tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19999977893717114442024-02-07T14:33:38.156-05:00Running for HopeHope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999997789371711444.post-85851056505823944082012-03-24T16:00:00.000-04:002013-03-23T14:48:09.387-04:00Running for Hope 2012 Results<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">What a wonderful morning! Words cannot express how thankful we are for every one's support for Running for Hope! =) We had so much fun putting it on and to have all those runners and volunteers together supporting those precious Haitians was absolutely perfect. Amazing things will be done with the money raised. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! =)</span>Hope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999997789371711444.post-26324858161854981472011-12-04T16:40:00.002-05:002013-03-22T14:35:35.243-04:00Registration and Packet Pick Up Information<span style="font-family: 'Doodle Basic';"> </span><br />
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Hope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999997789371711444.post-17157543485757831622011-11-29T19:27:00.000-05:002013-01-07T20:21:33.926-05:00Why I Run For Hope...<div class="MsoNormal">
In the summer of 2010 I went on a mission trip down to Port-au-Prince, Haiti and volunteered with the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty (HFAP).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My life was forever impacted by a poverty-stricken nation and its ever enduring people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nothing could have prepared me for the things I saw and the feelings I felt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I saw destruction everywhere from the earthquake, people trying to sell whatever they could in the markets so they could afford to feed themselves and their families, children working hard to get through a couple hours of school on empty bellies, and cities that comprise of endless homes made from sticks and tarps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While down there, I went to the school HFAP founded, The Les Bous School of Hope, and put on a bible study for the children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids’ smiles and laughter were enough to steal my heart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because of HFAP they are able to receive an education they wouldn’t of received otherwise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gives them hope, and a future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span> I also was able to spend time with kids of HFAP’s orphanage, The HOPE House, who are loved dearly by all the staff of HFAP.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They thrive in this environment, nursed back to health when they first arrive and loved unconditionally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids are able to get the proper attention and care to overcome the countries hardships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have seen firsthand how wonderful of a place the HOPE House is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many kids are not so lucky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In another orphanage in Haiti, I held kids on their death beds, who were deprived of loving attention and proper health care. Unfortunately though, that is all that is available for many children there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sickness and hunger was prevalent everywhere I looked, but one thing that remained unaffected by poverty was the Haitian’s ability to hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Their resilience and faith made me want to do nothing more than to reach out to them in the best way I knew how.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although my ideal way of helping these people is to be there, loving on their precious children and distributing food to tent cities, I can’t do that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What I can do, through the help of my wonderful family and friends, is put on a run that can raise money for a foundation that is down there all the time making an incredible impact on many thankful Haitians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>HFAP needs help so they can continue to offer services for people who so desperately want to make a life for themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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…I run for hope because I want to see more orphaned children being loved and taken care of in the HOPE house. I want more mothers to learn a business trait so they can provide for their family. I want more kids to finish their schooling in Les Bours School of Hope so they have a more promising future. And I want more families in tent cities to receive health care, food, and to hear the word of God. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Come and join us as we help those less fortunate then us. Save the date! </span><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Saturday, March 23, 2013</span></u></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Learn more about the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty and its services it provides to Haitian people in Port-au-Prince, Haiti at <span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.haitipoverty.org/">www.haitipoverty.org</a></span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Benley, a baby boy who HOPE house took in while I was there because the mother couldn't afford to feed him. I sponsored him for a year so he could recieve medical treatment, 24 hour care, and food.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Some of the team I went to Haiti with this past summer in front of HFAP's health clinic and 5th grade classroom in Les Bours School</span></div>
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Reading to the kids through a translator</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;">Pierreline, another child living at the HOPE house, is supporting our T-Shirt from last year's run</span></div>
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Hope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999997789371711444.post-8362990937557888042011-11-13T16:59:00.000-05:002011-11-13T16:59:04.797-05:00Running for Hope Video!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6Ac7bDRX-puwHLtksD4oOTL6n6iqWQdvgMotDj-MoETCr8lTpdTg0cZp0Fm2xM4g3xAu4zSQnLDzZAjURug' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Hope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999997789371711444.post-73978800693075870192011-01-16T19:51:00.000-05:002011-01-16T19:51:06.041-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzoB6tynMm7iHoaO-Ipm_5xXfymYazStIdPvPpX1nuVNcj3W-77wFMYDXTZZzlv3DrCzy1enAIcoC_QWOWq' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Video Created By Mallory Chrisman</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pictures Taken By Niki Krupp and Stacey Chrisman</div>Hope for Haitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13293898298304468079noreply@blogger.com0