Happy New Year 2009 with Updates and Goals

CAMP D'ETE DU SOLEIL 2008



Happy New Year everyone! Haiti Soleil is starting off the New Year with renewed energy to organize awareness and fundraiser events for 2009. Thanks to those of you who donated to our organization last year, we were able to support the programs at Bibliotheque du Soleil. Much of the donations received before July were spent on our library's 2nd annual summer camp program, which began in July and ended in September. Fourty (40) kids participated in the program. Photos of the summer camp program will be posted shortly on our website

FALL 2008 FUNDRAISER A SUCCESS!



Thanks to all those who participated in our Fall 2008 Fundraiser. We reached our Fall fundraiser goal. There were two gatherings and one small benefit concert hosted by Haiti Soleil supporters in Brooklyn, New York (Ferentz Lafargue), Austin,Texas (Joao Vargas), and Oakland, CA (Voleine and Tim Suttle). These supporters raised in total $1600. Haiti Soleil also received a $2500 Platinum Sponsorship donation from the Irene Scully Foundation. The rest of the funds raised came from individual donors. The donations will be used to modernize electricity and provide internet service at Bibliothèque du Soleil. We will send out an updated report of how the funds were used to our donors in June 2008. Photos from the fundraiser events will be posted in the near future.

OUR GOALS FOR 2009

We want you to know that your generous donation helps us accomplish our work in Haiti and gives us the drive to continue our mission to build and develop community libraries and museums in Haiti. This year, our goal is to raise funds to support our youth and cultural awareness programs, sponsor presentations, and cover the cost of ten (10) laptops for Bibliothèque du Soleil. We will be organizing a number of activities and fundraiser events in the Bay Area and other parts of California to raise awareness about Haiti, and nurture a relationship with California residents interested in supporting youth education in Haiti. We hope to work with individuals and groups in other parts of the US who wish to collaborate with us to organize events to raise awareness about our cause.

As we will be providing Internet service at our library in Port-au-Prince, our goal is to launch the website for Bibliothèque du Soleil.

We hope to send more musical instruments, art supplies, and other educational materials for the library's afterschool program and summer camp. We will be sending science supplies this year.

We will also have a large fundraiser drive in Fall 2009 and hope you will join us in our efforts.

Thank you for all your support!

In solidarity,
Nadège T. Clitandre
Executive Director
Haiti Soleil, Inc.