2015
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Great clinic and education day in Haiti….but still no Internet.
We had another exciting day working with Ken and Andrea Taylor at their clinic. Everyone here is fine and the students were so amazing today, but we still have no Internet so I cannot upload my blog post. We hope that the Internet, and the blog, will be back on Monday. Orevwa from Haiti!
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Safe Return to Port au Prince, But No Internet
Greetings from Haiti! It was a great and productive final day in Grande Saline and we are back “home” safe at Jude’s. Unfortunately, there is no Internet here so I cannot upload a post with pictures….but it will be back as soon as there is Internet service! Everyone is tired but doing great! Bon nwit…
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Day 2 in Grande Saline
Greetings from the lovely Le Gou T Hotel in Saint Marc, Haiti! It was another great day in Haiti! We started out early for breakfast by the pool. All of the students were on time for breakfast, which showed up a bit later than on time. But the fact that it was spaghetti with onions…
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Day 1 in Grande Saline
It was a long but exciting day for the Health for Haiti team, We started out early and left right at 7am as planned. Of course you have to realize that the Haiti version of 7am is 8:11am. We drove to our hotel in Saint Marc, dropped off our personal bags and prepared to transfer…
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Food Distribution in Cite Soleil
Bonswa from Haiti! Our first full day in Haiti went very well. After a restful night at our beautiful guesthouse we enjoyed eggs, toast, fresh mango and some of Jude’s amazing coffee. We then boarded our bus and set off for Cite Soleil. With funds that our students raised we were able to support a…
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Health for Haiti 2016: We Made It!
Our day started at 2am, in the snow, at SUNY Broome. Every student was on time and ready to go. We drove to JKF and worked on getting our 49(!) suitcases checked. We had a good flight and Professor Hankin and I were so impressed with how amazing the students were. This is not an…
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It may be cold in Binghamton, but the sun is shining on the garden in Haiti!
Community Garden Update: We had our first bit of snow this weekend but it is warm and sunny in Haiti. Here are some recent pictures of the community garden. It seems to be growing well and we are putting the finishing touches on the nutrition lesson that we will have for the children. It will…
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The Health for Haiti 2016 class is getting ready for Haiti!
Our 2016 Health for Haiti class is working hard to make preparations and raise money for our upcoming trip. In only a few short weeks we will be on our way to Haiti! We are so grateful for everyone who has supported all of our fundraisers. Thanks for bowling and going to Sweet Frog and dropping off…
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The corn is growing! (And other exciting updates from Grande Saline.)
Things are beginning to grow in the community garden in Grande Saline. Despite a setback with the beans that we planted, the corn seems to be growing well. Our garden co-managers, Schneider and Tida, are working with the farmers to resolve the bean problem (it looks like they will need to be replanted), but they…
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Health for Haiti Bowling Fundraiser: We Need You!
SUNY Broome Health for Haiti invites you to enjoy an afternoon of bowling: Saturday, December 5th at 12:30 PM. Four-person teams will compete throughout 3 games (bowling shoes and a delicious buffet-style meal included).There will also be a 50/50 raffle and chances to bid on some awesome prize baskets! Event Date: Saturday December 5th, 2015 Time:…