Project Rennwish
The School is finished!
As of today, there are
over 250 children enrolled,
many of whom would never have had an opportunity
for an education... (These pictures were taken one week
after the earthquake in Haiti)...
The completed school....
One of the classrooms...
Beth McCall, from Orange County, CA sees what a school in Haiti looks like..
This is the classroom for 6th graders. On the board is a diagram of
what
causes an earthquake and the history of earthquakes in Haiti...
Kindergarten....
From left to right: Brooke McCall, Beth McCall, Grant Connealy and Pastor
Vilnor in the administration office. One day later, we used this office as
a primary food distribution center for children, the village and refugees...
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Project History
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How to contribute to Phase Two | Project Background | The Challenge | Making it Happen Today |
Photo
Gallery Phase One |
Phase
One (fully funded) |
Phase
Two (initiated on May 8) |
Phase Three |
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The Village School Phase
One of this school will be dedicated to Updated
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There are times in this life when we are given the opportunity to change the destiny of a child, a family, many families - or even, in rarer cases - an entire village.
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Project Rennwish, Inc. is guided by some basic, yet demanding principles. Many of those principles differentiate us from other Non-Profit Organizations. In short - we do not "blindly give money". Rather, we attempt to invigorate basic humanity and instill a "sense of pride" in peoples daily accomplishments. In short:
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Quietly - over the past two months, Project Rennwish, a small handful of
private individuals (listed below), Jen and myself issued a "challenge" to a local Pastor, a group of children - and an entire village in completing Phase One (of three Phases). (top) |
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Phase One
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Phase One has been fully funded privately and is scheduled for completion in June of 2008. It will be dedicated on July 9, 2008 in a remote village outside of Les Cayes Haiti. During the
ceremony The dedication ceremony will be headed by Pastor Vilnor and will include his students, teachers and villagers. It will also be will attended by dozens of other local Pastors and leaders from throughout Haiti. (top) |
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Phase Two
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Project Rennwish and Pastor Vilnor are considering purchasing a "lot" of land adjacent to the current school/project, as the existing land is too small for further construction. By acquiring this small parcel, it allows us (the villagers, Pastor Vilnor and Project Rennwish) to begin the following:
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Phase Three
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(Details to be announced after the dedication of Phase One in July, 2008)
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Benefactors and Sponsors of this School
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We are proud and humbled by the following individuals and organizations who have quietly donated to this project:
The Natalie Louise Streather Memorial
Fund
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The Dedication
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