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e-News: September, 2010

School for Haitians,
$1 at a time

Norma Nowak, a nurse at St Luke's Hospital in Milwaukee, loves kids.

Several months ago Norma and her colleagues began a creative way to collect money to sponsor school children in Jeanette:

Norma Nowak, a nurse in Milwaukee, sends kids to school in Haiti One dollar at a time

"The idea is really simple. We ask staff to bring in unwanted books, magazines, CD's, movies. We set up a small, unmanned table with a money jar where we offer a buck an item.

Our goal is $600 - that's 3 kids we're putting through school just with unwanted materials."

Drinking Coffee.. What??
$15,000 raised so far

Hallelujah!

The DIOMIL and Diocese of Eau Claire have raised over $15,000 from Oct. 2008 – July 2010 just by drinking coffee.

That’s 15% of the Haiti Project budget.

Something so simple and effective.

The funding goes towards building a coffee infrastructure in Jeannette [the trees in Jeannette aren’t yet ready to produce coffee for the Rooster] as well as other economic development projects.

These things are New about the Rooster beginning immediately:

Coffee is here [it took much effort after the quake]. Place new orders now: molly@singingrooster.org; fax: 608-223-9728 or by mail: 2400 Waunona way, Madison, WI

New Coffee Hour PRICE: we’re REDUCING the price for Parish coffee hour coffee from $8 to $6.50

Why? Our smaller parishes can’t afford the current price and our goal is to use as much Haitian coffee as possible; less proceeds go to the Haiti Project, but we’re helping Haitian coffee farmers by buying / consuming LARGE volumes of coffee.

New Consumer price: we raised the price by a buck after the quake and we’re dropping it back down to $9 a bag.

THANKS for your dedication, spreading the word, organizing coffee sales and drinking delicious Haitian coffee!

Back to School

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

Haitian kid enjoys going to school

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 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.

$200 goes a long way in Haiti 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 here.

Got your Motor on?

The Haiti Project sponsored a motorcycle ride across the Diocese of Eau Claire, July 29-Aug 1. The team, lead by John Meacham, raised over $8,000 for the trade school and agriculture projects in Jeannette.

Whoohoo!

September, 2010

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