Again in partnership with Diakonos International, our team distributed 60 backpacks filled with school supplies to include among others, notebooks, glue, geometric sets, pencil holders and more to Kominote Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos, Kidz House and a tent house in Carrefour, Haiti. We were particularly inspired by an amazing and beautiful 12 year old Cristina Garza who sought the help of her school, St. Patricia Catholic School in Chicago, Illinois to collect backpacks and school supplies to bring to a land she had never even heard about and to children she had never met. The only thing on this child’s mind and heart was that there were children who were in need. She has a heart of gold. Another member of our team, Nikki Duplisea, was able to get 23 Jansport backpacks which were enthusiastically received and we received 25 school kits gathered and sent from New Jersey by Youth Ambassador Saisree Chillara –  THANK YOU!

We started on the day of arrival by sorting out all the donated supplies and filling the backpacks with pens, pencils, notebooks. The kindergarten aged children were given age appropriate backpacks with pencils, a box of crayons, 2 bottles of glue, scissors, erasers, a sharpener, a glue stick and goodies such as packs of gummy bears, granola bars, lollipops and candies. These were distributed to Kidz House Kindergarten School, headed by Mrs. Judith Civil who had approximately 25 children and to Kominote Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos Children Home who had 4 children in kindergarten.

The elementary school aged children were given backpacks with a pencil pouch filled with pencils, blue pens, erasers, a sharpener, a ruler, 2 bottles of glue, scissors, a box of coloring pencils and goodies such as cookies, granola bars, lollipops and candies. These were distributed to students at Kominote Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos Children Home with 8 children.

The secondary school aged children were given the Jansport backpacks with a pencil pouch filled with pencils, mechanical pencils, blue and red pens, markers, coloring pencils, erasers, a sharpener, a ruler, a geometric set, a calculator and goodies such as cookies, granola bars, lollipops and candies. These were distributed to students at Kominote Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos Children Home with 8 children and Mr. Wilfrid’s school for homeless tent children with approximately 15 children.

ITINERARY for trip:

Tuesday September 16^th

MIA – PAP AA Flt 1665 10:15-12:15 Noon

2:00 pm – Transfer directly to Kominoté Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos Children’s Home

3:00 pm – Volunteer orientation and Welcome Lunch at KTFN

4:30 pm – Depart to Auberge du Quebec

Wednesday September 17^th

8:30 am – Depart for Kominoté Ti Fanmi Nou de Diakonos Children’s Home

9:00 am – Meet and greet the children and staff of Our Small Community of Family

10:00 am – Back to School Distribution

1:00 pm – Tour of Port-au-Prince

4:00 pm  – Return to Auberge du Quebec

Thursday September 18^th

10:00 pm –Depart for Tour of Petionville

1:00 pm – Lunch at local Restaurant in Petionville

Friday September 19^th

7:00 am Depart for Airport Toussaint Louverture

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