Dear Friends of HEF,

The HEF Conference held at Ferncliff in Pulaski County, Arkansas on October 7 – 9, 2011, was a great success.  There were attendees present from across the entire United States who joined with the HEF Board members in productive meetings and times of worship led by our fine Haitian Parish Priests Father Vil and Father Desire’.

We welcome to our HEF Board two new members, Rev. Cathy Ulrich of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Seth Lovell of Charlottesville, Virginia.  HEF is fortunate to have these talented and dedicated people as new additions to our board.

Our priests report that the school year is underway at all of our schools.  Our students are continuing to learn and experience a quality life that would be impossible without HEF.

We are making a concerted effort to provide our teachers with salaries that are adequate.  HEF is also seeking churches or other organizations as partners and sponsors of individual schools.  Our ultimate goal is to repair or replace the schools damaged in the 2010 earthquake and to support feeding programs in all HEF schools as we continue to provide an education experience that will be life changing for some 11,000 children.

We thank you for your continued support for the children of Haiti’s mountains.

Sincerely,
Mike Landers, President