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This fall Haiti suffered mind-numbing destruction as four hurricanes blew through the region, two dealing devastating blows. Two months later people are still homeless and starving and some of the over 500 dead have still not been buried. Haiti will not move out of the path of hurricanes but well-trained Haitian engineers will build levees, well-trained Haitian farmers will stop soil erosion letting well trained Haitian Agronomists feed and fuel their residents. This starts now when amazing groups like FATEM build a library and a handful of volunteers from the prairies chip in and stock that library.
The Mirebalais Education Project Society in Calgary wants to raise awareness and resources for this worthy cause. Our goal is to send a 20 foot freight container filled with French books, learning materials, computers and medical supplies to Haiti in early November. A fundraising dance and silent auction is being held on November 1, 2008 to raise the money to cover the transportation costs. Your donation of an item for the auction will help us reach this goal and bring French and a brighter future to the community of Mirebalais, Haiti.
Did you know Haitian Kreyol is proudly spoken by everyone in Haiti while only 15 % of the population speak French? And all the business of government and politics is conducted in French? Without French, Haitians cannot carry on any government business; they cannot register a birth, enroll in a school or open a business. The Mirebalais District of Rotary International has joined forces with FATEM, in an effort to secure funds for the reconstruction project of the Municipal Library and the implementation of a Community Computer Lab.
WHAT WILL WE DO?COLLECT 6000 + FRENCH LANGUAGE BOOKS AND OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS AND GET THEM TO MIREBALAIS HAITI
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP
Fundraiser and Silent Auction in Calgary- Tuscany Club, Saturday, November 1.
Direct Donations (contact tara.deland@gmail.com for details)
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