tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:04:57 +0000Canadian Charity Working in Haiti to promote social justice for all, including youth in needhttp://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Starthower)Blogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-412397633223773945Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:31:00 +00002009-12-19T11:33:05.672-05:00american starthrowerssponsor studentschristmasBonjou tout moun / Hello Everyone! To our fundraisers and Christmas box donors, to all of you who have supported Starthrower Foundation this year, and to Starthrowers true as well as new, a huge Thank You! Sarnia, Ontario: Congratulations and many happy returns to Mme Marjorie on her 80th birthday! Instead of gifts at the open house held in her honour, Marjorie had requested donations to the http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/12/christmas-in-haiti-fundraisers-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-9203774049089741645Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:43:00 +00002009-11-26T17:54:38.507-05:00thanksgivinghaiti fundraisersfood programsUN waterhaiti universities. Hello, Everyone! Here's our news about the food, water, and supplies on this day of Thanksgiving in the USA. In a few short weeks it will be Christmas, the students will have written their exams, and the web comic will have posted its final pages. A busy time for us all! Web Comic To Daniel, thanks and congratulations on your wonderful web comic www.starthrowerinhaiti.com. For those of you http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/11/food-water-exams-supplies-cap-haitien.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-8290422229574210133Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-11-01T14:11:20.499-05:00sponsor students haitifood program haitihaiti fundraisershaiti universitiesStarthrower Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a unique fundraiser to raise funds for the Education Program in Haiti. Starthrower in Haiti is a web comic, an online version of a graphic novel, created by Dan Lafrance that tells in picture form the story of Starthrower Foundation and Sharon Gaskell's work in Cap-Haitien and Sen Rafayel, Haiti, to sponsor Haitian youth in school. http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/11/starthrower-in-haiti-webcomic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-8996333195085806041Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:32:00 +00002009-10-12T11:35:49.483-04:00haiti shippinghaiti newshaiti universitiessponsor studentsBonjou tout moun / Hello Everyone!I am back, safe and sound from Cap-Haitien. The trip was all too brief but certainly very busy and rewarding! Here's some news about shipping, new airline to Haiti, and pictures of some of the post-secondary students and life in Lakay.Student News - Good NewsAuguste and I reviewed the finances, and requests for aid from students, and then took Jackson's taxi to http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/10/haiti-news-students-airline-shipping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-1612502296630153322Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:37:00 +00002009-10-21T20:00:35.265-04:00haiti povertyclimate changecap-haitien stormsdeforestationhurricaneIn small island countries like Haiti, climate change is exacerbated by a dispiriting merry-go-round of deforestation (removal of trees), Caribbean hurricanes and tropical storms, and the resulting landslides and floods, and lack of infrastructure and extreme poverty: Is poverty the chicken or the egg? Which came first? Or are climate and poverty co-dependent? Since climate change is the focus http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/10/climate-change-haiti-deforestation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-8423731127163323527Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:36:00 +00002009-09-19T18:33:09.521-04:00sponsor students haitiparis franceUN waternursing school haitiBonjou tout moun! Hello Everyone!And welcome back from France, Sister Rosemary and Rosenie! This photo of them was taken at the base of the Eiffel Tower.And Great News! Last night Auguste, Starthrower's director of education at Lakay Fondasyon, in Cap-Haitien, emailed with wonderful news!Brunie, Gaby, Wisly and Alland, the four new grads that Starthrower had sent to register and write entrance http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/09/haiti-school-of-nursing-france-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-7194959615652181636Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:15:00 +00002009-08-30T16:13:21.006-04:00school supplieshigh school exams in haitihaiti schoolscap haitien.Hello Everyone,As yet, I don't have an update from Sewoz (Sister Rosemary) on her trip to France with our student. When she phoned on their return two weeks ago, the phone connection was too poor and full of static, and she has been on retreat ever since. She did say the trip went amazingly well, and I will report details when I again hear from her and Rosenie.Registrations, Text Books, http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/haiti-school-registration-supplies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-3629550616185850821Sun, 16 Aug 2009 16:16:00 +00002009-08-16T15:02:00.275-04:00haiti examshaiti universitiesexam haitiapprenticeships haiti.Haiti Exam Results are now posted for the country as a whole, and overall, Starthrower's high school students are more than holding their own, they are doing better than the national average!This is especially gratifying for us at Starthrower, since these Haiti - wide results include all socio-economic levels, while Starthrower sponsored students are almost exclusively drawn from the poorest of http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/haiti-national-exam-results-starthower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-963138908771387258Sat, 15 Aug 2009 14:17:00 +00002009-08-16T13:44:41.385-04:00santiagodonations for haitiamerican starthrowerssponsor studentsdonations haiti.Much excitement this week in Haiti, as long-awaited visitors from America -- Starthrowers Mme Cindy and Anna, on their first trip to Haiti -- traveled by plane and bus to meet the staff and students at Lakay Fondasyon in Cap-Haitien!Welcome Sign at Lakay FondasyonStaff and students had prepared a Welcome sign to greet Mme Cindy and Anna. Until now, the stafff had known of Mme Cindy and her http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/08/travel-to-haiti-american-visitors-bring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-7188179953489793107Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:31:00 +00002009-08-01T12:28:01.307-04:00sponsor students haitihaiti text bookslakay fondasyonsponsor studentsBonjou tout moun / Hello Everyone!Auguste has sent news of what's happening at Lakay Fondasyon, our centre in Cap-Haitien.Here's the news about the text book program, trip to France, school supplies status, and more high school grads who need sponsors for university.Supplies In, Backpacks Needed SAPTwo boxes of supplies (school shoes, dental supplies and meds) sent by Mme Cindy in Pennsylvania http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/texts-supplies-france-trip-university.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-3816858436169377585Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +00002009-08-01T18:07:13.244-04:00Cap-Haiten haiti studentslakay fondasyonsponsor studentscharities haitiHi Everyone!Finally, I am able to type again! Hard enough to explain in English what's been happening.Just imagine how much harder to explain in Kreyol, to Auguste, our Director of Education in Haiti.If anyone has been waiting for an email from me, here's what's been going on the past two weeks.After being diagnosed a few weeks ago with multiple infections in the surgical wound, I spent the last http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/07/haiti-post-secondary-summer-travel-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-5326923942188798112Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:27:00 +00002009-10-11T11:45:03.461-04:00paris franceshipping to haitihaiti studentsHello, Everyone!A big Thank You! to Alex and Laura, who traveled from London ON to Starthrower Foundation to pack supplies for Cap-Haitien and to Jane, here in Orangeville.Thank you, too, to Daniel and Amy who have also volunteered to come pack supplies. We just have to find a time when my energy level can keep up with theirs!Last week I asked for support for Rose-Youdeline (DOB 03/07/85) who http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/06/packing-supplies-for-haiti-sponsor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-5502764596857563722Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:02:00 +00002009-08-01T12:48:44.237-04:00exam haitisewing machinecap-haitien studentsGreetings from Orangeville, ONLakay Fondasyon, our centre in Cap-Haitien, is very busy these days as many students have finished writing exams and have begun to return their text books to us.Rosenie, who directs our summer book restoration program, has finished writing exams and has now started to work full time at the centre.Foto: Claudy packing the trusty hockey bag with food for distribution http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/06/haiti-high-school-exams-sewing-machine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-7333360405265400471Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:02:00 +00002009-06-08T10:53:55.928-04:00food program haitihigh school exams in haitiSalye tout moun (Hello Everyone),A big Thank You to all of you who responded to help fund our food distribution program!We have been able to purchase and distribute food sacks for the remainder of the school year, the end of June (photo).As I have written before, Lakay Fondasyon, Starthrower's centre in Cap-Haitien, is busy year round, with the ongoing need for school supplies, vitamins, clothinghttp://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/06/school-supplies-clothing-vitamins.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-134505968236443182Sat, 30 May 2009 23:00:00 +00002009-06-02T12:18:31.146-04:00haiti shippingship to haitiHello Everyone,We received this email from the president of CASCO, the American company that has been handling our shipping of goods from Florida to Cap-Haitien. It is posted here to assist those of you who require this information.Here are excerpts with contact information for the new business.Caribbean American Shipping Corp (CASCO) is closing effective May 29, 2009.I truly appreciate your http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/05/ship-to-haiti-cas-xpress-in-florida.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-5459963236011008260Sun, 24 May 2009 19:55:00 +00002009-05-24T16:27:14.863-04:00haiti text booksfood program haitihaiti newswaterBonswa tout moun / Hello Everyone!Last night I was doing something I never do in Haiti: Watching television. The 'crawl' on the bottom of the news channel read '11 Haitians dead as storms sweep through small towns in the North.' I had been waiting for news from Auguste before putting this blog post together. It had been 8 days without a report -- a very long time. This same system moved on to http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/05/haiti-storms-food-water-and-book.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-7770885827436148275Sat, 09 May 2009 23:12:00 +00002009-05-09T19:27:06.812-04:00food program haitiCap-Haiten haiti studentswater potableHello Everyone,First of all, a big Thanks! to those who responded so generously to the plea to help us restart the Food Distribution Program at Lakay Fondasyon in Haiti for the remainder of this school term. Because of Cindy and friends in Pennsylvania, Daniel and family, and Margaret and Kate in Canada, we have reached the halfway mark (see previous post for details).This is very heartening, andhttp://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/05/food-distribution-program-relaunching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-4245996126783871361Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:35:00 +00002009-05-03T11:52:58.410-04:00beanfood program haitirice cooking oil charcoal prices haitifood costsHello Everyone,Here is the current food price list from Cap-Haitien, Haiti, for foods needed to relaunch the food distribution program at Lakay Fondasyon. Starthrower hopes to be able to run this program from now until the end of Haiti school exams, roughly the second week in July.Here are the amounts need so that we would be able to distribute one sack of food with enough rice and beans for 2 http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/04/rice-beans-oil-budget-food-distribution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-5040547853540882293Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:04:00 +00002009-05-03T11:41:35.010-04:00haiti povertyhungermalarianutrition suppliesHappy Earth Day!Earth Day / Earth week is the perfect time to stop and reflect on one's place and role on this planet. As well, this Saturday, April 25, is Malaria Awareness Day. From the perspective of those who live in absolute poverty, every day is Earth Day and Malaria Awareness Day.Perhaps those of us on this planet who live in comparative luxury need these designated days to jog our http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/04/earth-day-call-to-re-launch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-7479620801980125087Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:33:00 +00002009-05-03T11:42:23.994-04:00hydro power haitihaitiearth hourwaterTonight, March 28, 2009, as you observe Earth Hour (8:30-9:30 p.m), I urge you to turn your thoughts towards Haiti, where every hour is Earth Hour.This simple truth was brought home to me today, when at the end of her visit, one of my visiting caregivers said, very seriously, that she hoped I was going to observe Earth Hour tonight. She went on to say she understood what a sacrifice it was to http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/03/in-haiti-earth-hour-is-every-hour.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-1507887915374919379Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:15:00 +00002009-03-24T16:27:48.153-04:00english kreyolhaiti universitiessponsor students.Salye tout moun (Hello Everyone),I hope those of you fortunate to have free time are enjoying or did enjoy a restful March break. Activites in Orangeville certainly seemed to slow down last week.Although I am (for the time being) still grounded, Starthrower continues to function effectively. I spoke with Auguste and Carmine last week. Mme Carmine told me that if I could get her a passport, she http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/03/rice-and-beans-diri-ak-pwa-cure-all-if.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-49144299181500326Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:43:00 +00002009-02-22T15:53:16.418-05:00School Feespure water haitiCap-Haiten haiti studentsBonjou tout moun [Hello Everyone!] Auguste, who has been managing the center in my prolonged absence, informs me that everything at Lakay Fondasyon in Cap-Haitien is continuing to function well. However, when I return to Haiti in the spring, we will likely need to add another staff member, as not one of them has had a day off since I was airlifted out on October 10.The staff have been wonderful. http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/02/cap-haitien-water-distribution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-5144621411896932348Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:02:00 +00002009-02-01T19:17:33.838-05:00Cap-Haiten haiti studentsdonations for haitisponsor studentstuitionHello Everyone,I received some news from Auguste, who is managing the center in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, so I am sending it along as the Update From Haiti for this week. I translated from Kreyol to English.Auguste writes:Good morning, Madam - How is your health today?Madam Jane came to visit with Father Henry. They're coming back Monday to talk with Sister Rosemary when she will be here.Dieugrand has http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/02/kreyol-english-update-from-haiti.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-2657392150476576635Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:21:00 +00002009-01-18T18:40:38.675-05:00post secondary haitihaiti shippinghaiti newswinter canadacascosponsor students* * *Hello Everyone,It's been a long time since the last blog post update. I hope everyone had a good break over the holidays. I am in regular contact with the staff in Cap-Haitien, and I've had some news to pass on to you.Auguste emails that, following the Christmas break, our young people in both Cap-Haitien and Sen Rafayel started school again on Monday, January 12. He is busy paying second http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2009/01/haiti-news-schools-sponsor-students.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2209091659321792409.post-1168347815053463287Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:25:00 +00002008-12-14T18:35:22.345-05:00post secondary haitifood program haiticap-haitien studentsHello Everyone!Many thanks to those who phoned and sent cards, flowers and get well gifts over the past few weeks. Your support is very encouraging. The healing process continues and will involve further surgery and recovery time. I hope to have more information after tomorrow's (Monday, Dec. 15) appointment at St Michael's Hospital in Toronto.Sister Rosemary, who flew to Canada with me on the http://starthrower-foundation.blogspot.com/2008/12/haiti-news-christmas-dinners-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Starthower)1