Hope For the Hungry Second Annual race, May 30th, 2009 race results

For 5k race results, Please click on the following link:

 http://www.racetime.info/2009RESULTS/HOPE%20HUNGRY5O.HTM

For 10k race results, Please click below:

http://www.racetime.info/2009RESULTS/HOPE%20HUNGRY10O.HTM

10k Run and 5k Run/Walk

May 30, 2009

Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville, Illinois
10k Run 8:oo a.m.
5k Run/Walk 8:30 a.m.

Lace up your running shoes and join us for our 2nd Annual Run/Walk! We had a great time last year with many activities for the entire family. The feedback from participants was very positive, and we look forward to meeting new runners and welcoming back last year’s.

Take a look at what your participation and generosity accomplished for children in Haiti last year:

1. Provided tuition for the nearly 300 children at the Spirit of Truth School in Haiti.
2. Paid for the construction costs to provide a cleaner and safer environment of the Spirit of Truth Orphanage children who desperately needed additional space.
3. Paid the costs for the orphanage to gain access to a well and a water purification system. 

 As you can see, we have made great strides, but there is still much work to be done. Here is what we are aiming for this year:

1. Provide a free lunch to every child currently attending the school.  Children occasionally faint at school or on their way to school due to malnutrition, and it’s difficult for children to learn when they are continually hungry.
2. Provide funding for the 2009-2010 school year, including administrative costs, school supplies and all other expenses associated with providing a free education to hundreds of children who otherwise would not attend school.
3. Provide technology training for the teachers and students in order to equip them for the future.

All that we have accomplished is because of the generosity and kindness of people like you. We cannot do it alone. Please register to run and give a child in Haiti a chance to earn an education.

May God bless you for your kindness.  Hope to see you at the finish line!

With activities for all ages, children and adults alike enjoyed last year’s event.

After being devastated by three consecutive hurricanes a couple of months ago that killed almost 1000 people and left tens of thousands homeless, Haiti is now faced with another tragedy as parents prepare to bury their children killed when La Promesse school collapsed last Friday morning while class was still in session. There are an estimated 700 registered at  the school but it remains unclear how many were present during the incident. The death toll has risen to over 100 people and that number is expected to rise dramatically as Haitian  fire fighters and volunteers from the United Nations, United States, the Dominican Republic, Brazil and others continue to dig under the rubbles in hopes of finding more survivors but as the hours pass, the chances of finding survivors are decreasing sharply.

Most schools in Haiti are private and not very affordable. Those who cannot afford to pay the high cost of an education for their children have only two choices: Government schools ( but only a handful available to the entire country and most at the High-school level). The other alternatives are Christian schools like La promesse which often offer children a low cost or free alternative to other schools.  As a result these school are for the most part extremely overcrowded and illequipt.

If you would like to support Haiti World in its effort to eradicate illiteracy in Haiti and help brighten the future of its people. You may donate or contact us on how you can join us on our next mission and relief effort to that region.

Our most recent trip to Haiti was from September 19-25, 2008 when we helped with the hurricane relief effort and distributed 5600 lbs of rice and beans to 438 flood relief victims. Strangers and friends like you donated their time and resources to make it all possible.

ruth@haiti-world.org

Call 847-514-9967

To view photos of the school collapse you may click on the yahoo link below

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081107/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_school_collapse