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10. 27.
BCC Regular Meeting
Budget & Finance Consent  
Meeting Date:
10/04/2018
Issue:
Donation from District 4 Discretionary Funds for "Back on the Blocks Festival 2018"
From:
Grover Robinson
Department:
Board of County Commissioners
CAO Approval:
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation Concerning the Donation from District 4 Discretionary Funds for "Back on the Blocks Festival 2018" - Commissioner Grover C. Robinson, IV, District 4
That the Board approve the contribution of $5,000 of discretionary funds by Commissioner Grover Robinson to the Truth For Youth, Belmont Cultural Center for the “Back On The Blocks Festival 2018.”
[Funding: Fund 001, General Fund, Board of County Commissioners’ Discretionary Money, Cost Center 110101, Object Code 58201]
BACKGROUND:
The Truth For Youth, Belmont Cultural Center was acquired in 2019 and now celebrates its centennial birthday. The building was built in 1918 as Bennette’s Bakery, then Reed’s Bakery, then Smith’s Bakery. Through fundraising efforts like the “Back on The Blocks Festival 2018” renovation plans include the construction of another bakery. The entire Belmont-DeVilliers neighborhood was the home of the Black Business District and the Chitlin Circuit. May African- American musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Ike & Tina Turner, Ray Charles and many others, played there. This year Foo Foo, along with funds from ACE and tourism dollars, funded $10,000 for the festival. The cost of the festival is approximately $25,000 annually to conduct, so sponsorships and other fundraising efforts assists with these expenses.
Now in its 5th year of celebrating Foo Foo, and the “CULTURAL FLAVOR” of this historic neighborhood- the BACK ON THE BLOCKS FESTIVAL continues to encourage tourists to "VACATION CULTURALLY" while visiting the Pensacola region. This event has become a culturally creative space for residents to enjoy walking to; a culturally creative place for tourists to enjoy traveling to; and a culturally creative face for visitors to enjoy having an attraction to. The Old Smith’s Bakery is the setting and Truth For Youth home to this Centennial lifeline that’s celebrated in this cultural hub at the corners of Belmont and DeVilliers.
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