December 2017

Zanmi Lakay Newsletter

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Helping current and former street children in Haiti improve their lives
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Zanmi Lakay’s School Sponsorship Program – 50 students!

HAPPENINGS:
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The 2018 Zanmi Lakay

Calendar is ready to ship!
We’re spotlighting the students
Zanmi Lakay’s School Sponsorship Program is now capped at 50 students living in five in our School Sponsorship
cities attending over 40 schools! Our team in Haiti was in full swing visiting schools, Program with beautiful photos
taking photographs, and talking to parents and guardians. Joel Petion, our Director in taken by our star student,
Haiti, facilitated the fee payments in the Port-au-Prince area, and we hired our student, Djimmy Desulmé.
Djimmy Desulme, to take photographs. In the Jacmel area, Fedno Lubin assisted for the $20.00 + p/h
program. Students were so excited to receive a customized backpack with school
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supplies put together by Myndi Ziemann and her crew of volunteers in Florida! Our
priority is to ensure our students are taken care of and 50 is the maximum that we can When you make purchases
handle. If you would like to support one of these boys or girls, the cost is $300 per year. through Amazon.com, please
Please contact us directly or make a donation and we will match you up with a student. remember to sign up at
You can also donate anytime to the general fund. Thank you to our generous sponsors smile.amazon.com and select
Zanmi Lakay as your
that keep these kids in school! Your support is truly a wonderful gift for these families.
designated charity. It’s exactly
the same shopping experience
This is Anaica and Leila with their grandmother except a small portion of your
in Saint Marc. Zanmi Lakay has been sponsoring purchases becomes a donation!
these sisters to go to school for a number of years Every little bit helps!
thanks to a very generous sponsor. Their mother
died in childbirth, and their father who we knew
for almost 20 years, died late last year. We are all . . . . . . . . . . . . .
dedicated to making sure they get an education Support our photo, arts,
and extra support. computer, small business, and
educational programs -
Continuing arts and education programs - DONATE on our website, blog,
As our students transition to the workforce, we want to be sure they have the tools, skills or send a check to:
and business savvy they need to succeed on their own. In February, we funded Djimmy Zanmi Lakay
and Fedno to photograph the 2017 National Kanaval in Les Cayes building on their 153 Montecito Avenue,
Kanaval portfolios. We also sponsored Djimmy’s travel to the Artibonite to photograph Pacifica, CA 94044.
Rara festivities and discover new communities in the countryside. The Postcard Team is
still selling postcards with Fedno as the leader. Sales haven’t warranted a second set of All donations are still
images to be printed yet, but we plan to in 2018. We promote youth entrepreneurs and tax-deductible.
assist with small businesses and training - unique paper maché bowls by Jeff, a little
Mesi anpil/thank you to all of our
store for Eddy, business school for Naderge, computer training and computers given to
supporters, sponsors, advisors, and
more than 10 students, photo service sales, volunteers for helping our
programs and students flourish!
Upcoming February trip to Haiti! Jen and Guy Pantaléon

We’ll will be in Haiti for two weeks with Maggie Evans and Elayna Yussen, two Jouk info@zanmilakay.org
Li Jou Kan Foto vets, checking on students, parents, collaborations, and future www.zanmilakayblog.org
possibilities while continuing the tradition of teaching a Kanaval Photography www.zanmilakay.org
Workshop. We’re bringing art supplies, computers, and cameras, and plan to
concentrate on editing and archiving images. The Postcard Team will receive new
Photographs - 2017©Djimmy Desulme
postcards and display cases from Maggie, we have soccer uniforms and equipment to
donate, and our students want more one on one computer training with Guy.