Bon Nwit, Good Night

Today Katie and I received an awesome package in the mail. Lori sent us a CD and book to help us learn Haitian Creole!! We opened it right away and got to work on learning the language. It was tough at first but after a couple times though it started to make more sense and the words became easier to pronounce. Lori, thank you so much for this. It is going to help us immensely. Mesi, Thank You.

New Developmants!!!

We've been trying to think of ways to raise money and awareness for Smiles For Haiti and the children. We made a list of ideas and have come up with some good ones. We are hoping to do a car wash or two this summer, a basket raffle, bake sale and lemonade stand. Maybe even a cookout, hot dogs and burgers. So today we set the date for our 1st bake sale & lemonade stand. We will have a table set up in front of our Valley Wal-Mart on July 4th!!! I'm thinking we will be there from 10-2, maybe longer if things are going really well. We will have lots and lots of goodies to sell. Michele has already promised to make brownies for us but we're gonna need much more. So come on all you bakers out there, we've got a few weeks to plan this all out. Is anybody else willing to make some goodies for the bake sale? Maybe even come spend an hour or two with us at the sale? This is such a perfect time to have it because our store is ALWAYS very busy on holidays like the 4th. So please, everyone come buy some goodies from us, and help support the precious children of Haiti. If anyone else has any fundraising ideas please share them with us.
Another new and exciting development concerns our upcoming trip to Haiti next year. As many of you already know, Katie and I are going to Haiti next year. Hopefully we will be able to spend a couple weeks there. But now, my husband has decided that he wants to travel to Haiti with us next year!! That means that Kyle would be going too, so all 4 of us will be going!! I am so happy that he wants to experience this with us. Last night I started researching ticket prices and trying to figure out what airport to fly out of so we are more prepared when the times comes. I'm sooo excited. I wish we could go right now, but I know we have to wait. A friend told me today that she's afraid I won't want to leave once I get there! You know what? She's probably right! Haiti has already captured my heart and I haven't even been there yet. But next year.....next year is another story!
So is everyone still collecting donations for us? We really need more donations for our next packages that we will be sending out next month. Please continue to keep us in mind as you sort through your kids summer clothes from last year. Thanks for the support you have all given us. It means alot to us. We hope you all have a safe and happy Memorial Day.

Today we are sending out more donations. Licia runs a rescue center in Haiti and asked for donations of a few specific things that her family and the center needs. So today I'm sending out some things she needed. I'm also sending her some of the donations we have collected since sending out the last packages. I know how much she and the kids need these donations. She is a wonderful person that has dedicated her life to helping the children of Haiti. Her sister Lori also lives there with her husband. She runs a medical clinic and takes terrific care of all who come for treatment. Please check out both of their blogs if you haven't done so already. Licia's is under Rescue Center and Lori's is listed as Real Hope For Haiti. You will find them listed under Friends Of Smiles For Haiti on the right side of this page.
We will also be sending more donations to Lori. In exactly two weeks from today the packages will be sent out. Please keep the donations coming!!! We are sure that things will be much smoother this time and we will get great results!! As long as the children are happy, so are we!