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Volunteer Spotlight: Mike O’Hearn

In the HOP everyone is a volunteer. To better appreciate our volunteers thehaitiblog will be highlighting a Good Samaritan each week. This week, I would like to recognize Mike O’Hearn for all his hard work and dedication to the Haiti Outreach Program.  Mike is a family man from Florida, soon to celebrate his 25th anniversary with his beautiful wife, [...]
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Website Update

Hello! Today I wanted to let everyone know a little bit about how the website is going to be changing over the next few months. We are planning on creating a new, more modern look for thehaitiblog.org. I will also be merging the URL address for givehaitihope.org with thehaitiblog.org, so that you will be accessing [...]
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UT: True Volunteers

As a new intern, and someone new to the Haiti Outreach Program(HOP) all together, I have a lot to learn about this organization and its many partners. One very important affiliated group is the college chapter of the HOP known as Give Haiti Hope(GHH) which meets weekly on UT’s campus. Since the creation of the [...]
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I’m here to communicate!

  Hello! My name is Caitlin Stevens and I am the new Communications Intern here at the Haiti Outreach Program!  I just graduated in May from North Carolina State University in Raleigh with an International Relations degree and minors in French and African Studies. I heard about the HOP through Jarett Beaudoin, whom I met while [...]
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Introducing…Liz Lane!

Hello everyone! My name is Liz Lane and I’m the new Web/Graphic Design intern for the Haiti Outreach Program. I’m a freelance graphic designer and currently do work for 4 different webcomics. I also have a part-time job as an Event Specialist with Crossmark for extra income. I am married to a wonder man, Paul, [...]
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We Build ‘Em and Fill ‘Em

As a Global Studies student at UT, my views on mass humanitarian movements and trendy non-profits tend to be more skeptical than most. However, like most people I was caught off guard with the recent allegations surrounding Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson, and his efforts to builds schools in rural areas of Pakistan [...]
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