Posted in Events, Voices from VHP on Oct 8th, 2018 No Comments »
September 28-30, 2018, this was my second September sale. Same location, same procedure, same room plan, and the same vibrant Haitian music. Doubtlessly they gave me a sense of nostalgia, but when I thought of the excited but nervous newbie that I was last year, I knew some things have become different. Owning a […]
Posted in About, Art, Events on Jun 30th, 2018 No Comments »
Save the Date! Join the Vassar Haiti Project in Sag Harbor, NY for our 6th annual Haitian Art Sale from July 20-July 22! The Haitian Art & Handcraft Sale will feature 200 original paintings, including some older, collectible works with a wide assortment of unique and affordable gifts, including silk scarves and jewelry. Many new […]
Posted in About, Events, Haiti News, Initiatives, Other, Partners, VHP Fun, VHP in Haiti!, Voices from VHP on May 29th, 2018 No Comments »
Hassan Ragy ‘21: Why Haiti? We were asked this question on our very first morning by the Haitian-American musician Richard Morse and, to be honest, it was a question that I had myself often wondered about the answer to. While I had the medium of art try to understand the vitality and vibrancy of Haiti […]
Posted in About, Events, Initiatives, Other, VHP Fun, Voices from VHP on Feb 15th, 2018 No Comments »
Over the weekend of February 2nd, VHP hosted an art sale at the St. Mark’s Church on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C for the second time. This sale was spearheaded by the brilliant Jackie Eiting, who sits on our Board of Directors, and was executed by community volunteers who housed us, Vassar alumni who helped […]
Posted in Events, Initiatives, Other, Voices from VHP on Feb 1st, 2018 No Comments »
In December, we participated in the Fair Trade Bazaar at the Dutchess County Interfaith Council. The space was filled with vendors selling a variety of items from Rainsticks and Chocolate, along with excellent live music. Members of VHP participated to sell handcrafts, as well as to engage with the members of the Poughkeepsie community. It […]
Posted in Events, Initiatives, Other, Photos, VHP Fun, Voices from VHP on Jan 31st, 2018 No Comments »
On January 27th, we had our annual VHP Spring leadership retreat. The retreat was an excellent opportunity to come together again after the break apart and continue to strengthen our bond as a group, improve our way of operating, and prepare for the year ahead. During the retreat, we were fortunate enough to be joined […]
Posted in Events, VHP Fun, Voices from VHP on Jan 14th, 2018 No Comments »
We had a VHP bonding event in early December. We aim to have one non-work related bonding event a month so that we can all recharge together, and this time around we decided a movie night with snacks would be the perfect break from final assignments stress. We were correct! Our events committee provided an […]
Posted in Events, Initiatives, Photos, Voices from VHP on Nov 28th, 2017 No Comments »
On Wednesday, November 8th, VHP held a General Body meeting during which each committee presented a “microtimeline”: what we have been up to this semester, and what is coming up for the rest of the semester or year. Each presenter was given 1-2 minutes to speak. After the microtimeline portion, we had an envelope stuffing […]
Posted in Events on Sep 24th, 2017 No Comments »
This was my second ever September Sale. As the main fundraiser for our primary school, It was especially near and dear to my heart. I felt that this September sale was much more coherent, and less stressful than my involvement last year. I put in 3x the hours, but it ended […]
Posted in Events, Other, Voices from VHP on Nov 6th, 2015 2 Comments »
Sahara Pradhan ’15, has been heavily involved in VHP since her freshman year. She has served as the Education Initiative Director, the VP for Outreach, and as the Co-President for Fundraising and Development. She recently came back to Vassar to visit us and took this opportunity to help with the preparation for Setauket Sale. _______________________________________________________ […]
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