(MIAMI, September 26, 2017) – See & Taste Belize Inc., co-hosted by the Special Envoy for Women and Children and the Spouse of the Prime Minister, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow, along with its partners, The Belize Tourism Board, BELTRAIDE and National Institute for Culture and History, will be hosting its second See and Taste Belize Festival on Saturday, October 7th at the Florida International University Kovens Center. This year’s event will raise funds for the Inspiration Center of Belize, the first of its kind to care for children with disabilities in Belize.
The last See & Taste Belize Festival enjoyed immense success thanks to the support of its sponsors and the Belizean Diaspora who came from all over the USA to enjoy and celebrate Belize, and all the wonderful things they love and miss (friends, food, music, art, rum and beer)! This gathering offered an amazing opportunity to raise over US$60,000.00 towards the building of the first Neo-Natal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in Belize.
See & Taste Belize Inc. will once again celebrate Belize’s vibrant and diverse culture in South Florida represented by a fusion of foods spanning its Mayan, Garifuna, Creole and European heritage. Renowned chefs and artists from Belize will be there to share their gastronomical and artistic talents at a one-day festival. Guests will also enjoy samplings of Belize’s local rum from renowned Traveller’s and Cuello’s as well as our famous Belikin beer, while listening to the tune of the coveted Garifuna Collective.
In honor of this Belize Day in Florida, the See & Taste Belize festival will kick start with a Welcome Reception on Friday, October 6th at 6:00 p.m.
The Family Coppola Hideaways are also excited to join us this year in hosting “Bite of Belize” reception, (at a beautiful home of Natasha Dubarry on the Venetian Island of Miami Beach) a spin off from See & Taste Belize, featuring Turtle Inn Resort’s Chef, nationally acclaimed Chef, Ingrid Hoffman from food show, “Simply Delicioso” and Mr. Louis Aguirre, celebrity television anchor.
We urge you to buy your tickets now before they are sold out at www.seeandtastebelize.com and share this email with all your friends!
WHERE: Schedule of events:
1. Welcome Reception
Date: Friday, October 6th, 2017
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Address: Restaurant Lab at the Florida International University School of Hospitality and Tourism
3000 N.E. 151st Street, Biscayne Bay Campus, HM 154
North Miami, FL 33181
To Purchase Tickets: https://www.seeandtastebelize.com/product-page/welcome-reception-tickets
2. Festival and Main Event
Date: Saturday, October 7th, 2017
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Address: Bayview Waterfront Ballroom, Florida International University
Kovens Conference Center – Biscayne Bay Campus
3000 N.E. 151st Street, Biscayne Bay Campus, HM 154
To Purchase Tickets: https://www.seeandtastebelize.com/purchase
3. Bite of Belize Reception
Hosted by: Turtle Inn Resort, The Family Coppola Hideaways
Date: Saturday, October 7th, 2017
Time: 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Address: The Residence of Natasha Dubarry
436 West Rivo Alto, Miami Beach FL. 33139
To Purchase Tickets: https://www.seeandtastebelize.com/product-page/extraa-vip-tickets
For additional information on See & Taste Belize 2017, please contact Janine Sylvestre, Hon. Consul General of Belize in Florida at 305-755-0276 or visit www.seeandtastebelize.com to purchase tickets for each separate event.
WHO: See & Taste Belize Inc./Office of Special Envoy for Women and Children
Partners: Belize Tourism Board, BELTRAIDE, NICH
WHAT: See & Taste Belize 2017 – Fundraising event for the Inspiration Center of Belize (Center for children with disabilities).
WHEN: Friday, October 6th, 2017
6:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Welcome Reception hosted by the First Lady of Belize
Saturday, October 7th, 2017
-10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – See & Taste Belize Festival
-7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. – Bite of Belize Reception- Hosted by Family Coppola Hideaways
