Heartbeat Foundation Corp

WE ARE A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT IN THE ARTS, CULTURE, AND MUSIC. - CAMPAIGN SUFFERING NO MORE: WWW.SUFFERINGNOMORE.ORG. IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC FALLOUT THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC HAS INFLICTED ON THE LOCAL BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY IN SOUTH FLORIDA, THE HEARTBEAT FOUNDATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BAND ONZE:20 LAUNCHED ENOUGH - SUFFERING NO MORE (CHEGA), A NEW FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN AIMED AT CREATING AN EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND FOR LOCAL BRAZILIANS IN THE ARTS, CULTURAL, ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS INDUSTRIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP THEIR HEADS ABOVE WATER.- 2020 COVID SAFE BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL FLORIDA - IN 2020, THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HAD BEEN HIT PARTICULARLY HARD BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. LOCAL MINORITY AND IMMIGRANTS FACED JOB LOSSES, BUSINESS CLOSURES, DAYCARE CLOSURES, SCHOOL CLOSURES AND A DECREASE IN AVAILABLE CONTRACT WORK. MANY IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE US WERE OFTEN DISTANCED FROM THEIR FAMILIES, DEPRESSED, AND LACKED SOCIAL SUPPORT. ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY WERE ESPECIALLY SCRAMBLING TO SURVIVE THESE TRYING TIMES WHEN VENUES CLOSED, SOCIAL DISTANCING POLICIES MADE EXHIBITIONS, CONCERTS, AND EVENTS A CHALLENGE, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PERFORM OR DISPLAY ART WERE SLIM. THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY NEEDED HOPE. THE ANNUAL BRAZILIAN FESTIVAL HAD ALSO THE DUTY TO HONOR AND MAINTAIN LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS AND VENDOR CONTRACTS TO REMAIN IN BUSINESS. WWW.BRAZILIANFESTIVAL.ORG- FREE 30 SECOND TV SPOTS TO ASSIST LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE BRAZILIAN FEST RADIO SHOW. RADIO SHOW IS MEANT FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. FREE APP AVAILABLE ON IPHONE AND GOOGLE PLAY THAT PROMOTES BRAZILIAN POPULAR MUSIC IN THE US TO 500,000 LISTENERS AND BRAZILIANS FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GENERATION IN THE US. WWW.BRAZILIANFESTRADIOSHOW.ORG- GARRA LATINA FIRST LATIN FESTIVAL IN FLORIDA CANCELLED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND RE-SCHEDULED FOR 2022.