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*Event Postponed: Help for Haiti: Beyond Media Coverage

Due to inclement weather, Help for Haiti event scheduled for Thursday, February 25, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, is postponed. The event has been rescheduled for Friday, March 19, 6:30-8:30 pm. All tickets purchased for the postponed event will be honored on March 19.

An Evening Discussion and Benfit for Explorers Sans Frontieres, Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia, and the American Red Cross.

$10.00 Admission

Join Haitian community leaders and other humanitarian groups of the Philadelphia region in their efforts to relieve the people of Haiti. Explore the culture of the Republic of Haiti through an introduction to its history, languages, politics, and daily life with our two presenters:

Numa St. Louis was born in New York and grew up in Haiti. He is a regular contributor to Radio Haiti of Philadelphia as a political analyst and correspondent. He is currently working for the School District of Philadelphia.

Benedick Guillaume was born in Haiti and educated there until age 13. He moved to the United States in 1994, graduated from La Salle University, and is currently working for UPHS at Penn Presbyterian as critical care nurse in the coronary intensive care unit. He is pursuing a degree in the Masters Program at St Joseph University and Nazareth Hospital.

Download the pdf of the flyer

Read the Press Release

For tickets and information call Penn Museum’s International Classroom Program at (215) 898-4016. Cash or checks at the door are also accepted.

The book The Heart of Haiti by Andrea Baldeck will be on sale. All proceeds will benefit Haitian relief efforts. Our specials thanks to Andrea Baldeck for her generosity.

100% of proceeds go towards Haitian relief efforts.

Organizations
Explorers Sans Frontières (ESF) is a non-profit program under the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition (GPUAC) and has existed for 2 years,
supporting over 55 outreach projects and 3 international mission trips with both local students and professionals.  ESF is in partnership with the Elise Joseph Foundation, The First Haitian Church of Prophecy, and AMURT. ESF and partnering organizations are mobilizing teams into Haiti for immediate and future emergency response. ESF is also mobilizing students at local colleges to donate the necessary supplies and monetary support required for this mission. For more information on volunteering and donating, please visit http://www.explorersSF.org

Cosponsors
Explorers Sans Frontieres, Elise Joseph Foundation (EJF), Haitian Professionals of Philadelphia and Haitian Coalition of Philadelphia (HCP)