It seems Haiti can’t get a break. In the last three weeks, Haiti was pounded by heavy rains and flooding from several hurricanes so far this season, with more likely on the way. Tens of thousands have been displaced. Crops have been damaged and farm animals lost. Overland access to a large portion of the northwest of Haiti is cut off by washed out bridges and roads, making food scarce.

Meanwhile, the beginning of the school year has been delayed for at least a month, creating an additional hardship for children-schools are often a much-needed source for food. Here's a more detailed article from Episcopal Life Online.

How You Can Help

When faced with a country with an incomprehensible list of needs, it’s difficult to know where to begin; let’s begin with prayer. Please pray for children and families affected by the multiple storms and severe flooding. Pray for organizations like ours who are working hard to bring life-saving relief to those who need it most. If you have the time, effort and energy, get involved.

Become THE contact person at your parish to help distribute news and information about the Haiti Project.

Donate now to help the Haiti Project respond quickly and effectively to children and families who are suffering in the wake of the recent flooding which will prolong the current food shortage.

Sponsor a child. Your continuous love and support will help foster long-term strength for a child, enabling him or her to better cope with current and future disasters by keeping him / her healthy, educated, and fed -- in the wake of the food crisis, the Haiti Project has begun a lunch program.

September, 2008

Back to School

All kids dream of going to school - especially in countries where it's a privilege. The Haiti Project partners with St. Marc’s in Jeannette to make going to school a reality for over 600 children ages 3 and up.

Education builds strong, self-sustaining communities. At this time of the year as you prepare your own children for school, consider sponsoring a child at St. Marc’s.

What is Child Sponsorship?
Sponsorship is a great way to experience the joys of helping a needy child and making a lasting difference in his or her life. Our goal is to help children become self-reliant, productive citizens in their communities.

Child Sponsorship gives you a chance to share a unique relationship with a child. As a sponsor, you'll help provide important benefits to a child living in poverty.

The Child Sponsorship Program costs $200 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 are able to continue your support until high school completion, we recognize 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 .

How Sponsorship Helps
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.
* A chance to hear about Christ's love and be encouraged to develop a relationship with God.
* A message that someone cares.

Sponsor a child.

On-line Shopping benefits Haiti
The Haiti Project now partners with 2 on-line shopping networks that allow us to make purchases from hundreds of stores-- Barnes & Noble, Borders, J. C. Penney and many more -- where when you shop, a percentage of the price ranging from 2% to 6% will be credited to the Haiti Project without affecting the cost of your purchase.

Register at these 2 sites:

www.Igive.com
www.Benevolink.com

Pere Amirold Lazard is the priest at St. Marc's, Jeannette, Haiti. He will visit us during the Diocesan convention. Stop by and say hello.

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Project Coordinator:

Elizabeth van der Weide
elizabeth@haitiproject.org

Diocese of Eau Claire Coordinator:
John & Carol Meacham
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Spooner, WI 54801
johnm1825@yahoo.com


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