We launch a new blog this morning, as another Shenandoah-connected group leaves for Haiti for a quick, four day trip. Accompanying SU President Tracy Fitzsimmons will be Mark (an SU trustee who has prior involvement in Haiti), Dan (is experienced with foreign economic affairs), Matt & Lee (both solar power experts). We will visit with the folks at Hospital Albert Schweitzer first, and then go to spend time at the College Catherine Flon in Carrefour. There, we will meet with staff, faculty & student leaders of the K-12 school, and work on obtaining specific measurements of one of the buildings that needs to be reinforced with steel. Ned, the structural engineer who was on the last trip, has already completed the engineering report of that building and has preliminary recommendations for reinforcement. After this trip, he should be able to move toward final drawings for the work that needs to be done. Reinforcing that building means that the Catherine Flon's library, computer rooms and 9 classrooms would be usable again.
On another note, last week, Tracy Fitzsimmons and Chuck Call met with leaders of the Front Royal Rotary to brainstorm ways that Rotary and Shenandoah might be able to work together in partnership with the College Catherine Flon -- what an empowering partnership that would be!
Already, individuals have begun donating to the Shenandoah University-Haiti School fund -- thanks to each of you. Together, we WILL get the 5,000 students of the College Catherine Flon back in school!
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I'm starting by thanking every single one of u that are helping my love my heart my inspiration and my country. I've been accepted to Shenendoah university. I'm starting for the fall. I'm glad that I choose this after all. I was in Haiti when the earthquake hit. I wish I could go with u folks, hopefully there will be many other trip like while I'm a student at SU. I want to be involved in this group.
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