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Providing Health, Education and Hope to Those We Serve in Saint Rock, Haiti
Milton, MA 02186 www.saintrock.org P.O. Box 511 June 2012
During a recent outreach trip, the medical team led by Jocelyn Bresnahan, NP and Angelo Salvucci, MD and three nurses, Colleen Hession, Mary Keally and Regina Tsanotelis, had the opportunity to share International Womens Health Day with the women of Saint Rock. Cele- brated on March 8th, this day focuses on the health issues of women throughout the world. Under the leadership of the clinics medical direc- tor, Dr. J. Kenes Eloy, the clinic celebrated this day by giving over 200 women and their children free medical consultations, laboratory tests, and prescription medicines. In preparation for the day, hand-made signs designed and created by Claudy Deline were displayed around the community in hopes that the women of St. Rock would take advantage of the clinics resources. As word spread throughout the mountain, International Womens Health Day became International Womens Health Week. The turnout was wonderful and the number of patients at the clinic increased daily; women were ar-
Special thanks goes out to the Saint Agatha Global Outreach Committee, without which this night never would have hapOverall, the Auction pened. This group has done such raised nearly $50,000, all of a fantastic job putting together which will be used towards this auction year after year, and continuing the growth and development of the clinic once again, they have outdone themselves. I think in Saint Rock. It is truly a wonderful thing to see everyone would agree that the bar has been set expeople come together and raise money for those ceptionally high for next years event, so for those who have absolutely no means whatsoever of raising who missed it, youll get another chance come Feb- money for themselves. ruary 2013. See you then!
Providing health care to the Saint Rock area. Instituting community outreach programs that promote Haitians to be selfsufficient. Focusing on educational programs for children to give them a proper foundation for life.
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SAINT ROCK HAITI FOUNDATION P.O. BOX 511 MILTON, MA 02186 www.saintrock.org
The girls at Orphanage de la Providence built on the mountain in St. Rock after the earthquake. All of these girls need a sponsor and are a part of our sponsorship program.
* * * * * * * There are a countless number of children living in the Saint Rock community who need our help. Every day is a struggle for these children as their families live in complete and utter poverty without any means to get out. Yet, these vibrant children are not without hope or purpose.
their monthly tuition and help provide their family with food for an entire month. With that $20, you can literally change a childs life.
If you would like to sponsor a child from St. Rock, please contact us For only $20 a month, so we can connect you you can become one of to a child in St. Rock these childrens spon- whose life you will sors. With that $20, a change. sponsored child can pay * * * * * * *
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Tom Burns, Facilities Chair, and his wife Penelope with Dr. Eloy
The Saint Rock Haiti Foundation is a 501(c)(3 ) non-profit organization established in 2002 to provide for the poor of Haiti in the rural Saint Rock area.
Aidan Rooney, a language teacher at Thayer Academy, went on his first outreach trip to Saint Rock in March. Upon visiting the Mother Teresa Orphanage in downtown Port-Au-Prince, Aidan was so moved he wrote this poem. It so perfectly captures the helpless, love-filled experience of walking into a room filled with crying babies all reaching up to be held; to be loved.
Angel
by Aidan Rooney
Her ankle tag reads Ange-Louise, 2 ans.
Were it not for the diaper in her frock shed slip. She sleeps in the crook of my arm that has fallen asleep. Her sweat beads grow.
Shed be one of the ones on the world news had she not hung her eyes and raised her arms for nothing more than a pick me up.
Were it not for her heat and her heartbeat against mine, she might not be there at all. There are no words. Outside, a waiting truck.