Distraught citizens  run through the streets, calling out to each other, trying to find a face they know.  Bodies are piled along the streets.  Buildings lie in rubble.  aftershocks hit frequently, ominous reminders of the recent  tragedy.        This is Haiti after the earthquake. 1,165 miles away,  a school has decided to help.  Cornerstone Learning Community’s 4th, 5th and 8th graders are [...]

I have done research on Haiti and Haitian culture… Here is what I found… Haiti Treaty of  Ryswick  and Slave Colony: France and Spain settled hostilities on the island by the treaty of  Ryswick of  1697 which divided Hispaniola between them. Many french colonists soon arrived and established plantations in saint Domingo Due to high profit potential. [...]

On Jan. 12,2010 at noon in Haiti something happened to change the lives of over 200,000 people and putting out the flames of hope for many others.      Just out side of Por-au-prince the capital of Haiti over 200,000 people died when the 7.0 magntude  earthquake hit.  With Haiti biening one of the poorest places in [...]

  the cold wind blows against a young 5th grade girl; her long dark  brown hair blowing in the wind, the leaves swirling around her, as  she adds lemonade powder to a large cooler while fourth, eighth and  fifth graders prepared for their fundraiser for Haiti, “Haitian food for Haitian lives”. It was a lunch and [...]

On Jan. 29, 2009 Cornerstone’s 4th grade, 5th grade and 8th grade classes set up a fundraiser to help the Haitians in the earthquake. I asked some questions to administrator and  principal Bev Wells. Here is what her responses were “I thought it was lots of fun and a great gathering of the community. The [...]

Local Private school leads Fundraiser to help-Haiti-heal! Cornerstone Learning Community’s  4th, 5th and 8th grade classes have performed a huge fundraiser on Friday, January 29th, to help-Haiti-heal! The 4th grade (with the help of some parents and their teacher, Anmerie Small) lead a big canned food drive and cookedthe fried plantains right before the event took [...]

As you know Haiti experienced a heart breaking earthquake measuring 7.0 on the mag. scale. To help, the students of CORNERSTONE LEARNING COMMUNITY (also known as CLC) had a fundraiser  to raise money to help the Haitians directly affected by the earthquake. This money was given to Red Cross. The fundraiser was held on FRIDAY, [...]

On Jan,29th local 5th grade Conerstone Learning Community class teamed up with 4th and 8th grade to put on” Haitian Food for Haitian Lives”, to raise money for Haiti. They served everyday food that Haitians would eat.  There  was also a bake sale to follow the meal. Everyone brought in  cookies or some baked good, for [...]

Our class (with the co-op of 4th and 8th grades too) performed a great deed on Jan.29th, 2010. We raised a a fundraiser we did, “Haitian Food for Haitian Lives,” raised $1300+, 100% of which will go to DWB (Doctors Without Boarders) and/or RC (Red Cross). Thank You, if you attended, if not, well, it [...]

LINK Flyer for Haiti Restoration Project STEPS Turn off download security programs(McAfee, Norton;etc.). Click link. File downloads as PDF. Open PDF. Read flyer. Please come. Or….. It will just display it.