Vassar Haiti Project

Sahara Pradhan ’15, one of our most active volunteers, talks about her experience at the sale.

The Sacred Heart Sale was one of the most exciting sales that I’ve been a part of. We saw a great flurry of people and energy as students, parents and members of the community joined us to admire and buy Haitian art and handicrafts. Young children excitedly pulled their parents by the arm exclaiming at the brightly painted papier-mâché roosters, turtles, and fish while older students and parents mulled over which paintings would look better in their rooms at home. One of the things that was different and quite remarkable about this sale was how involved people of all age groups were, from young girls in first grade to their parents and grandpaernts, brothers and sisters that were attending the sale with them. We were also lucky to have Vassar Alums visit the sale and show their support for VHP’s efforts in Haiti.