The
Cayman Carnival Batabano Committee is pleased to welcome back
Batabano's founding organisation, the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman, as
a sponsor for the carnival's Junior Batabano Street Parade and Family
Fun Day, slated for May 11, 2019.

“It
is an absolute pleasure for the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman to be
supporting Junior Batabano once again this year,” said Lawrence
Edwards, President of the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman. "People
sometimes forget, but Rotary in Grand Cayman was there at the very
inception of Junior Batabano some 17 years ago! Congratulations to
everyone involved in organizing and growing this celebration,
especially the children involved – be proud and celebrate your
heritage.....be creative with the dancing and arts and, above all,
have a pile of fun!”

Batabano
Chairperson, Donna Myrie-Stephen, said: "On behalf of the
Batabano organizing committee, we congratulate the Rotary Club of
Grand Cayman for their forward thinking and vision as founders of
Batabano some 36 years ago. We are honored and proud of the Club's
continued support of Junior Batabano as well, year after year (except
in 2018) since its inception 18 years ago, and we look forward
to their ongoing support of Cayman's youth through this cultural
artistic avenue."

Junior
Batabano events start with Pan and Pooches on Parade on Friday May
10, 2019 at 5:30pm (location to be confirmed). On Saturday May 11,
2019, the Family Fun Day activities begin at 1pm with
interactive booths and food vendors on the grounds of the old Glass
House in George Town, with the parade starting from the same location
at 3pm. The parade wraps around George Town and returns to the Glass
House where each Junior Mas Band will do dance performances as they
cross the stage, vying for the Junior Batabano Band of the Year. The
event wraps up at 6pm and is followed by the annual Teen Dance at
Kings Sports Center.  

For
more information about Junior Batabano, or to become a sponsor,
visit  www.caymancarnival.com or
email  batabanocaymancarnival@gmail.com.
 

You
can also follow the Junior Batabano Facebook page
at www.Facebook.com/juniorbatabano.