Author Archives: Caitlin Stevens

Sponsorship Drive 2012: One school year for less than $9/month!

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: February 11, 2012
SPONSOR-A-STUDENT! Our yearly sponsorship drive continues this weekend! Sacred Heart School Lobby (After all masses) Sat: 4:30-6:30pm Sun: 8am-3pm Can’t make it out? Sponsor Online! http://givehaitihope.org/sponsorastudent.htm Help feed and educate the 1500 students at St. Michel’s school in Boucan Carré, Haiti. Primary (preschool – 6th grade) Secondary (7th – 12th grade) $100 tuitions, meals     [...]
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Donate in February for our Fierce and Fancy Event!

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: February 8, 2012
It’s that time of year again – prom season! Ladies, join us for a girls night out at your one-stop prom shop for a great cause! The Haiti Outreach Program is hosting the 3rd annual Fierce & Fancy Formals fashion show & dress sale event to benefit the people of Boucan Carre, Haiti. Now through [...]
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Volunteer Spotlight: Jarett Beaudoin

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: January 31, 2012
This spotlight focuses on University of Tennessee student and Give Haiti Hope club member: Jarett Beaudoin. I met Jarett while studying abroad, and through him, I heard about the Haiti Outreach Program and its internships. Beaudoin, a Georgia native whose home is now Maryville, TN, is in his final year at the University of Tennessee, [...]
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Volunteer Spirit: Channel 8 WVLT Feature

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: January 28, 2012
Donations boxes are at every Prestige Cleaners in the Knoxville area and the dresses are still coming in. The last day to donate yours is February 25th so don’t delay! This will give Prestige time to have all the gowns cleaned for our Fierce & Fancy Fashion Show on March 3rd! Sales will continue through [...]
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Cholera 101

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: January 27, 2012
Cholera in Haiti…here’s what you need to know: Cholera: waterborne illness spread by drinking water containing the organism Vibrio cholera. In the absence of latrines or public sewage systems, the world’s poor often drink from the same river or stream used for defecation – infecting water supplies. While boiling water kills these bacteria, many people cannot afford [...]
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Building Walls, Breaking Barriers

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: January 19, 2012
Secondary School Update: Almost finished! -Classrooms are now complete with final painting underway.   -Landscaping work is still to be done which will include a fence! This school will house our 300 secondary students with room for 300 more. All proceeds from the Fierce and Fancy Formals event will go to support the student tuition and [...]
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