Photos Below Text This is my first trip to Haiti- my first trip to any impoverished, third-world country. With so many firsts, I expected a lot out of this place. I’m not nearly disappointed. This country is breathtaking, to say the least. The people here are amazingly friendly and outgoing; I’ve made so many friends…
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This is my second trip to Haiti and I was so happy to be able to come back and hope to be coming back in the future. On the first day spent with the kids, we were driving by the old house that the family used to live in before they moved to a bigger…
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Photos are below text. “From the day we arrive on the planet, and blinking, step into the sun, there’s more to see than can ever be seen, more to do than can ever be done, there’s far too much to take in here, more to find than can ever be found…” Arriving in Port Au…
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MOST RECENT UPDATES AT THE TOP: 10:00 p.m. The team has made it to Les Cayes, Haiti! Everyone took a nice shower after a long and hot bus drive from Port-au-Prince. The traditional Beaucejour spaghetti dinner is at 10:30. 3:00 p.m. The team has safely arrived in Port-au-Prince and are now on their way to…
DetailsWork continues on our home and our latrine, for the children to use during school and for the community to use who attend church, is almost complete!! Below is a photo of our new latrine! The Restavec Freedom Alliance volunteer team will be giving it a nice coat of paint during their trip from May…
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DetailsThe Bacon Academy’s Community Activism Class will be hosting a Pasta Dinner fundraiser on May 2, 2012 in the Bacon Academy Cafeteria at 6 p.m. The cost of the dinner is $10 and that will be donated to our organization! Additional donations are always extremely appreciated. If you’d like more information please contact us. To…
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We are seeing some great progress with the construction of our first permanent home in Chantal, Haiti! Our contractors are working at an incredible rate and are really motivated to finish the construction so that our children can move into a place they can truly call “home.” As of right now we have raised approximately $20,000 from our extremely…
Details52 Students at William J. Johnston Middle School in Colchester, CT., recently participated in the second annual “Read a ton, Help a ton” readathon. This year, it was decided that the proceeds would help two charities, and students reading would benefit the local food bank along with Restavec Freedom Alliance. Over $750 was raised for each…
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Update: Our dear friend Arne passed away early this morning, 3/10, with his family by his side. More information will forthcoming as his family plans a celebration of his most wonderful life sometime around Easter. The family thanks you for all your prayers and words of encouragement. We send deep love to Arne and his…
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