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BBQ, Sunday, Oct. 27, 3-6 p.m. 4212 Regency Court, Atlanta 30327 Purchase your tickets now at ticketstripe.com/forgingfuturesbbq All of us at Forging Futures in Haiti are indebted to a little animal known as the PIG. In Creole, there are two words for pig: kochon and pouso. We …
Never do for others (the poor) when they have the capacity to do for themselves. In 1962, author Richard McKenna wrote a novel, The Sand Pebbles, depicting the exploits of a fictitious gunboat, San Pablo, patrolling the Yangtse River protecting American interests in …
Join us for this fun BBQ to support feeding, educating and empowering Haitian children. We’ll have whole hog, brisket, BBQ chicken tacos and ribs smoked by award-winning BBQ pitmasters Tenacious Q and Craft BBQ. $30 per person or $100 per …
I had hoped to travel to Haiti in mid September in order to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the founding of our schools in Mathieu. My daughter-in-law, Megen, a professional photographer and videographer, was planning to accompany me in order …
When I was a young boy of elementary school age, I devoted one summer to raising money for a local charity. There was a large used clothing reception center in our neighborhood and on the large bins placed to receive …
Haiti is a mess. That is nothing new. I suppose it has always been a mess. The tragic sadness of this comment is intensified when one realizes that Haiti is the second oldest Republic in our hemisphere. She declared herself …
Life is hard for Haitians. The tasks we consider easy and convenient often present Haitians with difficulty. I can remember driving on a dusty road with possible donors, hoping to interest them in our work. I always hire a Haitian …
Jonathan M Katz reveals in this morning’s New York Times that the United Nations has finally admitted responsibility for something everyone has known for years. The cholera epidemic, which took the lives of 10,000 Haitians and sickened hundreds of thousands, …
Upon leaving Haiti, former Attorney General Ramsey Clark once said, “The history of Haiti will break your heart. Knowing it, the weak will always despair, but the caring will strive to break the chains of tragedy.” These simple words provide …
Sunday, October 27 — 3-6 p.m.
Join us for our third annual Hawgin’ for Haiti BBQ to support feeding, educating and empowering Haitian children. We’ll have whole hog, brisket, BBQ chicken tacos and ribs smoked by award-winning BBQ pitmasters Tenacious Q and Craft BBQ. $30 per person or $100 per family includes all you can eat BBQ and all you can drink beer. Forging Futures is providing education and opportunity to the youth of Haiti. All money raised goes directly to Haiti.
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