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Our Projects
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Haiti
has so
many needs
-- pick
a topic,
and it
likely
needs support:
food, water,
housing,
medicine,
schooling,
economic
sustainability.
Undaunted,
we're an
army of
volunteers
with diverse
backgrounds
and skill
sets. We
select
projects
that align
with community
need, our
skills
and our
inability
to say
no. We're
yes-men
and proud
of it.
You can
be a yes
man/yes
woman too.
If one
of our
projects
appeals
to you,
send us
some funds,
give us
advice,
or point
us in a
direction.
Your
tax exempt
donation
will be
sent to
you.
90%
of
our budget
helps Haitians
in need.
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Bishop's
Annual
Spring
Appeal
:
In 2008,
many of
you responded
generously
to my appeal
for help
for our
brothers
and sisters
in Jeannette,
Haiti.
You may
recall
I had just
returned
from Haiti
where Cannon
Pfaff and
I experienced
first-
hand the
critical
food shortage.
This was
subsequently
worsened
by back-to-back
devastating
hurricanes
in the
fall of
2008. Your
response
to my plea
was heartening
and enabled
us not
only to
help the
students
and teachers
through
that difficult
time, but
also plan
for future
need. Each
Spring,
we will
be conducting
an annual
appeal
to continue
supporting
those living
in Haiti.
Sincerely,
The Rt.
Rev. Steven
Miller
Donate
to Bishop
Miller's
Annual
Appeal
During
times of
emergency,
your contribution
will feed
school
children.
During
other times,
your donation
will go
towards
helping
Jeannette
develop
self-sustaining
economic
projects
for food,
clothing
and shelter.
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Child
Sponsorship
: Sending
a Haitian
Child to
school
is a great
way to
experience
the joys
of helping
a child
in need
and making
a lasting
difference
in his
or her
life.
As a sponsor,
you will
be sent
annual
photos,
report
cards,
and an
occasional
note from
your school
child.
By sponsoring
a child,
you help
a child
become
self-reliant,
productive
citizens
in their
communities.
Your donation
provides:
-
A qualified
teacher
and school
supplies
- Nutritional
assistance
{e.g.,
daily
vitamins}
-
Preventative
and curative
medical
care
-
Community
programs
for clean
water
&
food
- A
chance
to hear
about
Christ's
love
-
A message
that
someone
cares
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Your
sponsorship
can be
a 1-time
event or
you may
follow
a child
through
graduation.
Child
Sponsorship
lets you
share a
unique
relationship
with a
child.
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Sending
a Haitian
child to
school
costs $200
annually,
and you
have the
opportunity
to stay
with your
child a
number
of years.
Some sponsors
begin when
a child
is very
young and
the child
may not
graduate
until his
or her
early 20's.
While we
hope you
are able
to continue
your support
until graduation,
we recognize
circumstances
change,
and you
may discontinue
your sponsorship
at any
time.
Send
a Haitian
Child to
School
in your
own or
a loved-one's
name
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Singing
Rooster's
Mountain
Bleu roast
is rich
& somewhat
sweet;
cool nights
at high
altitudes
produce
gentle
& FLAVORFUL
coffees!
Mountain
Bleu comes
from the
same type
of coffee
plant &
is grown
in a similar
region
as the
wildly
successful
Jamaican
Blue Mountain
bean -
but at
a fraction
of the
price.
Mountain
Bleu sells
for ONLY
$8.95 (12oz
bag) –
a DEAL
compared
to Jamaican
Blue which
sells for
$49.99
lb.
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Coffee
Project
: Singing
Rooster
The Haiti
Project
is selling
Haitian
coffee
we've named
Singing
Rooster
after the
Bishop's
favorite
alarm clock:
Big Red
- who's
wake-up
calls began
at 4:00
am.
Purchasing
Singing
Rooster
coffee
supports
Haitian
farmers
including
those living
in Jeanette
–
beans come
from grower
cooperatives.
100% of
proceeds
go BACK
to Haiti
for economic
sustainability
programs
like coffee
agriculture.
Supporting
those in
need is
deeply
satisfying;
Moreover,
Haitian
coffee
is delicious!
Our coffee
is natural;
natural
crops mean
a better
tasting
coffee,
a better
environment.
And don't
forget:
Coffee
makes an
EXCELLENT
gift!
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this delicious
tasting Haitian
Mountain
Blue coffee
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Trade School
: Haitians
Rebuilding
Haiti
Jeannette's
trade school
building
is complete
-- and
just in
time as
the process
of rebuilding
Haiti will
be underway
shortly.
Haitians
are ready
and eager
to learn
the trades
of electricity,
plumbing,
tiling,
agriculture
and sewing;
they greatly
desire
to play
a part
in rebuilding
their country.
We need
your support
to launch
classes
beginning
June 1st.
Over 160
people
are registered
[almost
1/2 are
women]
for 3-months
of intensive
training
that will
aid Haiti's
reconstruction.
Your
$100 donation
puts one
student
through
training.
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Donate
to the
Trade School
: Your
$100 donation
puts one
student
through
training. |
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Water
Project
:
The Haiti
Project
collaborates
with other
groups
and foundations
who are
doing wonderful
things
to fight
third-world
poverty.
One such
organization
is the
Gift
of Water.
Communities
without
running
water is
the norm.
Drinking
stagnant
or unpurified
water leads
to sickness
and malnutrition.
The Gift
of Water
developed
a cost-effective
solution
for water
purification.
The purification
process
is simple
and similar
to most
public
systems
in the
United
States.
The Purifier
is composed
of two
5 gallon
buckets
that detach.
The top
bucket
is filled
and a disinfectant
is added
–
usually
chlorine
tablets.
The bucket
sits for
30 minutes,
giving
time to
kill bacteria
and parasites.
It is then
placed
on top
of the
second
bucket
and allowed
to filter.
There is
a spigot
on the
lower bucket.
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The purifier
contains
two filters
–
one for
sediment
and one
for removal
of chemicals
and disinfectant
by-products.
Currently,
rain water
is the
primary
source
of water
in Jeannette
and is
collected
in cisterns.
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By
donating
to the
water project,
you'll
help us
buy buckets,
chlorine
tables
and repair
cisterns
that store
water during
non-rainy
seasons
[half the
year there
is NO rain].
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Bread
Fruit
:
With
rampant
food
shortages
in
Haiti,
it’s
important
to
harvest
food
from
ALL
available
food
sources.
One
such
valuable
source
is
the
Breadfruit
--
one
of
the
highest-yielding
plants,
where
a
tree
produces
200
fruits
per
season.
Breadfruit
is
a
staple
in
many
tropical
regions.
They
are
rich
in
starch,
and
are
roasted,
baked,
fried,
or
boiled.
When
cooked,
they
taste
potato-like
and
fresh
baked
bread
(hence
the
name).
Breadfruit
ripen
at
once
and
are
made
of
70%
water.
Unless
eaten
quickly,
they
rot.
Many
organizations
have
been
working
on
converting
breadfruit
into
a
more
stable
and
reliable
food
source
by
converting
it
to
flour.
The
Haiti
Project
Breadfruit
program
assists
Haitians
in
doing
just
that.
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Breadfruit
are
roughly
the
size
of
grapefruit;
tough
outer
shells
are
peeled
and
the
fruit
quartered
to
feed
into
a
shredder.
Once
shredded,
they’re
amenable
for
drying,
grinding
into
flour
for
storage.
Your
donation
to
the
breadfruit
program
will
help
us
continue
to
teach
Haitians
how
to
convert
breadfruit
into
flour
and
buy
necessary
equipment:
shredders,
grinders,
tarps
for
drying,
and
sacks
for
storage.
Donate
to
the
Bread
Fruit
Project
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Sponsor
a
Nurse
or
Teacher
:
We
value
our
dedicated
teachers
&
health
care
workers.
A
Haitian
teacher
makes
the
equivalency
of
$88
dollars
a
month.
A
nurse
makes
$103.
The
Partner
with
an
Educator
or
Health
Care
Worker
Fund
matches
you
with
a
teacher
or
nurse
and
provides
the
monthly
financial
support
needed
to
pay
their
salaries.
Your
contribution
may
also
provide
continued
educational
training.
Sponsor
a
Nurse
or
Teacher
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Leader
Scholarship
:
After
students
graduate
from
St.
Marc's
School
in
Jeannette
many
hope
to
continue
their
education.
The
Leadership
Scholarship
Fund
establishes
special
scholarships
and
housing
allowances
to
help
these
future
leaders
for
continued
success.
Donate
to
the
Leadership
Scholarship
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Computer
Project
:
Despite
the
fact
that
most
families
living
in
Jeannette
do
not
have
running
water
and
electricity,
they
still
believe
education
is
key
to
overcoming
poverty.
Even
though
many
of
their
parents
cannot
read
or
write,
the
youth
value
education.
They
are
hungry
to
learn
how
to
use
computers
so
that
they
will
be
able
to
keep
up
with
other
students
when
they
continue
their
education
in
Port-au-Prince.
The
Computer
Fund
helps
purchase
laptops
for
the
School.
Laptops
are
useful
because
the
only
reliable
source
of
electricity
in
Jeannette
is
solar
power
or
generators,
and
laptops
use
much
less
electricity.
Contact
us
if
you
or
your
company
is
getting
rid
of
laptops
that
are
in
good
working
condition.
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Donate
to
the
Computer
Project
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Clinic
Building
:
One
of
our
goals
is
to
build
a
small
addition
onto
the
already
cramped
clinic
so
that
there
is
more
than
one
room
for
examinations.
Currently
all
medical
procedures,
including
TB
and
AIDS
testing,
as
well
as
infant
delivery
and
exams,
are
being
done
in
the
same
room.
If
you
are
an
individual
or
company
that
would
like
to
donate
building
materials,
we
ship
materials
on
cargo
containers.
Contact
us
if
you
want
to
donate
building
materials.
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Donate
to
the
clinic
building
project
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General
/
Emergency
Relief
Fund
:
When
catastrophe
strikes,
the
Emergency
Relief
Fund
helps
provide
emergency
funding
for
food,
clothing,
doctors
and
equipment
needed,
as
well
as
for
shelter
and
replacement
of
belongings
for
families
struggling
to
survive
a
tragedy.
When
there
are
no
active
emergencies,
your
donation
funds
Haiti
Project
actives
most
in
need.
Donate
to
the
general
/
emergency
relief
fund
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Fr.
Octave
Lafontant
Endowment
:
In
January
1986,
Fr.
Lafontant
introduced
us
to
the
village
of
Jeannette
and
miracles
began
to
happen.
We
were
convinced
of
his
integrity
and
sent
him
money
to
pay
teachers’
salaries.
Although
semi-retired
and
living
in
Port-au-Prince,
he
had
a
very
modest
house
in
Jeannette.
As
many
as
12
Americans
would
cram
into
his
2
bedrooms
or
pitch
tents
in
his
yard.
Soon,
buildings
began
to
appear,
cisterns
were
dug,
and
a
dormitory
for
teachers
and
a
clinic
were
built.
Every
year
more
classes
and
children
were
added
to
the
school.
People
were
transformed,
physically,
mentally,
spiritually.
Donate
to
Fr.
Octave's
Endowment
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Your
contribution
to
Octave's
Endowment
fund
will
help
support
the
community
that
was
so
close
to
his
heart.
You
can
READ
MORE
about
the
life
of
Fr.
Octave
in
our
June
2009
e-Newsletter
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The
Episcopal
Diocese
of Milwaukee
Haiti Project,
as part
of the
Protestant
Episcopal
Church
of the
United
States
of America
is registered
as a 501(c) 3 charity
under the
United
States
Internal
Revenue
Code, so
your donations
are tax-deductible
to the
extent
permitted
by law.
You will
receive
acknowledgment
of your
tax exempt
donation.
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Coordinator:
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of Eau Claire
Coordinator:
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