Category Archives: Guest Author

Deacon Ben Johnston reports: Another exciting chapter of progress in Boucan Care, Haiti

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: December 21, 2011
Each trip ends up having several purposes. The primary purpose of this trip was to inspect the construction for the new high school that is being built by the Xinergy Corporation in Knoxville. David Hutchins, the architect, and I did inspect the 8 room classroom building and the composting latrine. The construction is way ahead of [...]
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Everything Adds Up

By Caitlin Stevens | Published: September 26, 2011
Exactly one month ago I was packing my life into my car in preparation for the move to Knoxville.  After interviewing in August,  family, friends and HOP volunteers worked hard to help make the city-jump easier. My parents gave me use of their car. Cindy and Dr. Dean Mire(the HOP Medical Chair) offered me a [...]
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“My 1st experience with the Haiti Outreach Program”

By Jennifer | Published: July 11, 2011
This is a Guest Post from Bill Stone, a Sacred Heart parishioner who recently linked up with the Haiti Outreach Program! I attended the Haiti Benefit on June 25, 2011 and what a great time I had. It was my first time attending it and it will not be the last. To me it was [...]
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Josh’s Story: A First-Time Haiti Experience

By admin | Published: April 20, 2010
My name is Josh Ault. For the past 5 months, I have been a reporter for WATE-TV. When the earthquake hit Haiti in January it really touched me how many people in Knoxville were helping the people there (even before the earthquake hit). That is when I first meet people with the Haiti Outreach Program, [...]
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The 5 Ps of Successful Fundraising to Sponsor a Child’s Education

By admin | Published: March 31, 2010
Give Haiti Hope 5 Ps from Sammy Davis on Vimeo. Guest post by Sammy Davis, age 24, founder/owner Sammy Davis Vintage I work and live in New York City as a curator and stylist of vintage clothing for women through my company, Sammy Davis Vintage. My passion is fashion because I believe that style can [...]
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Email from HOP Medical Team Member currently in Port-au-Prince

By Jennifer | Published: February 6, 2010
> Hi honey. > Things are coming together nicely > Our group is taking over at a hospital where the French are vacating. It is downtown and they need all our surgeons > The name of the hospital is Sacred Heart. > I and Elise opened a clinic today at the epicenter of the earthquake [...]
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