Posted in Voices from VHP on Nov 13th, 2011 1 Comment »
Over this past weekend the Vassar Haiti Project held a successful art sale at Trinity Church. The sale was made possible by a collaborative effort between Vassar students and volunteers from the Trinity Church, all of whom worked long hours to transform the small church into a gallery of unique Haitian-made paintings and handicrafts that […]
Posted in Voices from VHP on Nov 13th, 2011 No Comments »
Hi all! Autumn is a busy season for the Vassar Haiti Project ! Just want to let everybody know that the Trinity sale we held last week was a big success! We have successfully raised $9,270 in three days ! By selling the delicate artworks of Haitian artists, we are almost at the halfway to […]
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 Other, Voices from VHP on Nov 6th, 2011 1 Comment »
VHP is amongst my favorite two activities on campus. It has made my first year at Vassar so much more enriching and stimulating than I had anticipated. Not only does it allow me to work with delightful people like Lila, Fiona and Charlene, but it also teaches me a tremendous amount about how much of […]
Posted in Voices from VHP on Sep 13th, 2011 No Comments »
The weekend of September 9-11th marks the kick-off event for the 2011-2012 school year. Laura Livingston ’12, VP for Merchandise, recaps the wonderful event. If the rest of the year goes as well for the Vassar Haiti Project as the St. John’s sale went, then we will have done good work. The St. John’s sale […]
Posted in Events, Initiatives, Voices from VHP on Sep 12th, 2011 1 Comment »
VHP’s very first art sale of the semester was a huge success! This past Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Vassar students and community members joined hands with the Outreach Committee of St. John’s to host an art sale, whose proceeds will kick off the building of a two-room clinic in Chermaitre, Haiti. The colors and brush […]
Posted in Events, Other, Voices from VHP on Feb 23rd, 2011 1 Comment »
Last Thursday (February 17th), a wine and cheese reception was held for our art sale at the Greenwich, CT YWCA (February 1st- 25th). Cindy Fung ’14, one of the four VHP members who attended the reception, recaps the event. Outside the room where Haitian paintings were mounted, we set up two tables to display and […]
Posted in Initiatives, Other, Voices from VHP on Feb 4th, 2011 No Comments »
The following post is an update on VHP’s reforestation initiative, by Co-President Claudia Sanchez ‘11. We have received the first photographs of our reforestation initiative from our partners in Chermaitre! Thanks to our various fundraising efforts, which include dinners, musical soirees and our very successful Reforestation Run, we have been able to collect enough funds […]
Posted in Other, Voices from VHP on Jan 31st, 2011 No Comments »
Rooster Morning, Renee Haspil On January 20, VHP members attended Renewal and Rebirth: A Fundraiser for Haiti, hosted by Vassar alumna Diana Schaffner and the Disaster Relief Network of Fordham Law School. Laura Livingston ’12, one of the VHP members who was present, describes the event. The thoughts and feelings behind the event “Renewal and […]
Posted in VHP in Haiti!, Voices from VHP on Mar 10th, 2010 2 Comments »
Greetings from the Cap-Haitien and from Grof Morne. After arriving safely, we were given a grand tour of Noe Tere’s newest school of 1000 students meeting some of the children and teachers. We LOVED Evan, the PE teacher. We then visited the local arts market searching for treasures for our upcoming March Sale. The VHP […]
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