Kathy Brandon is an Art Instructor at Jack Jackter Intermediate School in Colchester, CT. After the Haiti earthquake, she felt great compassion for the victims, especially the children. Her students also expressed their concern for Haitian children, and wanted to help.
Update from Haiti: The children finished with their final exams and are waiting for their final report grade. They children are all doing great in school!
Saturday, June 25th was the first annual Haiti Fundraiser Tag Sale. The event raised over $700 – a substantial amount for our small organization in Chantal.
Jack Jackter Intermediate School student’s are using their hearts, their hands and their large creativity to help children in Haiti by selling pendants.
Today the children woke up at 7:00 a.m., took a shower, had breakfast and went to school from 8:00 until 12:30 p.m. After school they came home to have lunch at 1:00 and then took a siesta until 3:00. Once they awoke the children studied their lessons until 6:00. They had fun for an hour…
A Global Issues class at Eastern Connecticut State University will be holding a fundraiser at Chili’s Grill and Bar Restaurant on Wednesday, May 25th 2011.
I cannot easily express in words how truly grateful I am for the opportunity to share this mission trip to Haiti experience with so many wonderful people.
My second journey to the impoverished island of Haiti is shaping up to be very different from my first. I am really enjoying my time with the Restavek kids…
Dear Mammy Ellen, {Exec. Director Ellen Graber Donohue} I am so happy to announce that we have all the furniture sets built and ready to be used: 18 benches, one cabinet (buffet or armoire) and three desk tables. Please share our gratitude with the donors for those benches, desks and the lockers/cabinets. The kids will now…
Well it’s that time of year again! A small team of dedicated people will be heading off to Haiti on Tuesday, April 25th. The team will be led by Ellen Graber Donohue, the executive director of Restavec Freedom Alliance. The team will be staying until May 2nd. Currently they are packing last-minute items to make…