Marbial – How Many Cows

“For That Someone Special”

19 Nov 2018

We are going into my favorite gift-giving time of the year – GIFT A GOAT! … More “For That Someone Special”

Orevwa Haiti! Goodbye USA! Hola Panama!

19 Mar 2018

We finished training the new students in the Goat program and already have plans to return to construct a large water project in June! … More Orevwa Haiti! Goodbye USA! Hola Panama!

Home and Away Again

9 Feb 2018

I returned safe and sound from Barbuda and now I’m off to Haiti! … More Home and Away Again

The Gift-A-Goat fundraiser is back again! Help me provide goats for the children of Marbial, Haiti so they may fund their educations and develop their community. Your donation will also help provide clean water for communities around the world! … More Gift-a-Goat is back again!

Lovely’s Goats

22 Jun 2017

Lovely had 5 goats in her herd. Now she has 4, but it’s for a good reason … More Lovely’s Goats

“You look like you’re coming off an international flight”

11 Jun 2017

Yes, we are all going on little-to-no sleep, but we thought we were pulling it off until the TSA lady called us out. … More “You look like you’re coming off an international flight”

I should be in Haiti right now, but I’m in chilly NJ!

8 Feb 2016

I bet if I looked back at all my blog posts, a high percentage would start out with some variation of “sorry it has taken me so long to write…” 🙂 I did not intend to be Stateside so long after the holidays, but our project to Haiti, originally slated for January, was postponed to … More I should be in Haiti right now, but I’m in chilly NJ!

Better grades for goats

27 Mar 2015

I got home early yesterday morning from a short (productive) project in Haiti! This was Phase 2 of the Gift a Goat program started last year by me and my sister, Helene. We had Dana and John return with us for their second time in Marbial and Chelsey joined us for her first time volunteering … More Better grades for goats

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

26 Dec 2014

I just want to thank you all who helped make the first phase of “Gift a Goat” so successful! We currently have 35 female goats in the community being cared for by the students themselves with 32 more goats funded (but not yet purchased). In addition, 10 female goats and 1 male goat (billy goat) were … More THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

Goats don’t need water. Right?

9 Dec 2014

The mountain community who received the training from Helene and Dana were surprised to learn that goats needed water daily. The community was really receptive to the training and interacted with many questions over the 4 days. In the end, they learned about basic goat care, first aid, breeding and milking. On the last day … More Goats don’t need water. Right?