A fundraiser for The Haitian Well being Basis for earthquake reduction in Haiti will likely be held at Cupacity in Damariscotta from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 27.
Tickets are $25 per individual and folks should RSVP prematurely at Sea Smoke Store in Damariscotta for area and refreshment planning functions by shut of enterprise on Wednesday, Aug. 25.
J & J Jamaican Grocery and Reward Store will likely be offering mild Caribbean meals for the occasion.
Dean Curran, Damariscotta resident and former U.S. ambassador to Haiti, will give an off-the-cuff replace on the present state of affairs in Haiti for occasion attendees.
The Haitian Well being Basis was chosen because the beneficiary of the fundraiser on account of steering from Curran due to their confirmed 40-plus yr observe file of in-country service and decrease working bills as a basis.
“On Aug. 15, I woke as much as the information in regards to the Haitian earthquake and my coronary heart sank,” mentioned Pennington Means, proprietor of Sea Smoke Store. “A number of years in the past, my neighbor Dean Curran, a former US ambassador to Haiti, had gotten me within the nation and its function within the Caribbean so I had been intently following the information. Then a big hurricane hit the area simply days after the earthquake…compounding the destruction and hindering reduction efforts. I referred to as Dean, rallied two superb downtown companies and an ideal native graphic designer, and began rapidly planning.”
Torie Van Horne DeLisle designed the poster for the occasion.
Attendance is just not required to contribute. Contributions at any stage are appreciated and may be made instantly at Sea Smoke or by way of hyperlinks to The Haitian Well being Basis on Sea Smoke’s Fb and Instagram pages.
Pre-event ticket gross sales and donations at Sea Smoke have exceeded $1,100 since Friday, Aug. 20.
All funds will go to The Haitian Well being Basis for in-country earthquake reduction. For extra data, go to haitianhealthfoundation.org.