Grand Valley: Empowering Haiti through Education Fund Spotlights GVSU Empowering Haiti through Education Fund Spotlights http://gvsu.edu/haiti/ Sat, 25 May 2013 07:35:38 EST Grand Valley: Empowering Haiti through Education Fund Spotlights http://gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://gvsu.edu/haiti/ 112 33 Empowering Haiti Through Education Fund Empowering Haiti Through Education Fund

YOU CAN HELP

The Empowering Haiti through Education Fund is a scholarship that exists solely to support ¿rising stars¿ from Haitian high schools, who, without financial support, would not be able to realize their potential and pursue higher education in the USA. This scholarship will help these students attend Grand Valley State University so that, after receiving their education, they can return to Haiti and further the nation¿s development.

YOU CAN HELP

As a GVSU Faculty or Staff member you can contribute through the Faculty/Staff Campaign (and your contribution will be matched) as this scholarship builds towards endowment.

In addition, private donations will also be accepted. We strongly encourage you to support this fund and to tell your friends and family outside of the university community about this new scholarship.

If you would like to contribute please go to www.gvsu.edu/giveonline and select the Empowering Haiti through Education Fund from the fund list.

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Students for Haiti, a GVSU student organization, is working with Campus Dining and Chez Olga’s Haitian Restaurant in Grand Rapids (http://www.chezolga.com/ ) to put on a Haitian Dinner and Music night at the GVSU Connection (the campus dining location near the Honors Dorms) on Sunday, February 24th from 5-8 pm.  Olga will be working with the chef from the Connection to prepare Haitian chicken in red sauce, red beans and rice, fried plantains, Haitian Cole slaw, and a Caribbean vegetable. 



We are selling tickets for the event for $10 to raise funds for the scholarship and the new club (~$3 will go toward the club and scholarship from each ticket sold and redeemed the night of the dinner).  If you would like to purchase tickets you can 1) contact me at wamplerp@gvsu.edu or stop by my office, PAD 148; or 2) Contact Janet Potgeter at potgetej@gvsu.edu in the Geology department office, PAD 118.  If you are interested in supporting the scholarship and club but are not interested in the meal you can still stop by and enjoy the music.  We will be making a one-time contribution to the Scholarship fund from donations received in a giving box at the event.  


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