15 results for tag: haiti
Trivia – The Sequel
Our Second Annual Trivia Night, held on Saturday, April 12, was a tremendous success.
We want to thank everyone who contributed to making this event not only a lot of fun, but profitable for the people of Haiti. Next year, plan to be part of the excitement. Reserve April 7, 2012 (first Saturday in April again) for next year's event. Watch our web site for updates as the date approaches.
We want to make this event one that people will look forward to year after year. Your feedback will help make next year's event even better. If you were at this year's trivia night, please fill out this evaluation form. Thank you!
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One year…
It's cliché to say that the past year flew by. How many have you heard ask, "Where did the time go?"
That is not the case in Haiti, where one year ago today at exactly 4:53:10 PM ET, the landscape changed dramatically both literally and figuratively. If your year consisted of mourning lost loved ones, being fitted for prosthetic limbs, searching desperately for food, water, and shelter, trying to avoid rape, murder, and kidnap, and suffering cholera, it could not have passed quickly enough.
Those are the issues our friends in Haiti have lived with day in and day out. To us here in the U.S., a difficult time is a snowstorm that melts away ...
New Directions FAQ
These Frequently Asked Questions are regarding the new direction that SFH is taking in 2011. The changes were introduced in a letter from SFH president Laurae Richards dated 12/26/2010.
Q. How was the decision arrived at to change the direction of SFH?
A. Individual board members had been sensing for some time a need to change how SFH serves the people of Haiti. Through further prayer and discussion, the board agreed unanimously that our methods had to change. Part of the motivation was the earthquake, but it's likely we would have made these changes eventually anyway.
Q. When are these changes taking place?
A. We have already begun ...
New Directions for SFH
There can be no doubt in anyone's mind that the horrific events of January 12, 2010 have brought about substantial changes in the physical, spiritual, political, and economic landscape of Haiti. Those changes will affect the conditions in Haiti for the foreseeable future.
While we have continued our support and relief efforts, the board members of Servants for Haiti have also been busily thinking and praying about whether and how our activities should be affected by the new context there. Is what we have been doing for the past five years the best way we can address the long term after-effects of the earthquake? Are the assumptions under which ...
A Future for Junior
Back in 2000, when the folks who started SFH first visited Haiti, we made a lot of new friends. Over the years, some have moved on and others seem to have simply disappeared. One young man we hit it off with right away was a boy named Junior. His name didn't fit his appearance as he towered over his friends of the same age.
For a time, Junior attended what has since become CJRA, the school SFH supports. Due to a mixup with a sponsorship program that preceded SFH, he was forced to drop out of school. This past summer, a team member named Jeff met Junior and was impressed with his intelligence and work ethic. Jeff decided to do something to ...