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 Haiti News, Initiatives, Other, Partners, Photos, VHP Fun, VHP in Haiti!, Voices from VHP on Mar 14th, 2018 No Comments »
Lila Meade: I woke up to the cacophony of roosters singing in harmony to the response of dogs protesting whatever impending danger they perceived. This started happening at 3am. I’ve forgotten that sleep is not the foremost conversation when we come Haiti – the rhythm of this country is such that sleep is overrated. […]
Posted in Initiatives, Partners, VHP in Haiti!, Voices from VHP on Mar 16th, 2015 1 Comment »
Day 1: 3.16.15 After a challenging 3:30 wake up call, a rough car ride to the airport, and assistance from generous airport employees who waived the fee for our extra luggage, we are finally here in Port au Prince! It all began to set in when we were sitting on the plane, and the gorgeous […]
Posted in Events, Partners on Mar 7th, 2014 1 Comment »
February kicked off with a weekend art sale in Setauket, Long Island to raise funds for the final reconstruction stages of Chermaitre’s new kindergarten and community center. Our partnership with the St. James RC Church there was successful beyond our wildest imagination, and we are grateful to have been welcomed so heartily into the community. None […]
Posted in Haiti News, Other, Partners on Feb 16th, 2014 No Comments »
Below, an update from VHP president Tamsin Chen about our organization’s most recent trip to Haiti, undertaken by Andrew and Lily Meade. “What a start to 2014! In January, Vassar Haiti Project (VHP) Co-Chair Andrew Meade, and his daughter, Lily Meade, met with our partners in Haiti to continue to strengthen our relationship with the […]
Posted in Partners, Voices from VHP on Jun 26th, 2013 No Comments »
Today was a great moment for the Vassar Haiti Project. The first Community Advisory Board was held in NY by co-chairs Caryn Halle and Diana Salsberg bringing 8 notable local community members together to create a platform to contribute to the Vassar Haiti Project through their connections, energy, passion to effect the world and financial […]
Posted in Partners, VHP in Haiti!, Voices from VHP on Mar 11th, 2013 2 Comments »
From the very beginning, we knew that our trip to Haiti wasn’t going to be easy, but we also knew that no obstacle could stop us. Today is the first day of our trip, and it’s definitely been a long and special day. At 3:45 AM, trippers jumped off couches, sofas, and beds in Andrew […]
Posted in Events, Other, Partners, Voices from VHP on Nov 13th, 2011 2 Comments »
Manning Wu ’14, head of our Reforestation Initiative and member of this year’s Outreach Committee reflects on upcoming art sale in Greenwich, CT, expected to be one of our largest sales of the school year. This week, the Vassar Haiti Project had it’s second meeting with the Haitian art sale committee of the Convent of […]
Posted in Events, Other, Partners, Voices from VHP on Nov 6th, 2011 2 Comments »
With thanks and gratitude to all who made the Haitian art sale at Trinity Church this weekend a smashing success….we realize that it is all of us together, collaboratively, with collective consciousness…that made our efforts create a great event. Thank you, Vassar students, coming together with Trinity parishioners, to raise $9,270.00 in three days! We […]
Posted in Events, Partners on Apr 15th, 2010 4 Comments »
Harmony and Hope: A Musical Bridge to Haiti VASSAR COLLEGE CHAPEL Saturday April 24 @ 7pm The benefit concert “Harmony and Hope: A Musical Bridge to Haiti,” on Saturday, April 24, will feature hundreds of participants, with performances by nine musical ensembles drawn from Vassar College as well as from the Hudson Valley community. Sponsored […]
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