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A newsletter published by "Confederation of
Associations of Families Acadian"
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Louisiana Purchase Family Celebration |
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GREETINGS: With the school year drawing to a close and with summer 2003 at our doorstep, CAFA is deeply involved with the upcoming “Louisiana Purchase Family Celebration” to be held in Rayne, Louisiana on June 13-14-15, 2003. This newsletter will deal primarily with this rapidly approaching important event. MERCI TO FAMILIES: The CAFA Officers and Board wish to express our sincere appreciation for the great turnout at the May 17th meeting held in Scott. The family organizations have been very cooperative relative to planning the Louisiana Purchase Celebration and we are very grateful for this, but at this time what we need is for every family organization to work at getting their members to attend on Saturday June, 14th and Sunday June 15th. So the objective and theme for the next three weeks is “GET YOUR MEMBERS TO ATTEND”. With the cooperation of the various family organizations we will have a great turnout. Remember this will be the first time that all the families have the opportunity to share an event of this importance together. Lets make the best of this opportunity and work hard to pass the word to friends and family. BOOTH DISPLAYS: There are 26 different family organizations that have reserved booth space, five of those reserving 2 booths each. Each family will decorate and have their own agenda as far as decoration and display. There will be genealogy, history, and items for sale by each of the different families. There are also commercial booths and genealogy society booths that will offer information on travel and genealogy. There are three non-profit organization booths including CMA 2004, Acadian Memorial, and LSU Genetics Research Center that will offer information relative to their area. The people involved in these display booths have been working hard to make their displays informational so please make an effort to visit each booth while you are attending the celebration. There will be information galore available to all. GREAT ENTERTAINMENT: We have lined up some great entertainment starting with the Acadia Parish Louisiana Purchase Chorale group which will perform on Saturday morning, followed by an impressive opening ceremonies featuring the Marines, Girl Scouts, and French Immersion students. During the afternoon we have Dave Petitjean, the Feu Follet Band, Jam Session by Larry Miller and friends, and closing the day with Terry Huval and the Jambalaya Band. On Sunday we will have a Catholic Mass in French starting at 10:00 am at the Civic Center. On Sunday afternoon the action shifts to St. Martinville for the dedication of the Acadian Deportation Cross at the Acadian Memorial starting at 2:00 pm. This should be a very emotional ceremony which we highly recommend. GOOD FOOD !!. There will be Cajun food for the Saturday noon and night meals. The noon meal will cost $5.00 and feature Jambalaya prepared by the Richard Family. The night meal will cost $7.00 and feature crawfish etouffee prepared by the Broussard Family. To help the cooks better prepare, please advise your members to purchase their meal tickets early on Saturday morning. RV CAMPING SITES: Rayne, Louisiana is known by several slogans. One is “The Frog Capital of the World” while another is “Louisiana City of Murals”. But for those of you that travel in RV’s or campers, the city is becoming known as “Cajun Country Camper Convention City” with facilities for 622 campers located next to the Rayne Civic Center. All the camper sites are being held available for those wishing to attend the Louisiana Purchase Celebration. To reserve space for the Celebration contact: Fenwick Fontenot at (337) 942-8624 or e-mail < fenbab@charter.net >. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR LOUISIANA PURCHASE FAMILY CELEBRATION (This schedule supersedes information in brochure) FRIDAY 13 JUNE, 2003 Rayne Civic Center-Rayne, Louisiana 8:00 am-3:00 pm Decoration and setup of meeting areas. 10:00 am-3:00 pm Setup booths by family organizations and others. 6:30 pm-10:00 pm Reception-By invitation only. Please RSVP as requested by Lea Anne LeJeune. Saturday June 14, 2003 Rayne Civic Center-Rayne, Louisiana 8:00 am-until Registration. There is a $5.00 registration fee for adults. 8:00 am-5:00 pm All booths to be open with sponsors present. 9:00 am-9:45 am Chorale Acadie- Louisiana Purchase Choir from Acadia Parish. 10:00 am Opening Ceremonies a. Presentation of flags by Marines, Girl Scouts, and French Immersion. b. National Anthem by Brae Lalonde in French and English c. Story of La. Purchase by C.E. Richard. 11:15-11:20 am Louis Le Blanc-President of FAFA from New Brunswick, Canada. 11:30am-1:00 pm Option Time- Genealogy, view film, family meetings, socialize. 12:00-1:00 pm Jambalaya meal by Richard family with entertainment by Tommy Granger.($5.00) 1:00 pm-1:20 pm CMA 2004 presentation by Vaughne Madden, Director CMA 2004 Nova Scotia. 1:20 pm-1:50 pm Comedy presentation by Dave Petitjean, Cajun Comic. 2:00 pm-3:30 pm Entertainment by Feu Follet Band. 3:30 pm-5:00 pm Option time-- Genealogy, socialize, family meetings, film viewing. 4:30 pm-6:00 pm Jam Session by Larry Miller, friends, and others. 5:00 pm-6:00 pm Crawfish Etouffee meal by Broussard family. ($7.00) 7:00 pm-9:30 pm Entertainment by Terry Huval and Jambalaya Band. WORKERS: This is to remind family organizations that each family is encouraged to provide one worker for Friday and one for Saturday to help with decorating, serving meals, and other needs. Workers should report to Eddie Richard or James Bourque for assignments. Merci. Sunday June 15, 2003 Rayne Civic Center-Rayne, Louisiana 10:00 am-11:00 am Catholic French Mass at Rayne Civic Center. Sunday June 15, 2003 Acadian Memorial-St. Martinville, Louisiana 2:00 pm-3:30 pm...........Dedication of Replica of Deportation Cross at Acadian Memorial. The Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, His Excellency Michael Jarrell will lead the unveiling and blessing along with Father Leger, Pastor of St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church. FAMILY MEETINGS: Family organizations that wish to have a short meeting during option time should contact James Bourque at j_bourque@msn.com or at 337-856-4240 to acquire a 30 minute time slot. The following times are still available: 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm, 4:00 to 4:30 pm, and 5:00 to 7:00 pm. A room has been designated for that purpose. RECEPTION RSVP: Each of the families with booth space received tickets for the Friday night reception so that officers and or workers can attend. Please RSVP to Lea Anne LeJeune, 127 Vincent Road, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 the number that will be attending. Merci. OTHER NEWS GUEDRY/GUIDRY/LABINE FAMILY: The organization will have a Mini Reunion May 25, 2003 at Vermilionville in Lafayette from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Cost is $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. BROUSSARD “BEAUSOLEIL” FAMILY: They will meet August 23, 2003 at the Maurice Woodman Hall in Maurice, Louisiana. A meal will be served. LA FAMILLE BOURG/BOURQUE ACADIENNE: Their next meeting is scheduled in conjunction with the Louisiana Purchase Family Celebration at the Rayne Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana on Saturday 14 June 2003 starting at 11:30 until 12:00. DUHON MEETING: The Duhon organization will meet during the Louisiana Purchase Family Celebration at the Rayne Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana on Saturday 14 June 2003 starting at 3:30 pm. HEBERT MEETING: The Hebert organization will meet during the Louisiana Purchase Family Celebration at the Rayne Civic Center in Rayne, Louisiana on Saturday 14 June 2003 at 4:30 pm until 5:00. NEXT CAFA NEWSLETTER: The next “Goutte de CAFA” Newsletter is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2003. CAFA WEBSITE: www.cafa.org E-MAIL: lgtrahan@cox-internet.com CAFA MAILING ADDRESS: CAFA, 9515 La. Hwy. 92W, Maurice, LA 70555-3239 PASS IT ON We encourage family organization leaders that receive this newsletter to pass it on to their membership via their own newsletter or their e-mail address book. Remember the newsletter is on the CAFA website so that all members on the web can view and download. Merci Remember to have a good summer you need to start by coming to Rayne on 13-14-15 June!!! You don’t have to be a family organization member to attend--so bring some friends. Cher come have a good time!!!
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