Soca D’ Vote will hold a Voter Registration Drive from 3: 00 PM until 6:30 PM on Saturday April 26th, 2008 at the 4th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup Soccer Match. The soccer match will be played at the Silver Shores Park, in Miramar.. The Silver Shores Park is located at 15700 Pembroke Road in Miramar (Southeast corner of Dykes Road and Pembroke Road). Soca D’Vote, a non-partisan grassroots campaign endeavors to encourage voter education and participation among Caribbean-Americans.

"Our goal is to inspire and elevate voter participation by reaching out Caribbean Americans who care about their communities and their country. Soca D’ Vote is a completely unique approach to voter outreach, in that there has never before been a national, nonpartisan effort to reach Caribbean Americans." says Brad Hemmings, website manager and director of Soca D’ Vote. "If you care about issues that are affecting America then you owe it to yourself and your country to register to vote and to exercise your right in every election."

US Citizens who should register to vote include people who:
Are at least 18 years and not already registered to vote
Have changed their name, party affiliation or address
Are college students wishing to vote in Florida

Caribbean-Americans are becoming a greater part of the American fabric through their contributions in academia, sports, culture, business — and even politics. Although many Caribbean-Americans — estimated at over 4 million citizens in the United States (from around the English, Creole, Spanish and Dutch speaking Caribbean) residing in Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., Georgia, Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, and California — are eligible to vote, many do not bother to register or participate in the electoral process.

All Caribbean-American cultural, religious, educational, sports, community, charitable, and media representatives and organizations across the United States are encouraged to remind others to register to vote at http://www.socadvote.com or http://www.socathevote.com.

The 4th Annual soccer match between the Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida and the St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida is in memory of Dennis Ziadie, who coached both schools to Manning Cup victories. This year will mark the 22nd year of the death of Dennis Ziadie in a car crash in Mexico at the 1986 World Cup.

What: Soca D’Vote at the 4th Annual Dennis Ziadie Cup Soccer Match

Where: Silver Shores Park – 954 442 4030
(Southeast corner of Dykes Road and Pembroke Road)
15700 Pembroke Road
Miramar, Florida 33029

When: Saturday April 26, 2008

Time: 3.00 pm

ABOUT THE SOCA D’VOTE
Launched in 2004, Soca D’Vote is a non-partisan grassroots campaign founded to encourage voter education and participation from Caribbean-Americans. SocaDVote.com presently provides voter registration information and will later serve as a resource for to empower Caribbean-Americans to become more involved in the political process in the USA. The updated site will be launched in Spring/Summer 2008 prior to the general elections in November.

ABOUT THE JAMAICA COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida established in 2004 as a 501(c) (3). The Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida is committed to upholding the traditions of excellence of Jamaica College as one of the foremost educational institution in the country of Jamaica and to support the school in the development of its students.

ABOUT THE ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF FLORIDA
St. George’s College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 as a charitable non-profit corporation under the General Non-Profit Association Law of the State of Florida. Our objectives are: To foster the development of educational and extracurricular resources at St. George’s College; To advance education by providing scholarships to graduating students of St. George’s College for matriculation in a college or university; To provide a vehicle through which individuals and corporations may make charitable contributions to the St. George’s College alumni fund.

PRESS CONTACT:

Brad Hemmings
Director: Soca’D VOTE
Phone: 305-799-7483
Email: info@socadvote.com

Damion Simon:
Director: Jamaica College Old Boys Association of Florida, Inc
Phone: 561-255-3782
Email: dgsimon25@yahoo.com