Thanks from Haiti

Cessy, 7 September 2010

Subject: Thanks for the evening of solidarity in favour of the victims of the Haiti earthquake organised by the CERN Fitness Club.

The "HAÏTI-ECOLES" Association wishes to thank everyone who took part in the event.
The donation of 2080 CHF paid onto the Association's account will be transferred in its entirety to our partners in Haiti who are in charge of running the Verrettes and La Chapelle schools. They are responsible for meeting the needs of families affected by the earthquake: buying food, helping to pay the rent on small houses, payment of school fees when school starts again in September.
The number of children enrolled in the schools has risen from 2300 to 2500 following the huge influx of families who fled Port au Prince in the aftermath of the earthquake.
The Association's principal role is helping with the schooling of disadvantaged children in Verrettes and La Chapelle and keeping the school canteens running to make sure that the children get one meal a day.
We should like to thank the organisers of the event, as well as those who took part in it, for their generosity.

Marie-Noëlle BATARD (President) and Michèle VANEL (Vice-President)


by CERN Bulletin