Gwo Mesi (Huge Thanks) to Our Community...and Our Students

A special Thanksgiving reflection from THP Board Member Dave Albertine.

Dear THP Community,

As I look at recent photos and reflect on our students in Haiti, especially our many graduates, I see their wide smiles, shining eyes and hopes for the future. What remarkable students! Their faces are bright, holding promise and expectation, even when they come from families with few resources. They persevere within a country facing immense challenges.

As we approach our celebration of Thanksgiving, I say to them all: thank you so much, dear students, for what you have given to us. Thank you for reflecting God’s graces, which you show to us by your commitment to your education, by your service to your school and community, by the love you give to your families, and by the efforts you make in your young lives every day.

Of course, I am sure our students would be surprised to find we are thanking them. But by living the Louverture Cleary School motto, "What you receive for free, you must give for free" (Matthew 10:8), our students make all of us better people. They remind us of the humility and commitment we must have to support the work of The Haitian Project.

And there are so many others who deserve thanks as well, such as The Haitian Project leadership in Haiti and in the United States, our talented and dedicated staff and teachers, members of our board of directors and, of course, our many supporters and contributors.

I am confident that in our thankfulness to our students, we will not fail them. We will continue to provide them with the financial and other resources they need, and we will continue to offer our prayers that God help us to succeed as we build our second school and continue plans for the Louverture Cleary Schools Network.

As we gather with our friends and families this Thanksgiving Day, think of our student’s faces, remember their hopes and dreams, pray for their safety and care, and thank God for all the blessings that are shined upon us.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Dave Albertine

Board Member—The Haitian Project

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