January 13, 2010
Asakivle
reaching out to help Haiti
Local
organization starts organizing relief effort
Concern
is mounting for Franck Desire who left Buffalo three
years ago to return to Port-au-Prince. Many agree no
one did more to bring Haitian culture to Buffalo than
Franck. He brought dancers here and Haitian artwork,
making sure the proceeds wound up in the pockets of
the artists. He performed at more than a hundred schools,
and created Asakivle: Buffalo Friends of Haiti
WIVB
Channel 4 News
Rich
Newberg
January 14, 2010
Anxiety
of disaster being felt in WNY
Franck
Desire survives Haiti earthquake
News
4 has just learned some good news about a man who moved
from Buffalo, back to Haiti.At the headquarters of Buffalo
Friends of Haiti, members have learned that the group's
founder Franck Desire has survived the earthquake, in
Port-Au-Prince.
WIVB
Channel 4 News
Rich
Newberg
January 14, 2010
Local
Haitian leader has survived quake
Desire
created Asakivle and brought culture to WNY
Word
has finally arrived that Desire, the man from Haiti
who had brought his country's culture to Buffalo in
so many different forms, made it through the nightmare
in Port-Au-Prince. Now, through a Facebook entry made
in Haiti by a friend of Desire's, his friends and relatives
here in Buffalo know that he survived the earthquake.
WIVB
Channel 4 News
Rich
Newberg
January 16, 2010
WNYers
unite to help quake victims
Local
organization starts organizing relief effort
Western
New Yorkers are doing what they can to help the quake
victims. Kenmore firefighter, Dale Clear loaded a truckload
of relief items from the group Asakivle Buffalo Friends
of Haiti. Dale volunteered after hearing about Asakivle's
plea for help on News 4 two days ago..
WIVB
Channel 4 News
Rich
Newberg
July,
2009
Haiti
In Color
Haitian
Art Shown at WNED
Horizon Art Gallery
Asakivle
Buffalo Friends of Haiti held a show of Haitian Art
during July, 2009 at the Horizon Art Gallery. View it
in this Artvoice Video.
Video
by Franco Ardito
Artvoice.com
February
19, 2010
Haiti
Earthquake Relief Fundraiser
Held at the Tralf in Buffalo
Hundreds
show up at relief effort to help Haiti
A night of
music and words all going to the people of Haiti.
Franck
Desire was in Haiti when the huge earthquake hit. Hehas
returned home to play music and spread the word on whathappened
in Haiti.
WKBW Channel 7 News
January
15, 2010
Local
Organization Works to Bring Relief to Haiti
Local
organization starts organizing relief effort
Asakivle.org
is a non-profit organization that was set-up in response
to the four hurricanes that struck the caribbean nation
of Haiti in the fall of 2008.The two were supposed to
be on a flight to Port Au Prince Thursday, delivering
boxes of donated items to the struggling people of the
impoverished nation.
WKBW
Channel 7 News