Promo 1 - Helping The Haitian Connection Network
From Kristen:
This week, it is all about HCNU – the online learning center we look forward to opening for classes November 18! Keeping up with website changes, twitter, and podcast interviews, press releases, etc. has been a challenge. Then out of the corner of my computer screen, littered with paperwork and applications, a drop box pops out. “Hello Madam Kristen. It is me, Sophie.” Oh, no I am thinking, NOW who needs something?? “I just wanted to say that I appreciate what you are doing for us so much. Thank you for all you are doing.”
That’s it. No demands. No concerns. Just a simple thank you. That really keeps me going these days. Seventeen students, human beings no better than you or I, anxiously wait the day they receive my phone call saying; “YES! We now have the money to open the doors and keep this school running! Put on your ID cards, iron your shirts and let the first class of HCNU begin!”
Of course, I realize that day is not today. But it is soon! If eleven generous individuals commit to $ 30 per month for a year, that will cover one students entire yearly operational expenses and university studies! It is crazy to think about. I have American friends who are paying $40,000, per year for their university education here in the USA – these Haitian students need $4000 per year.
When I break it down this way, it does not seem so daunting. Maybe with that perspective, others will see the importance of higher education in a developing country. Our website www.haitianconnectionnetwork.org allows people to donate safely online. I can’t do this alone! Please help if you can.
Kristen
