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Revision as of 16:53, 22 May 2008

Celebrate Pensacola

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Established November 17, 2006[1]
Executive co-chairs Coy Irvin, Jr.
Maria Davis
Website CelebratePensacola.com

Celebrate Pensacola, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is organizing a festival commemorating the 450th anniversary of Don Tristan de Luna's 1559 expedition that established Pensacola as the first European settlement in the United States. The celebration will run for a total of for 450 days, from May 23, 2008 to August 15, 2009. Among other events, the organizers have stated the possibility of a visit by the Spanish Royal Family.

The organization will come together again in 2014 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Naval aviation in Pensacola.

Events

Plaza de Luna statue

Among the initiatives planned by Celebrate Pensacola was a proposed statue of Tristan de Luna to be erected in the City's recently finished Plaza de Luna park at the southern terminus of Palafox Street. The statue would feature a 9-foot sculpture of de Luna atop a 44-foot pedestal. Event planners initially hoped the City of Pensacola would contribute $150,000 of the $700,000 cost, but the City Council demurred by a 5-4 vote, citing budget restraints.[2]

Leadership

Executive committee

Education Committee

Fundraising Committee

Heritage Committee

Marketing Committee

Military Committee

New Events Committee

Religious History Committee

Special Projects Committee

VIP Committee

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ SunBiz.org entry
  2. ↑ Mark O'Brien. "Fortunately, some council members stand tall against bad statue idea." Pensacola News Journal, November 16, 2007.
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