PRESENTS N N A UA h t L 0 1 2014 FRIDAY APRIL 4th, 2014 6 PM, ABROMSON CENTER AT USM ILAP THANKS OUR GENEROUS CELESOIRÉE SPONSORS! MEDIA SPONSORS Our Mission: The Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project (ILAP) helps low income immigrants improve their legal status and works for more just and humane laws affecting immigrants. Our Values: ADVOCATE LEVEL Social Justice; Integrity; Respect; Fairness; Collaboration; Sustainability Board of Directors 2014: Thank you for your engagement in our mission, support of staff and our endeavors, and willingness to pitch in always! FRIEND LEVEL Jennifer Archer, Esq., President Kelly, Remmel & Zimmerman Warren Evans, CPA, MSA Martin’s Point Health Care Riikka Morrill, Esq., Vice-President Verrill Dana Anne Kemper, Lewiston Adult Education Amy Donahoe Bruning, Treasurer Shafaat Qazi, Secretary Fairchild Semiconductor Ivan Cardona, M.D., Allergy & Asthma Associates of Maine Maxwell Chikuta, Maine Medical Center Gloria Aponte Clarke, Altarum Institute Peter Landis, Esq., Landis, Arn & Jaynes Priya Natarajan, Portland Public Schools Sam Saltonstall Ronald Stegall Caroline Teschke, M.D., City of Portland Public Health Katherine Willing, Cole Haan Lori Londis Dwyer, Esq., Penobscot Community Health Care Staff 2014: SUPPORTER LEVEL DONORS ACLU of Maine Avesta Baker Newman & Noyes The Bollard Maine People’s Alliance University of Maine Law School Zachary Anderson Legal Program Associate Susan Roche, Esq. Executive Director Jennifer Bailey, Esq. Supervising Staff Attorney Christina Starr Clinic Paralegal Philip Mantis, Esq. Asylum Coordinator Attorney Andrea Summers BIA Accredited Representative Olivia Orr Office and Development Associate Barbara Taylor, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney Loretta Prescott Development Director PROGRAM SCHEDULE SOCIAL SHARE AT CELESOIRÉE Tonight we want to share YOUR experience at CeleSoirée! Here are some ways: Take some selfies with a group on Instagram Tweet comments and photos to @ilapmaine Post something you love about the evening on Facebook and LIKE us there Write something about our mission that stuck with you this evening on Linked In and follow us Hashtag all photos #celesoiree14! Here’s some of our staff with examples of selfies... Tess Grossi Georgia Kanouse Erin Kelly Carrie Losneck Teresa McDevitt Leslie Pohl Sam Saltonstall Nonny Soifer Cheryl Stevens Sue Strommer Angela Tarbox Chelsea Valentine Social Hour with appetizer buffet and a cash bar, live music with Primo Cubano and dancing on the mezzanine, the Art Gallery on the first floor and roaming Restaurant Raffle tickets sales 7:00 pm Seated Program in Hannaford Hall • Susan Roche, ILAP Executive Director • Chris Kast, MC/Auctioneer • Voix des Anges chorus performs • Video:Yugu’s Story • Reverse Auction • Maxwell Chikuta introduces Elizabeth Strout • Olas Music and Dance troupe performs • Raffle winners announced THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT VOLUNTEERS Pious Ali & the teens Sue Anderson Zach Anderson Zack Barowitz Janyce Beck Meg Bryan Jenna Clifford Katie Collins Kathy deGrandpre Valerie DeVuyst Lauren Dietlin Rita Farry 6:00 pm MERCI BEAUCOUP TO THE CELESOIRÉE PLANNING COMMITTEE Event Planner: Sally Newhall, Sea Glass Events Peter Landis Carrie Losneck Meg Moran Olivia Orr Leslie Pohl Sue Roche Sam Saltonstall GRAZIE MILLE TO OUR GENEROUS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS Promotional Design: Emma Lockwood Sculptural Light Installation: Pandora LaCasse Design Event Photography: Arthur Fink Event Videographer: Bob Fiske, Pride’s Crossing Productions Auctioneer: Chris Kast, The Brand Company Art Installation: Damir Porobovic Client Video Production: Betsy Carson, Gigo Production Muchos Gracias to Bruce Brown and Damir Porobovic for their invaluable help in coordinating the Gallery. 8:30 pm Dessert buffet with Jose Gonzalez performing Check out for art sale and auction items ILAP has several fabulous LIVE AUCTION items that will be sold during the program, please see a full list in the Art Gallery. LIVE AUCTION Westgate Vacation Villas Phase XII Resort One (1) timeshare ownership interest, Unit FF11 during Unit Week 6 (February) • • • Two bedroom unit $800 annual maintenance fee Week transferable to other Westgate properties or through purchase of a third party network membership See all the amenities of Westgate Village: www.wgvacationvillas.com Starting Bid: $1,000 Value: estimated $4,000-$10,000 The winning bid will be divided 60/40 between ILAP Maine and our partner in presenting this opportunity, Serenity Place in Manchester NH (www.serenityplace.org). RESTAURANT RAFFLE ILAP is grateful to all the establishments and friends who have provided these amazing raffle prizes for CeleSoirée 2014: Cole Haan Ribolitta Caiola Akari Integrity Body Works Fore Street Petite Jacqueline Grace Coffee by Design Richard Blanco Parks McKinney Colin Sullivan-Stevens Colin Sullivan-Stevens Whole Foods Market Pepper Club Sonny’s/Local 188/Salvage BBQ Georgia Kanouse Leather tote bag Gift Certificate Gift Certificate Spa Day One hour massage Gift Certificate Gift Certificate - dinner for two Gift Certificate Gift Basket Autographed Inauguration photo Men’s and Women’s facials Anchorpak adult bag Anchorpak child bag Gift Certificate Gift Certificate Gift Certificate MacKenzie Childs handmade pottery covered dish $198 $40 $100 $360 $65 $100 $100 $75 Priceless $100 $100 $75 $100 $100 $50 $200 Helping Maine families with allergy, asthma, and immunologic issues for over 30 years. Dr. Ivan Cardona Dr. Barbara Chilmonczyk Dr. Jon Musmand Denise Viekman, FNP Dr. Michael Lunn Elaine Cadorette, PA-C Allergy & Asthma Associates of Maine KEYNOTE SPEAKER Elizabeth Strout was born in Portland, Maine, and grew up in small towns in Maine and New Hampshire. From a young age she was drawn to writing things down, keeping notebooks that recorded the quotidian details of her days. She was also drawn to books, and spent hours of her youth in the local library lingering among the stacks of fiction. During her adolescent years, Strout continued writing avidly, having conceived of herself as a writer from early on. She read biographies of writers, and was already studying – on her own – the way American writers, in particular, told their stories. Poetry was something she read and memorized; by the age of sixteen was sending out stories to magazines. Her first story was published when she was twenty-six. ART GALLERY Thanks to the generous contributions of more than 30 Maine based artists, ILAP is proud to bring back art for sale to this event. In the past, we have used a silent auction to sell art, this year we are offering it for purchase based on the value assigned by the artist. Each artist has donated 50-100% of the purchase price to ILAP to support our important social justice work in the community. When you purchase any piece here this evening, ILAP benefits, so thanks for looking and we hope you are inspired to take some home. The Gallery is open 6:00- 9:00 PM. Our process allows for you to pay for and take home your piece tonight. Art will be available to pick up starting at 7:15 PM. To purchase art, please see an attendant in the Gallery. Strout attended Bates College, graduating with a degree in English in 1977. Two years later, she went to Syracuse University College of Law, where she received a law degree along with a Certificate in Gerontology. She worked briefly for Legal Services, before moving to New York City, where she became an adjunct in the English Department of Borough of Manhattan Community College. Juggling the needs that came with raising a family and her teaching schedule, she found a few hours each day to work on her writing. ILAP is deeply grateful for Elizabeth’s participation in CeleSoiree this year and for her publisher’s support of her appearance here. PERFORMERS Olas is heavily influenced by traditional Flamenco, expressed through a musical blend of American folk, rock, Arabic and West African sounds, palmas, original Spanish verse, and Contemporary Flamenco choreographies. Thier work is all original and celebrates the power and importance of music and dance. Voix des Anges means “voices of angels” in French, one of the native languages of this choral group made up of people from all over the African continent. This group organized through a local church, Sacred Heart, in Portland and sing often for both worship and secular occasions. There are 15 voices in this group. Thank you, ILAP... ...for strengthening our communities and improving the lives of Maine families. 307 Cumberland Ave., Portland 207-553-7777 • avestahousing.org New this year! The Safarka Raffle New this year! The Safarka Raffle “Safarka” means travel in Somali, which is what our clients must do to find their new lives in the US. The prize for this raffle is unique and the only way to be eligible to win it is to make your donation through a QR code. • How to do it: Open the QR code reader on your phone (download it for free from iTunes or Android Market if you don’t have one) • Scan the QR code by holding your phone so that your camera can see the whole square and press the scan button • Make your donation online • Show youre receipt page on your phone to the Safarka Raffle attendant and receive your ticket Shamso, family reunification Shamso spent a decade trying to reunite with her youngest child, Abdirashid, until ILAP was able to help her bring him to the U.S. Shamso had not seen her son since he was 9 months old, when they were separated during the civil war in Somalia. She fled the country and came to the U.S. as a refugee with her other four children, and spent years trying to bring Abdirashid here. She took many wrong turns after being given inaccurate information, and she was distraught thinking she might never see him again. ILAP helped Shamso become a U.S. Citizen and then helped her apply to bring Abdirashid to the U.S. The case was especially complicated because Abdirashid did not have a birth certificate and could not get a passport, due to the lack of a Somali government. After much advocacy and Congressional intervention, Abdirashid’s case was finally approved and he now lives happily with his family in Maine! Halima, human trafficking After fleeing civil war as a young child and surviving years of indentured servitude, Halima has finally found safety and security in Maine. She was trafficked to the United States by a family who had kept her as a slave since the age of ten in Djibouti. The family took her to New York, where she was mistreated, was not fed or allowed to leave their apartment, or communicate with her family. She managed to escape from their home and ended up in Maine, where she came to ILAP for help. ILAP represented Halima in a special “T” trafficking visa, which was approved, and she now has legal status and is free for the first time in her adult life. NOTE: you can only purchase this raffle ticket by making a $65 donation using the QR code here and on the 3 Safarka Raffle locations marked by (color) balloons around the room during the Social Hour, or at the Registration table if you don’t use a smartphone. Each code links to an ILAP client story that we hope inspires you. The raffle winner will be drawn at the end of the program following the other raffle winners. Javier, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Now getting ready to graduate high school in southern Maine, Javier is looking at his options for college, but his journey started in a small Honduran town, where he was abandoned by his parents and needed to escape the dangers of gang violence. He and a cousin fled to the U.S. border, where they were detained by Immigration because they didn’t have visas. Javier was released for immigration court and ended up in Maine, where he enrolled in school and became friends with a boy on his soccer team, whose mother became his guardian. Javier came to ILAP for help with his legal status and ILAP represented him in a “special immigrant juvenile petition,” for children who have been abandoned, neglected or abused. Javier now has a green card, has excelled in school and is a star on the soccer team. His host family considers him part of the family, and he was in the family picture on their annual Christmas card that they sent to his ILAP lawyer. 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