealing with commercial houses are when handling inquiries on behalf of the airlines it represents. Wexco can therefore offer its airline principal and their agent customers the reassurance of a totally neutral service from a non-competitive operator.
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For
More Info: http://www.wexco.com.au
Sydney,
Australia
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Palm
Beach Zoo
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Festival Area:
Kids Down Under |
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Info: The Palm Beach Zoo is a unique cultural and educational resource welcoming all members of the community, the region and the thousands of visitors who come to enjoy the many treasures of South Florida. Situated on 23 lushly planted acres in West Palm Beach, the zoo is a safe, family-friendly, fun environment where over 1,500 animals thrive in naturalistic habitats. Since childhood memories and impressions of wildlife are fundamental in developing adult beliefs, the zoo is a perfect place to capture the attention of children and provide joyful instruction about the value of biodiversity and the need to protect our environment.
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More Info: http://www.palmbeachzoo.org
Palm Beach, Florida
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Kids
Ecology Corps
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Festival Area:
Kids Down Under |
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Info: The Kids Ecology Corps is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization whose mission is to inspire young people to make environmental action part of their everyday lives and in the lives of those around them. KEC has reached over 57,000 young people from pre-k through high school, offering unique hands-on presentations and eco-action programs that educate children and youth about: keeping our oceans clean; the importance of trees; the role re-planting our coastal wetlands play in beach conservation; water conservation; pollution prevention; global climate change and energy conservation; and protecting local natural habitats for native wildlife.
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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| 2007
Australian
Festival Official Charities |
SOS
Children's Villages - USA
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Official
Festival Charity
Supported by Charity Auction |
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Info: SOS Children’s Villages was founded in 1949 in
response to the needs of the many children left orphaned and
abandoned after World War II. The original concept is still
working today, over 55 years later, to provide children who
have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with
them a loving home and a stable environment in which they can
thrive.
SOS Children's Villages - USA
is an independent social development organization with 501(c)3
tax exempt status. Our Mission: We build families for children
in need, we help them shape their own futures, and we share in
the development of their communities. They are a proud member
of SOS Kinderdorf International, operating in more than 130
countries with an established track record of over 50 years of
caring for the world's most vulnerable children. They are
recipients of the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize in 2002,
and have been nominated 14 times for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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For
More Info: www.sos-usa.org
Washington, DC
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SOS
Children's Villages - Florida
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Official
Festival Charity
Supported by Gate Ticket Sales |
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Company
Info: SOS Children's Villages - Florida provides a home,
family and support services to abused, abandoned or severely
neglected foster children who have no imminent plan for
adoption or reunification with their birth families. Many have
never before experienced a stable family life, the opportunity
to put down roots, or a place that they can call home.
SOS is located on an eight acre cul-de-sac in Coconut Creek
and borders Broward and Palm Beach counties. Our Village
features 11 single-family homes, a community center,
counseling center and an administration building. Help for the
children is always right next door or right down the street.
The SOS Children's Villages are
financially independent and raise money in many different ways to
secure the running of their Village that currently has 66 children.
The Australian Festival USA shall be donating a portion of the
Festival Gate Ticket Sales to the SOS Children's Villages - Florida
and to help this wonderful local charity.
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More Info:
http://www.sosflorida.com
Coconut Grove, Florida
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A Not-For-Profit Organization Educating America About The Land Down
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