{"id":1571,"date":"2013-11-15T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T19:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2013-11-15T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T19:23:36","slug":"art-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/2013\/11\/art-soul\/","title":{"rendered":"Art & Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"

One week ago today, VHP hosted Art & Soul, our second annual fundraiser for Medical Initiative operations. Below, Paarul Sinha ’17 describes her first experience with the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Before the actual event, Art & Soul, to me, meant\u00a0consistently checking the RSVP list and patiently waiting for\u00a0it to grow, which would ensure a successful event. As the\u00a0date neared, I got excited to finally match a face with all the\u00a0names on the list. Finally, the day of Art & Soul arrived and\u00a0all the planning that went into the event paid off.<\/p>\n

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Paarul, 11.7.13.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Personally,\u00a0I took my place in front of the entrance and welcomed each\u00a0guest with a bright smile as they walked into the Vassar\u00a0Alumnae House. The location itself was beautiful, and all the\u00a0vibrant paintings, unique handcrafts, and colorful scarves truly\u00a0brought the spirit of Haiti to Vassar. Soothing jazz music from\u00a0fellow Vassar students filled the space and immediately lifted\u00a0the mood, as did the much applauded a cappella performance\u00a0from the Vassar Devils. With all the preparation and delivery\u00a0from Vassar students as well as the delicious food catered from\u00a0Twisted Soul the event, in my opinion, was a huge success.\u00a0Guests were entertained by the wonderful art, great music, and\u00a0simply by being in the presence of so many people interested\u00a0in both the current state and future prospects for Haiti.<\/p>\n

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The Vassar Devils perform.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A guest at Vassar’s Alumnae House admires the artwork.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even in the midst of all the food, music, and art, no one\u00a0failed to forget the main reason we had all gathered there \u2013 for\u00a0Haiti. We were there to appreciate all the work of the artists\u00a0and to do our part in fostering a healthier future for the people\u00a0of Chermaite. We plan to do so with the money raised, and I am\u00a0thrilled to be actually part of this process. As a member of the\u00a0Health initiative, I get to assist in deciding how to utilize the\u00a0money, which is an incredible learning experience. Therefore,\u00a0this event, for me, was definitely both a memorable and\u00a0enjoyable evening.”<\/p>\n

— Paarul<\/p>\n

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A few of our 30+ student volunteers celebrate a successful night.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One week ago today, VHP hosted Art & Soul, our second annual fundraiser for Medical Initiative operations. Below, Paarul Sinha ’17 describes her first experience with the event. “Before the actual event, Art & Soul, to me, meant\u00a0consistently checking the RSVP list and patiently waiting for\u00a0it to grow, which would ensure a successful event. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3909,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3909"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1578,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}