Acadians Visit The Big E to Spread Awareness of the Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014

Josh ArcherPublished: September 30, 2013

Evangeline, Mélanie-Eve Bourque, Pat Ezzy, CMA 2014 Maine Coordinator Lorraine Pelletier-Marston, and Tête Carée. Standing are, from left, Cores de Patates, Dick Marston, Lydia Martin, Maryann Gagnon, Linda Cyr, Diane Parent, Romeo Parent, and CMA 2014 Co-President and President of the Maine Regional Coordinating Committee George Dumond. Behind the camera is Kelly Martin.

To raise awareness of the coming Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014 more than a dozen Acadians from the St. John Valley travelled to The Big E in Springfield, MA last week.

From left, kneeling, are Evangeline, Mélanie-Eve Bourque, Pat Ezzy, CMA 2014 Maine Coordinator Lorraine Pelletier-Marston, and Tête Carée. Standing are, from left, Cores de Patates, Dick Marston, Lydia Martin, Maryann Gagnon, Linda Cyr, Diane Parent, Romeo Parent, and CMA 2014 Co-President and President of the Maine Regional Coordinating Committee George Dumond. Behind the camera is Kelly Martin.

The group invited all Acadians and Franco-Americans in New England to visit l'Acadie des terres et des forêts next August.

The CMA happens every 5 years in regions inhabited by Acadians and more than 50,000 visitors from all over the world have a major economic impact that can exceed $50 million.

For more information about the Congrès Mondial Acadien 2014, visit cma2014.com.