Native Sons Productions is setting the stage for the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the unique Cultural Radio Show “Culturally Yours” and the 7th Annual Cultural Recognition Awards.
The 2017 awards will highlight and recognize six (6) persons who had played a great part in Anguilla’s Culture and was interviewed, recalling significant aspects of their lifetime cultural, treasurable moments on Kool Fm Radio 103.3 fm.
To recognize these individuals, a Cultural Award ceremony will be held in a tropical morning setting at CuisinArt Golf Resort and Spa on Saturday 13th May, 2017 at 8 am.
Native Sons Productions, which comprises Messer’s Leroy ‘Brother Lee’ Richardson and Alwyn “Jerry Dice” Richardson, indicated that the event is designed to be memorable and produced in the honor of our cultural gems and jewels, with much pomp and flamboyance. The 2017 award recipients are all cultural heritage laureates, who have lived the Anguilla Culture in many aspects and maintained the best practice of our rich unique heritage and ensured that it was sustain over many generations and who has inspired cultural change. The Cultural Awards are aimed to promote the benefits of cultural heritage conversation by highlighting good practices examples and guidance, as well as offering the owners or guardians of our cultural heritage recognition for their invaluable work.
The 2017 celebrated recipients are Mrs. Janice Hodge (Cultural Leadership Impact Award), Lana Hoyoung (Cultural Circle of Excellence Award), Ms. Joan Carty (Cultural Spotlight Award) and Messer’s, John Edwards (Cultural Impact Pinnacle Award) , Kenneth Harrigan (Cultural Standing Ovation Award) and Pastor Norril Gumbs (Cultural Paramount Achievement Award).
Native Sons extend profound gratitude to ALL the sponsors, donors and contributors to the event and further stated that “Culture can give people a connection to certain social values, beliefs, religions and customs. It allows us to identify with others of similar mindsets and backgrounds. Cultural heritage can provide an automatic sense of unity and belonging within a group and allows us to better understand previous generations and the history of where we came from. Understanding our cultural heritage can give a sense of personal identity. Our Cultural Laureates have shown us how culture can help resist polarising forces and project a future where a more inclusive Anguilla can be possible.”
The Culturally Yours show is sponsored by the ANKOR Farm. Sponsors of the 2017 Culturally Yours Awards includes Anguilla Social Security Board, Rey’s Funeral Home, FLOW, ABC Supply, Eddy Kelly, Department of Youth & Culture, FairPlay Group of Companies, Webster Law Firm, Villas at Sheriva, Manoah Boutique Hotel and Anguilla Electricity Co. ltd.
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
