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Bobbi Jo Frazier, Host of “The Travel Show with Bobbi Jo,” recently donated vacation certificates to enhance the Polynesian-Pacifica Foundation of Colorado’s Polynesian Luau event. “When I made the offer to donate the vacations to the PPFC, President Helen Simms was excited to hear about my offer, and then they really started wondering how they might use the vacations for the Foundation’s benefit.” said Bobbi Jo.
The certificates awarded allowed the grand prize winner a 7 night stay at a 4-5 star luxury resort with a choice of 65 locations, including Hawaii. Another winner received 3 day/2 night accommodations at one of 25 locations, such as Orlando, FL, Branson, MO, Las Vegas, or San Diego.
The Polynesian-Pacifica Foundation of Colorado's mission is based on the fact that the Polynesian cultures are comprised of a diverse group of people, and islands, which have often been categorized under the umbrella of "Asians, Pacific Islanders, or Hawaiians". This is understandable because Hawaii, the 50th state, has served as a focal point and melting pot for all the people of Asia, the Pacific Islands and Polynesia, who chose to be assimilated into the American way of life. The Polynesian people are different in their cultures depending on their island of origin; i.e., Fiji, Hawaii, New Zealand, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga, etc. In the United States, these diverse cultures are usually misrepresented, or grouped as one of the umbrella categories. The cultural variations can be seen in many of the arts, dances and costumes.
When the public thinks about Hawaiian dances, they usually conjure up images of hip-shaking dances garbed in grass skirts, dancing to rapid tribal beats on wooden drums or of action-packed fire dancers eating fire and dancing to the backdrop of a steep, lush valley surrounding a magnificent waterfall. Both images are Polynesian, but not necessarily Hawaiian. The first scenario is Tahitian and the second is Samoan. There are hundreds of different traditional Polynesian dances and cultural demonstrations that could be provided by all of these divergent cultures to the general public. The Polynesia-Pacifica Foundation of Colorado was formed as an administrative/educational group to represent all of the different Polynesian cultures. The foundation's members include many of the profit and non-profit Polynesian organizations, cultural demonstrators, dance and musical groups, artists and clubs located throughout Colorado.
Bobbi Jo stated, “When you’re logged on to thetravelshowwithbobbijo.com… you’ll learn a new meaning for the word vacation…you’ll discover how to travel in a way that is affordable on almost any budget. This is a great way to offer incentives for any organization. Some organizations that I have worked with like to offer an entire vacation package as the final raffle prize and that is the fundraiser. Either way, it’s lots of fun for the families and the contributors.”
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