This
has been an exciting and busy year for Be the Power of One. Your support has
allowed us to maintain funding for our school in Pignon, Haiti. The school continues
to grow, we are over 150 students from Pignon and the surrounding community. As a result we have increased the amount of food we provide so that we are sure each child
is receiving a hot lunch every school day.
We
again travelled to Pignon this year and were joined by three dynamic women from
our own community; a retired teacher, a nurse and a business woman. It was wonderful to share our experience with
others who had a fresh perspective. The
trip came together quite nicely, with a comfortable room and three delicious
meals a day at the Haiti Outreach Guest House.
Haiti Outreach is a non-profit that is drilling water wells throughout
rural Haiti, bringing fresh, clean drinking water and reducing water-borne
diseases. See them at HaitiOutreach.org. We are confident that future
group trips will be just as successful.
Please let us know if you’re interested in coming with us.
The
coming year looks to be full of wonderful possibilities.
A friend and fellow Rotarian in the Los Barilles Club, Baja, Mexico, shared
the need for an expanded kitchen and eating area for a local school. Our board
has tentatively supported this project, pending more information. In addition, with the help of a grant writer,
we are exploring the possibility of applying for grants to make several big
changes to the school in Pignon, Haiti. More exciting details will follow as the grant process unfolds.
It
is with your help we are able to continue the work of Be the Power of One, providing
hope through education. The need for quality education is great throughout the
world, indeed it is the way out of poverty for so many. In our travels, we are humbled as we see how
excited the children are to attend school and how proud their parents are. As
you celebrate the New Year with friends and family, please take some time to be mindful of
the blessings we all enjoy.
Your donations are
changing lives, making the world a healthier more peaceful place.
