Enjoy great food with friends, family and neighbors while Local Chefs battle for your votes to be named the best in Caribbean cuisine!

Wristbands for the cook out available HERE!

When: Saturday, September 5th from 12-5pm

• Location: Albemarle Ciderworks (2545 Rural Ridge Lane, North Garden VA)
• Free entry, with onsite purchases.

The event will feature:

• A Caribbean cook out (See below for details!)
• Live music: Byron Massie (12:00 - 2:00pm) & LUA Project (2:30 - 4:30pm)
• Multi-tier prize Raffle
• Bake Sale
• Haitian craft & Artwork sale
• & so much more!

Schedule

All Day | Live music, activities on the lawn, & a Bake Sale to raise funds for The Ford Haitian Foundation.
12:00 – 2:00pm | Cook Off
12:00 - 2:00pm | Live Music by Byron Massie
2:00 - 2:15pm | Raffle winner announcement
2:15 – 2:30pm | Cook out winner announcement
2:30 – 4:30pm | Live Music by LUA Project

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The Ford Haitian Foundation are selling wristbands to sample food from top local chefs.  Wristbands will be available on the door or to purchase through this LINK.  All money raised will go straight to the Maranatha of Grison-Garde community, click HERE to find out more.

• Vote for your favorite chef between 12:00 & 2:00pm day of the event.
• Try different dishes created by local chefs between 12:00 & 2:00pm.
• Enjoy dry cider from Albemarle CiderWorks.

"The sole function of our foundation is to offer what financial support is needed to help the Haitian community maintain their dream. We have been blessed with a totally dedicated and trustworthy Haitian Committee of Direction (all living in the community) that will not let their dream fail...pure and simple. " Dr. Raymond Ford

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About the musicians:

Byron Massie is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Nelson County.  Byron was born into a family whose musical traditions go back generations and have helped shape the musician he is today.  He is almost always accompanied by his Dad, Billy, on the dobro. Together they provide a true instrumental harmony which allows you to melt into the stories created by the songs Byron has written.  They are humble, hardworking, and honorable, which is evident in their song selections.  If you’re looking for a laid back, heartfelt, and fun evening I would make it a point to come out and give these fellas a listen. 

Lua Project is a cultural pollinator, bridging musical styles from different continents and different centuries. They write about contemporary themes, about families, and people and work and loss, but draw on the musical traditions of their own families' past. The music is inspired by Mexican Son, Appalachian song forms, Jewish and Eastern European tonalities, baroque melodic ideas, and Scotch-Irish narrative storytelling approaches. They strive to create a repertoire that constitutes new traditional music that they will be able to pass down to their children to experience, transform, and pass on.Grab a glass and relax the weekend away in musical bliss!

We would love you to join us for the fundraiser. If you can’t make the cook off, please consider visiting the FB page.

If you would like to donate to the foundation checks can also be mailed to:

The Robert Ford Haitian Foundation