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    Many of my friends, business associates, even acquaintances have asked me recently about where to start as they each come to the realization that they want to ‘pay it forward’.…do something that benefits others in the most altruistic sense. These contemporaries are well-educated and hard-working – many are busy building or maintaining careers,… Read more

We are now getting emails from some of our dear friends in Haiti with incredible insights on what is really happening…check out the Mona Foundation website news section for the latest…I have been working closely with the Mona folks to assemble these notes to share.   I was also very very touched by the work of… Read more

I got more emotional tonight than usual…I was watching CNN and they had the Lynn University students and some family members on. These students were in Port au Prince volunteering last week when the quake hit…they were staying at the Hotel Montana.  These students managed to get out but four students and two teachers are… Read more

I don’t need to rehash any horrible details related to the events in Haiti this week. It has torn my heart out to think that just weeks ago I made wonderful friends and gained incredible inspiration from this country and people who are now collectively fighting for their lives.    In talking with those most… Read more

As we began the process of heading our separate ways back home, we all agreed that pooling all the wonderful pictures, video and stories we collected would keep the experience we had together fresh and inspiring. We will be working together to share our images and memories through blogs, tweets, storytelling in our communities, and… Read more

We’d all been astonished by the sheer number of people and animals that were routinely squeezed into Tap Taps and other transportation vehicles in Haiti.  The morning we headed to the airport to leave was our swan song ode to this amazing daily feat.  The two vans that we’d been traveling in for days were… Read more

We decided that despite how tired we all were that this was our final evening together and that we wanted to share reflections of the trip before we parted ways in the morning. So we once again gathered for a meal and we each spoke a bit about what the trip meant to us.  Our… Read more

Knowing that it was at least a four hour ride back to Port au Prince, we left in the mid-afternoon hoping to get back before it got too dark.  Between the heat and the endless bumpy roads we were all a bit worn out so napping while on the semi-paved stretches was the way we… Read more

(continuing at Georges Marcellus school)   Once our “business meeting” ended, two very special people joined our circle.  One was a very elderly and obviously frail gentleman who introduced himself as the “father of the school”. Indeed, he had been a friend and neighbor of Georges Marcellus, and for many years has been watching over… Read more

(continuing at the Georges Marcellus school) Children are children…inquisitive, mischievous, energetic, playful, with naturally open hearts.  I had the best time shooting video of the kids, snapping pictures of them, then turning the viewer around and showing them what I’d captured.  Curious peeking turned into a massive huddle around me with necks craning to get… Read more