Hi everyone. Just back to the hotel after a 14+hour day. Whew am I tired! We spent the morning at a social business conference . Very interesting and insightful. Social business, as defined today, is all about tackling a social issue (poverty, crime, hunger, etc.) in a country, with a strategic business solution versus a non-profit solution. An interesting and strategic idea. We then began our board meeting, but things were running late and we needed to head back to the conference where our esteemed co-founder of Haiti Partners, John Engle, presented on a panel with a esteemed panel. Included were the Prime Minister of Haiti and a Nobel Laureate! He did a great job showing his dedication and passion for Haiti.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent visiting the newly built, still under construction, Children's Academy of Haiti Partners. Wow. I feel renewed and more passionate than ever about the work Haiti Partners is doing. It just opened and 25 children are already enrolled. We met the kids (all 3 and 4 year olds) and their parents and listened to their desires for their children and their country. Truly inspiring as it wasn't about what we could do for them. It was about partnership. The children were so adorable......they stole my heart...again. We also had a performance from a youth choir. Unbelievably great.
This evening was all about finishing our board meeting, which we finally did with go strategic forward thinking plans. I feel positive about their work and the progress in Haiti. Still slow but forward.
Here is to hoping there are no 3 inch bugs in my room that I will awake to tomorrow (like I did this morning)!
Must add. Just finally climbed in bed at 11pm and was called by the front desk that I need to check
out. They don't open until 9am. Really? Need to leave to hotel at 7am. Sigh.......not a pretty girl at
the front desk.
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