Haiti Mission Work Team

Posted by Jennifer Hogan 
 

The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club is partnering with the Haiti International Alliance for our Club’s International Service Project.

On January 9, 2012, Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club Members along with some family and friends will embark on a week-long trip to Port au Prince, Haiti. During the week, team members will receive room and board through the Kingdom of Kids Orphanage (KKO) in Port au Prince. KKO is home to approximately 95 orphans, most of whom lost their families in the January, 2010 earthquake. Significantly understaffed, team members will have the opportunity to care and interact with the orphans while at the orphanage. The children crave this humanistic interaction and benefit tremendously from the attention.

The work project will involve building a school in Village Solidarity during the day. On one of the days during the mission trip, the team will engage in a feeding program at La Saline, the very poorest section, just outside of Port au Prince, where many children are fed mud pies, in the absence of daily food. A field trip will be organized for one other day when team members will take the orphans to the beach for an outing. 

Individuals who are interested in making a commitment to join this team, must complete an application and give a deposit check of $250.00 (payable to: Haiti International Alliance) to the Rotary Club President, Stephanie Gelinas,  by Tuesday, July 26th. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Stephanie at 207-754-5150.

 
Team members are asked to budget $1,450.00 for the week’s trip. This total cost is broken down as follows:

$850.00 for the work team project, payable in a deposit of $250.00 due July 26, 2011 and the balance of $600.00 due November 25, 2011. This amount covers transportation to and from the airport to KKO once in Port au Prince, room and board for 8 days and 7 nights, and most importantly, the work project supplies.

Team members are also expected to pay airfare which is approximately $500.00, round trip. 

The final $100.00, which totals $1,450.00 covers miscellaneous fees (e.g. baggage checking fees, beach outing fees, tip for the orphanage staff).