MaliLink Forum Archive: [malilink] Fwd: Fund Raising Featuring

The California residents members of the Malilink are invited to read the message below. This is about a fundraising event to help education in Mali. The artist we will be featuring is Prince Diabate, a native of Guinee-Conakry. He is a cora player and a master. The show will be on September 21 from 7 PM to 10 PM. We will raffle some Malian clothes. There will be Malian and Senegalese food. Your participation is highly desired.

Please feel free to call me at 909-941-1509.

Thank you for your attention.

>From: "Abdoulaye Keita"

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>Subject: Fund Raising Featuring Prince Diabate

>Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 14:24:40 -0500

>Dear Mr Nnamdi Moweta:

>It was a great pleasure meeting you last night at the Grand Performances featuring Issa Bagayoko.

>I was especially pleased with your offer to assist to promote the upcoming fundraising concert featuring Price Diabate. As I mentioned, the concert is planned for September 21, 2002 at the Arroyo Heritage Theater in Pasadena.

>I am the Founding Director for the nonprofit organization, USAfrica Institute operating under the National Heritage Foundation sharing its federal tax status as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), 509(a)(1) foundation with IRS number 58-2085326.

>The mission of USAfrica Foundation is twofold:1) To raise funds or collect books, magazines, computers and peripherals, electronic equipment to assist schools in Africa to further education. 2) To raise funds to establish adult education programs for literacy for African immigrants living in the United States.

>The Prince Diabate concert is with this vision in mind. Our first project is to buil a virtual library at the Bamako University School of Business Administration. Your assistance in the promotion of this concert so we can fill the 700-seat theater will be very helpful. Any ideas you might have to secure sponsors, to finance printing of advertising material and any other means to make this a success will be greatly appreciated.

>I am copying Abdoulaye Soumare on this email as he is the Production Director for this project and a member of USAfrica Institute Board of Advisors. He knows you very well and will be contacting you for some coordination activities.

>I would like to thank you very much for offering to help. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

>Sincerely yours,

>909-941-1509

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>Abdoulaye L Keita

>Foundation Director

>USAfrica Institute

>An NHF Project

>Rancho Cucamonga, CA

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