**Help for Haiti Babies : A chiffboard charity opportunity**

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Here’s a post by our own Doc Jones. I think this is a terrific idea:


Hello All,

As many of you know, I spent Thanksgiving weekend in Haiti where I was doing some administrative work for our little orphanage Foyer de Sion. I paid for the trip myself as I’m unwilling to use donations monies for my own travel and take food from the tummies of “my kids”.

We are caring for about 275 little ones down there. The children and people working with them are wonderful.

Sadly, our financial situation is difficult right now. Due to some difficulties within the Haitian government, adoptions have been very slow the past 18 months. Most of our operations funding comes from adoption fees. No one in the organization receives any salary except those we employ in Haiti to work with the children (average salaries are $75 to $150 per month plus food and, for some, housing at the orphanage). Every cent received in donations goes into the belly of a child or Haitian employee working with the children. We are in the process of constructing an orphanage for the children. They are currently living in three rented houses. The completion of the new building will decrease our expenses by about $20,000 per year in rent. The cost of completing the project is about $300,000. The new orphanage will be much safer and more comfortable for the children. Two of the three houses we rent have no electricity or running water. The third house has running water (not safe to drink) and has electricity for about two hours a night.

At this time of year, as folks are considering charitable giving, I would ask that you be mindful of these precious little souls living in the poorest country in the Western hemisphere.

Foyer de Sion, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. All contributions are fully tax deductible.

Donations may be sent to:

Foyer de Sion, Inc.
PO Box 518
Shelley, ID 83274

or via Paypal through donations@foyerdesion.org

Our website is foyerdesion.com

Also, if anyone has an instrument they’d like to contribute for sale through irishflutestore.com in behalf of the kids, please contact me via email or PM. Such contributions are also tax deductible.

Thanks, and happy holidays to all.

Doc

Here’s the original thread and you can find Doc’s contact information there.

http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=55618

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Hi Gang,

We just finished a nice video about our orphanage down in Haiti. The film is called Gate of Hope. You can see it on the website

http://foyerdesion.org/

I am featured with some absolutely stunning hair gel (take home message: never get a haircut 15 minutes before a video shoot)

If you pay attention you’ll also hear me tooting a Burke High G somewhere in the middle of the film. The Jones Family Band did all the music (including one original tune) except for one Haitian song.

Anyway, swing by and have a look. :slight_smile:

Special thanks to all who have donated instruments or funds to the kids of late. It’s been a great help.

Doc

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Nice vid. Nice use of Jenny Nettles.

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Thanks Emm.

Yeah, who’d of thought an Scottish ditty would work in a Haitian film…art is funny.

Doc

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Just an update and a “thank-you” to all that have supported our little orphanage in Haiti.

We have, in the last couple of weeks, sent down two 40 foot containers packed with food and medical supplies to our kids.

I just wanted to thank all the members of the C&F community that have made contributions to make these sorts of projects possible. :slight_smile:

We have also raised enough money for all the materials to finish the second story of our new three-story facility to house the kiddos. The materials are on the site. We’re now trying to raise the $4-5000 necessary to hire the labor to put that story up.

Thanks for your continued support and friendship.

Remember, we have no administrative expenses paid by donations.

100% of the gross of all donations goes toward feeding or housing the children. You can find out how to donate in the first message of this thread.

Best,

Doc