December 2010

A Big Sum of Clams

October saw another successful – the most successful yet! – annual THP Clambake.  The evening culminated in recognizing former THP Board Chair and now Honorary Trustee, Doug Gray. Doug has lent his support and legal skills to THP for over 15 years.  He and his wife, Wendy, have put tremendous energy into building the event into a great success. Many thanks also go to our local staff and THP Board Members Pat Newell and Al Hall, and Honorary Trustee Richard Ratcliffe.  The event netted more than $23,000 with more than 150 in attendance – affirming the importance of our regional events.

by Tim Scordato

Within fifteen days of the earthquake, U.S. news media announced that over $500 million was raised by the international community for relief. Ports had become crowded with international non governmental organizations (NGOs) hustling large metal cargo bins full of food and supplies off the docks and into the cities and villages of Haiti. The streets were crowded with international aid workers from the United States to Japan, making it almost impossible to drive to the local market. In March, an international donors’ conference met and pledged just under $10 billion for Haiti’s relief, recovery and reconstruction. 

Volunteer Dan McDonald teaching THP President's son Robert Moynihan how to block.

My name is Dan McDonald, and I am a first-year Volunteer with The Haitian Project.  I graduated from the University of Notre Dame in May with a degree in Political Science and a minor in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics interdisciplinary program. Here at Louverture Cleary, I teach English to Sekond (11^th grade) and Rheto (12^th grade) and sport class to Katriyem (9^th grade) and Sekond. I am also a part-time boxing coach for the men of the Moynihan family. Boxing has only ever been a fun way to stay in shape for me, but I am gaining a great deal of satisfaction from teaching students at LCS to fight in other more important ways, even as I learn from their example.