6 results for month: 02/2010
Tide to Tide for Haiti
We're particularly excited about this fund raiser to support Servants for Haiti. Three young guys are doing a cross country bike ride to raise money and awareness for Haiti. They're still in the planning stages, but check out their web site and see how you can help!
Hats Off (and On) to Haiti!
It will be hard to "top" this fund raising idea. The kids in the small Champlain Valley Christian School in Vermont were given the chance to "break the rules" by wearing hats to school for Haiti. Each student donated $2 for the privilege of wearing a baseball cap. These capped rebels raised a total of $290! Hats off to you, kids, for your support of Haitian children!
More SFH help headed to Haiti
Another small team heads down to Haiti on Friday, February 26. We will bring you updates as we receive them. At the very least, we will have a complete trip report and photos after they return on March 4.
Servants for Haiti is committed to bringing consistent and long term support to our Haitian friends. Your financial support will help us. Also, give serious consideration to coming with us on a future trip. You can make a difference in Haiti. And Haiti will make a difference in you.
[Update: This team is home. We'll post a trip report as soon as possible.]
A Singularly Unique Fundraiser
The Single Again Ministry (SAM) of the Essex Alliance Church, Essex Junction, VT, (www.essexalliance.org) serves men and women who are single again through death, divorce or separation as well as those who have never been married. Recently, they served a completely unique constituency.
Twice a month they host dinners with games at the Community Center at the church. As part of those gatherings, they perform community service projects. At a recent meeting, Kingdom Kids orphanage was the beneficiary of their generosity. Everyone in attendance was asked to bring a toiletry item for the orphanage. As an incentive, they displayed pictures ...
Jan 2010 trip photos
Here are some photos from the small team that went to Haiti to do recovery work in January 2010. Go here for the trip report.
First post-earthquake SFH work
Back on Monday, January 25, Servants for Haiti sent its first team to work in post-earthquake Haiti. Three people, including two members of the SFH board, stayed between one and two weeks and accomplished a great deal. Here is a "diary" of their trip, mostly reprinted from an earlier blog from before this new site came online:
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2010:
They brought with them four heavy duty tents for the orphans, a water purifier, medical supplies, diapers, infant formula, and food: tuna, peanut butter, and more. They also brought money to purchase food and water. The money was especially helpful because the larger aid agencies had not yet ...