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Get
Involved
Join
our Group:
The Haiti Project
is comprised
of an army of
volunteers whose
skill set is
diverse; what
joins us is our
passion for humanity.
We invite you
to join us by
sending our coordinator
an email introducing
yourself:
Send
us an Idea:
Maybe you don't
have time to
join our group
but you're full
of ideas. Take
a look at the
projects
we're currently
undertaking &
send us your
thoughts: info@haitiproject.org
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Once
or twice
a year
a 40' container
is shipped
to Haiti
on a cargo
ship. This
gives us
an opportunity
to transport
larger
items like
hospital
beds, wheelchairs,
crutches,
computers,
school
desks,
garbage
cans, treadle
sewing
machines,
etc.
We are
in constant
need of:
- prescription
medication
- medical
supplies
- over
the
counter
medication
- personal
care
items
- infant
items
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Contact
our Coordinator,
Elizabeth van Der Weide,
and she'll
tell you
how / where
you can
drop off
these supplies.
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Monetary
donations
to
buy
supplies
are
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,
Elizabeth van Der Weide,
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
: 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,
Elizabeth van Der Weide.
Become
the Singing
Rooster
coffee
organizer
at your
parish
&
organize
periodic
sales
of this
delicious
Haitian
Mountain
Blue
coffee.
A hefty
$6.50
a bag
goes
back
to Haiti:
$2 to
haitian
coffee
farmers,
$4 to
the Haiti
Project,
and .50
into
a Rooster
economic
development
fund.
Contact
our Coordinator,
Elizabeth van Der Weide
if you're
willing
to become
your
parishes'
Rooster.
Be
a Fundraiser
:
The Haiti
Project
would
love
to have
you,
your
church,
or your
organization
coordinate
a fundraiser
to support
our project.
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.
- 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.
-
Grace
Church
&
St.
Andrew's
of
Madison
sponsored
a Jazz
Concert
benefit
&
raised
$2400.
Contact
our
Coordinator,
Elizabeth van Der Weide,
to
propose
fundraising
ideas
or
to
coordinate
an
event.
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Support
one of our
Initiatives --->
Shop
Online &
Benefit Haiti
The
Haiti Project
partners with
2 online shopping
networks. When
you buy something
online through
our partnership,
a percentage
of your bill
is credited to
the Haiti Project
without affecting
the cost of your
purchase. Register
at these 2 sites:
www.Igive.com
www.Benevolink.com |
Our
Mission 
The Haiti Project
is an Outreach
Ministry of the
Episcopal Dioceses
of Milwaukee.
We work in partnership
with others from
all walks of
life who share
the belief that
education, clean
water, access
to medicine,
and compassion
are basic human
necessities.
Ending poverty
in Haiti is multifaceted,
and we take our
role of stewardship
seriously. That’s
why more than
90% of our expenses
are used for
programs that
directly affect
the people living
in Haiti - especially
the small and
mountainous community
of Jeannette.
100% of our funding
comes from private
sources, including
individuals,
churches, corporations
and grants. Our
collective goal
is to promote
self-sufficiency
and independence.
Join
us. Let
us know you're
interested.
Keep
informed:
Join
our email newsletter
- Just
6 times a year.
Topics include
fighting hunger and poverty,
clean drinking
water, economic
development,
medical treatment and
education in Haiti.
Diocese
of Milwaukee
- Haiti Project
804
E. Juneau Ave
Milwaukee, WI
53202
Project
Coordinator:
Elizabeth van
der Weide
elizabeth@haitiproject.org
Diocese
of Eau Claire
Coordinator:
John & Carol
Meacham
N5910 Yellowsands
Spooner, WI 54801
johnm1825@yahoo.com
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