The Ahi Festival, following its overwhelming success at the inaugural event last December, will be on again this year from Dec 11-18 with even bigger and better things planned.
This year’s event will include motorcade and floats around the city, Sunday service gospel concert and opening extravaganza, Ahi Games, Ahi’s Got Talent show, cultural activities, musical extravaganza, Carols by Candlelight and fireworks.
Organisers are already on the drawing board evaluating last December’s inaugural event and planning for this year.
The Ahi Festival year kicks off on March 4 at Lae International Hotel with the official launching of website, theme song and documentary during a cocktail at the Lae International Hotel.
This will be followed by an educational symposium at the Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium from June 6-13.
September 15, the day before Independence Day, sees the groundbreaking ceremony of the Ahi Resource Centre at Ampo.
This all culminates with the second Ahi Festival in December.
“We have completed a development concept and are in process of incorporating an entity called ‘Ahi Foundation’,” according to major sponsor, Riback Stevedores’ operations manager, George Gware.
“This entity will have a community focus and will become the vehicle through which Riback and our partners will channel resources to support our various community based programmes.
“Ahi Festival will be our main promotional tool and Ahi Foundation will take ownership of the festival.
“The creation of Ahi Foundation will help keep accounting matters of this work away from Riback Stevedores’ books.
“For example, the Ahi Resource Centre will be an asset sitting on the foundation's books and not Ribacks'.
“Riback will manage the foundation and it is our intention that the board will consist of Riback’s representative, Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry representative, village representative, church representative and a prominent representative.
“We have an architect currently working on the design of the resource centre.
“We are in full swing organising key major events for year 2011.
“We are all looking forward to the launching of the Ahi them song soon, with a DVD of the inaugural event also to be on sale soon.”
2011 Ahi Festival Calendar of Events
January Evaluation
February Planning
March Friday 4th March 2011
Official launching of website, theme song and documentary
Lae International Hotel cocktail party
Lae International Hotel cocktail party
April Planning
May Planning
June Monday 6th June – Monday 13th June
Educational Symposium
Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium indoor complex
July Planning
August Planning
September Thursday 15th September 2011
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Ahi Resource Centre at Ampo
October Planning
November Planning
December Sunday 11th December – Sunday 18th December 2011
Ahi Festival 2011
Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium
Events
· Launching of official website, theme song/clip and documentary
Friday 4th March, Lae International Hotel Cocktail Party
Invitees – Corporate partners, stakeholders, sponsors and potential clients
· Educational Symposium
Monday 6th June – Monday 13th June 2011
Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium
Six-day Symposium
Seven stakeholders to present papers on topics affecting Ahi community
Final day Expo
· Groundbreaking Ceremony
Thursday 15th September 2011
Cultural singsings
· Ahi Festival
Sunday 11th Dec- Sunday 18th Dec 2011
Motorcade and floats around the city
Sunday service Gospel concert and opening of festival
Ahi Games
Ahi’s Got Talent
Cultural Activities
Musical Extravaganza
Carols by Candlelight
Carols by Candlelight
Fireworks
Community-based projects for 2011
· Community development awareness campaign
Outreach programme facilitating for NGO’s entry into six Ahi villages
· Establishment of health centres and police stations in six villages – through donor funding
· Seek donations of books and school equipment for schools within Ahi villages
· Recording and archiving of traditional Ahi singsings
· Write a book of famous Ahi traditional dishes
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