Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1326FY0102
Orlando Carnival Celebration
Requester:		Julia O'Conner			Organization:		Orlando Carnival Association, Inc.
Project Title:		Orlando Carnival Celebration			Date Submitted:		1/17/2002 4:41:20 PM
Sponsors:		Gary Siplin
Statewide Interest:
Tourism event that helps local economies in Miami, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, Kissimmee and Tallahassee.
Recipient:		Orlando Carnival Association, Inc			Contact:		Julia O'Conner
		7668 Silver Crown Ct			Contact Phone:		(407) 237-4597
		Orlando 32818
Counties:		Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole
Gov't Entity:			Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):					Yes
Project Description:
The Orlando Carnival is an annual three-day event held over the Memorial Day Weekend. Events include a live show/dance and calypso competition; Children's Carnival and King and Queen Show; performances by musicians brought in from the Caribbean; with the highlight of the festival a parade along the streets of Orlando. Winners in the various categories of competition, both children and adults are awarded prizes. An international cultural celebration of multicultural life, music, food and artifacts, visual and performing arts, the Orlando Carnival has made the City of Orlando a "must visit" the last weekend in May. The festival attracts people from the continental United States, the Caribbean, and worldwide. It is also a integral part of multi-city/county carnival event from May to October.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Establishing the Orlando Carnival will facilitate the following outcomes: develop the organizational structure for the Orlando Carnival to be equitable with other organizations in major metropolitan cities nationally and internationally; develop a model for teaching a global and multicultural perspective to increase the educational equity of children in our schools; recruit and train young adult ambassadors from elementary to high school levels in multicultural activities to help eliminate cultural prejudice, peer harassment and stereotyping in Central Florida schools; provide a support system for ethnic groups to increase their socioeconomic status and to assist more ethnic groups to participate in this annual event; increase harmony and unity among all nationalities in the community.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:						$25,000
Identify items(s) in the FY 2002-03 Appropriations Bill to be reduced:
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Amount to be reduced:			$
Total cost of the project:			$300,000
Request has been made to fund:				Operations
What type of match exists for this project?					Private
	Cash Amount:		$132,000		In-Kind Amount:		$190,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?							No
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?							Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?							No
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?							No
Is there a documented need for this project?							Yes
	Documentation:		Improving America's Schools Act of 1994
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?							Yes
	Hearing Body:		Orange County Legislative Delegation
	Meeting Date:		11/19/2001