Dear Helping Hand Bring Sunshine family and friends,

As we near the end of the holiday season and another year draws to a close, we wanted to take a moment to express our sincerest gratitude for your unwavering support throughout the years.

We know it's been a while since our last newsletter update, but please know that your contributions have continued to make an incredible impact on the lives of those in need in Haiti.

As you may know, the current political instability in Haiti has made it difficult for our U.S. team to be on the ground in Croix Des Bouquet. However, thanks to the dedication and generosity of a few significant donors, as well as our team in Haiti led by our Director of Logistics, Evens Paul, we have been able to continue our mission of Hand-To-Hand Distribution.

We are proud to report that our most recent Food Kit Distribution was a great success, thanks to the hard work of our team on the ground. Each Food Kit contained essential items such as rice, beans, flour, sugar, oil, sardines/salmon, condensed/evaporated milk, and spaghetti, among others. In addition, our students received Toy Kits during our distribution.

We remain committed to improving the standards of living for our community in Haiti and we continue to ask for your support. You can donate directly, or give a donation in someone's name.

On behalf of HHBS, we want to thank you for your continued support. We couldn't do what we do without you. May your holiday season be filled with warmth, joy, and love.

Warm regards,
Fran Juste

The school year is fast approaching! Our goal is to send 500 backpacks to the students of the school in Croix Des Bouquets, which HHBS has been sponsoring since 2011. Your contribution will go directly into the hands of the students.

Supplies included in each backpack: black/blue pens, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpener, crayons, coloring books, geometry supplies, solar calculator, (2) notebooks

Campaign Ends August 30, 2022

HHBS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations to us tax deductible.

Helping Hands Bring Sunshine (HHBS) would like to thank you for your generous donations over the past 13 years.  It has not been easy, however we continue to stay true to our mission of bringing hope to the students of the school in Croix Des Bouquets which HHBS has been sponsoring since 2011.  Despite the unstable political unrest in Haiti, the focus of HHBS remained consistent by:

• Shipping barrels of clothes, shoes, food, toiletries, and hygienic products every 3 months

• Distributing food kits to parents and teachers of the school

• Subsidizing teachers' salary on a monthly basis

• Organizing events/outings to celebrate the efforts and commitment of teachers

• Celebrating students by selecting and gifting student of the month with the following (i.e backpack, T-shirts, school supplies, soccer ball).

Thank you for making it all happen for so many years.

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2022 Updates

Our very own Mr. Evens Paul, HHBS Haiti coordinator, graduated from EDSEG (École de Droit et des Sciences Économiques des Gonaïves) - School of Law and Economic Sciences of Gonaives with a degree in Legal Science; duration: 4 years. HHBS is making a difference through education, one mind at a time!

Congratulations Evens!

Please watch this short video of a student of the elementary school HHBS has been sponsoring since 2011 - thanks to the generous support of donors like you!!!

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How Can You Support HHBS?

We have partnered with AmazonSmile. Now every time you shop on Amazon a percentage of your purchase will be donated to HHBS.

1. Go to smile.amazon.com*

2. Select Helping Hands Bring Sunshine as your supporting organization

3. Add items to your cart and checkout as usual

4. Proceeds will be donated to HHBS!
   
   *use this link every time you shop Amazon

You can also donate directly via our website by clicking on the donate link below. On behalf of HHBS, thank you for your continued support. Hand to Hand distribution! This is what we do! This is what we know!

- Fran Juste

HHBS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations to us tax deductible.

Hello HHBS family,

A big thank you to everyone who has donated to our cause and helped us carry out our mission since 2009.  Thanks to your support, we were able to do the following:

• Collect, triage and ship over 50 barrels of food, toiletries, and clothes to those in need in Croix-Des-Bouquets and surrounding areas.

• Distribute over 600+ food kits to those affected by the Earthquake in the Southern region of Haiti. You can read more about our Earthquake Relief efforts here.

• Distribute over 200+ food kits and clothes to the teachers and students of the school HHBS is sponsoring – École Scolaire de la Primitive (ESP) in Croix-Des-Bouquets.

• Subsidize teachers' monthly salary

• Purchase school supplies for the students

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Thank you to Ms. Sonia Nelson and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) for their fundraising events and contributions to collecting and shipping barrels of clothes, food and toiletries and a huge heartfelt thank you to all HHBS friends for their continued efforts to HHBS.

A special Thank You to our HHBS friend DJ. Hard Hittin' Harry for organizing a fundraiser event with all of his DJs friends around the world. And to the Jamaican Civic & Cultural Association of Rockland (JAMCCAR) for their donation. 

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HHBS has followed the hand-to-hand distribution method since 2009 and is determined to continue its mission for the many years to come. This is what we do! This is what we know!

On behalf of the students, teachers, and people of Haiti, thank you for your continued support.

Wishing you a very blessed holiday season!
Fran Juste

HHBS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations to us tax deductible.

Hello HHBS family,

Thank you for your ongoing support and donations! Our updated donation total as of September 29th, 2021 is $10,260. Thank you! We have some relief efforts and mission trip updates for you:

On August 23rd, 2021 Evens Paul (HHBS Haiti Coordinator) and the rest of team on the ground in Haiti traveled to Nippes – located in the southern region of Haiti. There, they purchased supplies from a local vendor, prepared and then distributed 200 food kits to the people of that region.

We originally scheduled our next mission trip to be for September 9th, 2021, however due to the country's political instability, the mission trip was rescheduled for the beginning of October 2021 – exact date to be determined. On that date, we plan on distributing a total of 400 food kits. Bringing our total to 600 food kits, more than halfway to our goal of 1000. Please donate and help us reach our target!

Thank you,

Fran

We're inching toward our goal of 1000 food kits!

Please forward this email to friends, family and anyone who is able to contribute. Your donations will make it directly into the hands of those in need. Thank you for your support.

HHBS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all donations to us tax deductible.