A project of the “Helping Hands, Open Arms” Campaign*
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*The “Helping Hands, Open Arms” Campaign is an employee-led and employee-funded campaign that seeks to support national and international projects that are of interest to our employees. It is sponsored by the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Council at May Institute.
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The third initiative of the “Helping Hands, Open Arms” Campaign - Haiti Project
UPDATE!
May Institute’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Council supported the efforts of Rosemary Nyamoki, her Pastor Selwyn Bodley, and volunteers from their church, Glad Tidings (GTC), by helping to raise funds for a sustainable agricultural project for a Boys’ Home in Marbial, Haiti.
Weeks before the group was slated to travel to Haiti, Hurricane Matthew, a category 5 storm, struck southwestern Haiti devastating the island—killing hundreds, and destroying over 200,000 homes. The May community rallied once again doubling its efforts and raised over $3500 to aid the people of Marbial.
The third project of our Helping Hands, Open Arms Campaign — the Haiti initiative was successfully completed in November 2016.
A Special Thank You
Dear May Community,
Due, in no small part to your incredible generosity, our recent trip to assist the people of Marbial, Haiti was a huge success. On behalf of Glad Tidings Church, Rosemary Nyamoki and the people of Marbial, I would like to thank you for your love and generosity that enabled us to meet so many needs of hurting and struggling people.
Sincerely,
Pastor Selwyn D Bodley
Lead Pastor
Glad Tidings Church
To download the PowerPoint slide show click here.
Visit our Flickr Album to see all the photos for this trip.
The Original Project:
A project of the “Helping Hands, Open Arms” Campaign*
The D&I’s Helping Hands, Open Arms Campaign is proud to partner with Rosemary Nyamoki, Assistant Residential Teacher at the May Center School in Randolph, Mass., to raise funds for a sustainable project in Marbial, Haiti.
Originally from Kenya, Africa, Rosemary attends Glad Tidings Church (GTC) in Quincy, Mass., a multi-cultural church led by Pastor Selwyn Bodley. For the past several years, Pastor Bodley and members of his congregation have been working to help rebuild communities at home and abroad devastated by natural and man-made disasters. Marbial is one such community.
The D&I Council has pledged to support Rosemary and GTC by supporting the Boys’ Home in Marbial. This home houses 17 boys, ages 5 – 14, whose parents are deceased or unable to care for them.
With your help, we pledged to raise $1,150 to purchase livestock and hire a local community farmer who can teach the boys how to care for these animals.
This agricultural program will be a sustainable project that will serve as a food and income source for the Boys Home for years to come. Additionally, the boys will be taught farming — i.e., animal care, gardening, soil preparation, irrigation crop rotation, and harvesting. Upon leaving the Boys Home, each boy will not only have the skills to farm, but will be gifted an animal.
In many rural communities abroad, the gift of an animal is comparable to giving someone a small business. Animal donations increase a person’s access to food, schooling, and medicine. Most importantly, they receive a sustainable livelihood and the foundation for their own small business.
Ravaged by a large-scale earthquake in 2010 that left hundreds dead and many more displaced, Marbial has been struggling to regain its footing. Like May Institute, GTC has several members originally from Haiti. The GTC community rallied to help the people of Haiti.
Today, GTC provides ongoing support for the Boys’ Home, a school, church, and medical clinic in Marbial.
*The “Helping Hands, Open Arms” Campaign is an employee-led and employee-funded campaign that seeks to support national and international projects that are of interest to our employees. It is sponsored by the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Council at May Institute.
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