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Financial
Donations
Give
freely and
share your
blessings.
A contribution
of any size
is appreciated
and will be
distributed
as needed among
our many programs:
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Clinic
Building
Fund.
A
goal in the
near future
is to add
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.
When the
clinic is
overflowing,
patients
have to wait
outside.
If you
are an
individual
or company
that would
like to
donate
building
materials,
we can
ship the
materials
on a cargo
container.
Download our
Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
the Clinic
Building.
Or Donate
Online.
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Computer
Fund.
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 will
help purchase
laptop computers
for St. Marc's
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
computers
only a
couple
years old
and in
good working
condition.
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- Leadership
Scholarship
Fund.
After students
graduate from
St. Marc's
School in Jeannette
many hope to
continue their
high school
and college
education in
Port-au-Prince.
The Leadership
Scholarship
Fund establishes
special scholarships
and housing
allowances
to help these
future leaders
to continued
success.
Download our
Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
scholarships.
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- Partner
with an Educator
or Health Care
Worker.
We value our
dedicated teachers
& health
care workers.
A teachers
make the equivalency
of $88 US dollars
a month. A
nurse makes
$103 each month.
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 .
Download our
Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
partnerships.
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- Relief
Fund. When
catastrophe
strikes, the
Relief Fund
steps in to
restore and
help the community
in Jeannette
and St. Croix
Hospital in
Leogane. Living
in a country
of political
and economic
instability,
this program
is ready to
step in with
assistance
to provide
emergency funding
for doctors
and equipment
needed at St.
Croix Hospital
or food, shelter
and replacement
of belongings
for families
struggling
to survive
a tragedy.
Download our
Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
the relief
fund or Donate
Online.
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- Trade
School
Fund
Vocational
education
has been
added
to the
St. Marc's
curriculum.
88 students
in junior
high,
as well
as other
community
members,
will
participate
in sewing
instruction.
After
three
years
they
will
graduate
from
the program.
Over
the years,
the Haiti
Project
has donated
numerous
treadle
sewing
machines,
sewing
supplies
and fabric-cutting
tables.
The Trade
School
Fund
supports
additional
vocational
trades
that
will
provide
jobs
to those
living
in Jeannette.
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- The
Gift of Water
Program
One of the
main goals
of the Haiti
Project is
to create better
cistern water
collection
and purification.
The Gift of
Water is a
user friendly
water filtration
system that
uses interlocking
five-gallon
buckets which
filter and
remove bacteria
and contaminates.
Pure drinking
water is essential
in providing
good health
for the people
of Jeannette.
The Water Collection
Fund fixes
leaking cisterns,
constructs
new cisterns,
and supplies
purification
buckets to
families.
Download
our Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
the Gift of
Water. Or Donate
Online.
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- Vitamin
Fund
In 2002, a
nutrition program
was started
at St. Marc's
to help the
community during
months when
crops aren't
doing well
& food
is sparse.
The program
gives a chewable
multivitamin
to each child
on school days.
With more than
700 students,
13,000 vitamins
are needed
monthly.
Download our
Pledge
Card to
make a financial
donation for
Vitamins. Or
Donate
Online.
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Sponsor
a Child

- A
chance
to hear
about
Christ's
love
and be
encouraged
to develop
a relationship
with
God.
- A
message
that
someone
cares.
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Child Sponsorship
Program
costs $200.00
annually
($17.50
monthly),
and you
have the
opportunity
to stay
with your
child for
a number
of years.
Some sponsors
begin when
a child
is very
young and
the child
may not
graduate
until they
are in
their early
20's.
While we
hope you
will be
able to
continue
your support
until he
or she
completes
high school,
we recognize
that sponsors'
circumstances
change,
and you
may discontinue
your sponsorship
at any
time.
When you
sponsor
a child,
your tax
deductible
contribution
provides
opportunities
necessary
for success
in life
and make
a significant
difference
in that
child's
life .
Your
support
provides:
- A
qualified
teacher
and school
supplies.
-
Nutritional
assistance
through
daily
vitamins.
- Preventative
and curative
medical
care.
- Community
programs
for clean
water,
food,
clothing
and shoes.
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In
addition
to the
satisfaction
of helping
a child
living
in poverty
have a
better
life, sponsors
receive:
- A
picture
of your
sponsored
child,
updated
yearly.
- Occasional
letters
from
your
child;
however,
not all
children
aren't
able
to write
yet.
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Annual
Progress
Reports.
- The
Haiti
Project
newsletter.
- The
opportunity
to correspond
with
letters
and photos
to your
child
as often
as you
wish.
See Tips
for Writing
Your
Child
Pledge
Card
for Child
Sponsorship
Sponsor
a Child
Online.
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Trips
Skip
the package tour,
take a pilgrimage.
The Episcopal
Diocese of Milwaukee-Haiti
Project invites
you to discover
the spiritual
richness of Haiti
and its people.
When others return
home with only
a tan, you will
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Although
the schedule
is rigorous and
the itinerary
includes only
basic comforts
(a clean bed
and good food)
without luxuries
(hot showers),
you'll experience
a genuine immersion
in the Haitian
culture.
We
believe the greatest
gift you can
bring to Haiti
is the desire
to listen, learn
and be changed
by your experience.
Visit the Haitian
people, and let
them show you
a level of hospitality
that will move
you.
Will
I be safe while
I am in Haiti?
Haitian politics
should not affect
our trip schedule.
However, everyone's
safety is our
first concern
and trips may
be canceled or
postponed if
we are advised.
In the event
of a trip cancellation,
every effort
will be made
to reimburse
funds.
Sample
Itinerary:
The 10 day trip
begins in Port-au-Prince
with an overnight
at the International
Wall Guest House
in dormitory
style rooms.
The next day,
your backpack
of personal items
(clothes and
toiletries) as
well as 2 duffle
bags each participant
carries full
of medical /
school supplies
are loaded into
a vehicle for
a long, bumpy
trip to Jeannette.
Although only
70-miles from
Port-au-Prince,
the trip takes
4-hours with
a short stop
in Leogane at
St. Croix Hospital
to drop off medical
supplies.
Most of your
time will be
spent in a rural
mountain community
called Jeannette
where the Haiti
Project supports
the community
of mostly subsistent
farming families.
Accommodations
are clean, simple
and safe. We
stay at the rectory
in shared rooms.
All the meals
are carefully
prepared and
served by local
Haitian women.
Don't expect
to lose weight,
the food is wonderful
and gives you
a taste of Haitian
cuisine. With
an emphasis on
minimal packing,
clothes are hand
washed by the
Haitian women.
Attend St. Marc's
Episcopal Church
for Sunday service
and experience
Haitian-style
worship.
Throughout the
week you will
interact with
people as you
walk and work
in the village.
The work accomplished
depends on the
gifts and talents
of each group.
For example,
some groups come
as a dental or
medical teams
and work at the
Clinic. Other
groups come to
do physical labor.
Still others
come for vision
screenings or
to teach English.
There is usually
a group that
comes to celebrate
the graduation
of preschoolers,
sixth, and ninth
graders. Your
day will be filled
with work projects,
with plenty of
time to relax
in the evening.
You may play
Uno with the
Haitians, take
a night hike
to find tarantulas,
or star gaze
on the roof of
the rectory (you
will never see
this many stars
again). Read
a letter
written by a
participant to
her supporters
about her experience.
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Upcoming
Trips:
We're always
planning
trips.
If
you'd like
to join
us on a
trip, please
complete
our ONLINE
Trip Application
form.
Please
note that
some of
these trips
may have
already
be filled.
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Once
or twice
a year
a forty-foot
container
is shipped
to Haiti
on a cargo
ship. This
gives the
Haiti Project
an opportunity
to transport
larger
items like
hospital
beds, wheelchairs,
crutches,
computers,
school
desks,
garbage
cans, treadle
sewing
machines,
etc.
We have
a
wish list
of supplies
needed
on an ongoing
basis.
Small supplies
are sent
with groups
traveling
to Haiti.
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You
can help gather
many needed items.
Contact our Coordinator,
Hannah
Brown, and
she'll tell you
how / where you
can drop off
these supplies.
We
are in constant
need of:
- prescription
medication
- medical
supplies
- over
the counter
medication
- personal
care items
- infant
items
- &
more
Here's a comprehensive
list of
items you can
collect for
us.
Monetary
donations
to buy supplies
is always
appreciated.
Some of the
Haiti Project
board members
have become
master shoppers
and know
how to negotiate
or find a
good deal
and/or buy
in bulk,
making the
uniformity
of the supplies
easier to
distribute.
Contact our
Coordinator,
Hannah
Brown,
if you have
questions
about the
supply list
or if you
would like
to donate
something
that might
not be on
the list.
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Be
a Contact Person
at your Church
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The
Haiti Project
is looking for
a contact person
at your church.
The role of the
contact person
makes sure Haiti
Project information
is put up on
a church bulletin
board or placed
on a table for
outreach. It
is an easy job,
but important
in helping increase
the awareness
of the Haiti
Project. If you
are interested
in being the
contact person
for your parish,
Contact our Coordinator,
Hannah
Brown.
Fundraising:
The Haiti Project
would love to
have you, your
church, or your
organization
coordinate a
fundraiser to
support our project.
To give you some
ideas, here are
a few examples
of what has been
done in the past:
- St.
Mary's Church,
Dousman, holds
an annual Strawberry
Festival where
they sell delicious
strawberry
desserts and
Haitian arts
and crafts,
and raise $4000
each year.
- Holy
Trinity Church,
Geneva, hosted
a Haitian dinner,
raffle, and
Caribbean music
to raise $2400.
- A
group of co-workers
at SBC in Milwaukee
held two "soup"
lunches with
a silent auction
of Haitian
art and raised
$2000.
- St.
James' Church,
West Bend,
had youths
who kidnapped
their rector
and placed
him in the
basement with
his cell phone.
The Rev. Russ
Arnett contacted
family and
friends to
raise $700.
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Grace Church
& St. Andrew's
of Madison
sponsored a
Jazz Concert
benefit &
raised $2400.
Contact our
Coordinator,
Hannah
Brown,
for fundraising
ideas or to
coordinate
an event.
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Haiti Project
- part
of a 501(c)
3 organization.
You will
receive
acknowledgment
of your
tax exempt
donation.
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