Hope for Haiti
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high Hopes for Haiti
This website provides information about Good Samaritans School in St. Marc, Haiti, where St. Scholastica sponsors several students. The site includes information on other projects of the Mortel Family Charitable Foundation.
www.highhopesforhaiti.org
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Hope for Haiti Committee
This group facilitates Christ the King’s Parish’s financial support of students at several Catholic schools established for the “poorest of the poor” in Haiti, through the Mortel High Hopes for Haiti Foundation. We also offer events and resources to increase our understanding of Haiti and our Christian solidarity with the Haitian people. Our fundraising activities include a Christmas giving project and holiday sale of fair-trade items; educational programs feature guest speakers and Haitian cultural experiences; and we pray and enjoy social time together at an annual Lenten soup supper. Check the parish calendar and bulletin for monthly meeting dates and other information. New members and new ideas are always welcome!
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What You Can Do: Donate, Join, Pray
1) Donate: You can donate online at our Parish Ministry Giving page to our ongoing efforts to support education in Haiti at Good Samaritans School. Please choose the "Hope for Haiti" option in the dropdown menu. You can also make donations at our parish offices.
Donations help to change these students' future by:
· Providing them with a quality learning experience (including 1-2 meals per day) that lays the foundation for a more stable and healthy society.
· Through donations, the school has been able to establish classes from kindergarten through seventh grade as well as a summer computer camp for the older grades.
· You can also help during our annual Advent Giving Tree project.2) Join: Our Hope for Haiti Committee and participate in organizing fundraising and educational projects (contact us by email HERE).
3) Pray: for the people of Haiti and especially for their children's future.
The following prayer speaks to the needs of children throughout the developing world:Lord, this world needs the marvelous wealth that is youth. Help young people!
They possess the inexhaustible wealth of the future.
For those who are poor and struggling,
do not allow difficulties to quench their spirit.
For those who are wealthy,
do not allow an easy life to corrupt them.
And may we join together in prayer and action
to support and guide young people,
both near and far.
Amen.(Adapted from Dom Helder Camara's "Prayer for Young People")
For more information:
Contact: Maureen O’Brien
E-mail: [email protected]