CT walks for Haiti

CT Walks For Haiti
through West Hartford Center
and Blue Back Square
Saturday, April 10, 2010

Lespwa Fè Viv * Hope Gives Life

Join us for the First Annual CT Walks For Haiti, a walkathon to focus attention on the needs of the Haitian people and to raise money for established projects in Haiti.
Come walk and bring donations for these worthwhile programs. Ask friends and family to join in! Volunteers are needed to help with setup, registration and cleanup. All are welcome!
PLACE: Parking and Registration at the Church of Saint Peter Claver Parish Center
47 Pleasant Street, West Hartford, CT (opposite Fairlawn Cemetery entrance)
REGISTRATION: 11:00 a.m.
Music/Food/Crafts/T-shirts/auction/prizes: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
T-shirts will be available for $15 each. Bring in $75 or more in donations and earn a free T-shirt
2.5 MILE WALK: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wrap-Up and prizes at Starting Point: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Emcee: Susan Campbell, columnist for the Hartford Courant

All proceeds will provide funding for the following 501(C)(3) charities for recovery aid to Haiti and/or for support of their projects in Haiti.
Haitian Health Foundation (www.haitianhealthfoundation.org)
Haitian Humanitarian Network (www.HHNinc.org)
Hospice St. Joseph (www.hospicesaintjoseph.org)
Medical Aid to Haiti (www.medicalaidtohaiti.com)
Partners For Haiti (www.haitianministries.org)
Partners in Health (www.pih.org)
Checks should be made payable to the individual charities listed above.
Checks can be mailed to CT Walks for Haiti c/o Nancy Pelletier, 21 Northcliff Drive, West Hartford, CT 06117

Please help us solicit donations from foundations and organizations.

Thank you to the Church of Saint Peter Claver for providing the venue for the walk.
For more information, contact Nancy Pelletier at nancy.pelletier@comcast.net or visit our web site: ctwalksforhaiti.org. or call Karen Fritsche with any questions at 860-521-4150.

Homes for Jeremie Haiti

People are moving out of Port-Au-Prince in search of refuge in Haiti's 8 countryside regions called Department as in States. Jeremie is one of these states where over 200,000 displaced earthquake families have sought refuge. While none of the 200,000 are in tent cities in Jeremie, there is an urgent need for homes. My appeal is to construction workers, companies, citizens of the world to help build homes in regions like Jeremie which will help with rebuilding the capital city of Port-Au-Prince. Experts in earthquakes home building, electricians, plumbers, home building materials, sewer design, safe drinking water, ventilated latrines... Please help! not only by building but by teaching the people of Haiti to build. Imagine, spending a month or two building 1 house while teaching hundreds to build! Paying it forward!

This pic is that of a home in Jeremie.