August 27, 2016 Elk Grove Dance and Fitness of Elk Grove, CA will hold its 4th annual, People of the Pacific community festival - Heiva Ma’ohi O’ Patitifa (HMOP), to celebrate the cultural arts, crafts, food, dance, and music of the Pacific Islands. This is a non-profit event with a mission to honor, educate, and preserve the traditions and culture of the Pacific Islander community.
The 4th People of the Pacific Festival will celebrate in Elk Grove, California. The celebration will commence with our traditional orero (chants) by our dignitaries, joined by the opening parade ceremony. In addition, our festival will be honored by community leaders, community organizations, Pacific Islander groups from all over California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Tahiti. There will be traditional food, arts and crafts, games, vendors, entertainment, dance competition, scholarship programs and more. To honor the Polynesian dance culture, our festival will include a Tahitian dance competition, where Pacific Islander groups from all over California, Nevada, and Hawaii will showcase their talent and culture. The People of the Pacific festival will provide youth development scholarship programs that offer many opportunities for achievement and recognition to deserving children, teens and young adults. A scholarship has been created for the Mr. & Ms. Heiva Ma’ohi Scholarship Pageant to honor Maeva Goo of Tahiti Toa. Maeva has provided countless hours of non-profit work to preserve the Tahitian culture. She has inspired our organization to donate a portion of the proceeds to a Pacific Islander Culture and Educational foundation and award educational scholarships for Pacific Islanders, or those involved in the Pacific Islander community, that are in need of aid in higher education.
Be assured that your sponsorship fee will be used to help the Heiva Ma’ohi O’ Patitifa 2016 project to fund educational and cultural preservation activities in the community.
Learn More: http://www.heivamaohi.com