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Trees take care of each other through their underground root connections. Healthy strong trees direct nutrients to others who are weakened, sometimes for years. In this way, the trees ensure well-being for the entire ecosystem.

These times call for us to copy nature's model and I feel honored to be a part of as a presenter and a participant the Replenish Your Body, Mind and Soul: 21 Day Challenge for Women. All of the ticket sales are for Haitian women and families recovering from the earthquake.

This virtual program offers powerful 21 daily nature (and human nature) practices to get nourished and well-balanced, just in time for winter and the holiday season. Optional live community calls and daily check-ins provide accountability and encouragement. 

My amazing collaborators are high-caliber coaches, yoginis, artists, and forest therapy guides. We’ll be by your side every step of the journey. 

Imagine making a positive, lasting shift in your own wellbeing, while also making a real difference for women, and their families, in Haiti who are recovering from the earthquake.

Even if you can’t join the program, I invite you to share this invitation with your friends and family…and the women in your life.

Nature has so much to teach us about resilience and thriving and we can’t wait to get started!

For more details and to register click HERE  .

We look forward to you joining us on this amazing and powerful journey

Georgette Star MA, D.Min 

P.S. The organizer of this event is my good friend and certified Soul Stream Practitioner, Pamela Wirth. To find out what inspired Pamela to organize this fundraiser, more about the organization and to see photos of the project... keep reading!

PAMELA'S INSPIRATION

When I arrived fresh from the cold parts of Europe in Miami back in 1990, a group of Haitian musicians and dancers were among the very first friends I made. Their incredible music, art and welcoming friendship anchored deeply in my heart and opened a window into an entire world I knew absolutely nothing about. It changed my life for good. I've felt a kinship with and deep gratitude for Haiti ever since. I really want to offer something back to this beautiful country of rich culture and kind, strong people.

Here's what I learned in my conversation with Marilyn Lowrie, the Executive Director of Haitian Health Foundation. She was very generous with her time and easy humor and gave me an impressive presentation with many stories about HHF's work. Here's a tiny version:

HHF has been serving the rural area of Jérémie for 40 years. There are about 100 rural villages and 250,000 people who are served by HHF. The staff of HHF is very committed and long term and everyone showed up within 30 minutes of the earthquake, wanting to help. (on a Saturday). Many of the smaller NGOs have since folded in the chaos after the earthquake and many medical support staff have left, though not HHF, their staff is complete. Btw, their US staff is minimal in order to maximize the impact and effectiveness of their donations. 

Haitian Health Foundation services include:

• A clinic, including dental services for children
• $12 Hygiene kits to prevent cholera and other diseases.
• A mobile health service which visits rural mountain villages.
• A center for pregnant and birthing women.
• A center for malnourished children.
• $150 Pregnant goats are given to women for prosperity and food supply. The decision of who gets a goat when one is available is made in the village by democratic process.
• Happy House program: $4,000 builds a family home with a compost toilet. (most people live in shacks, and many people are traumatized from the quake and don't want to be inside their homes)
• Food distribution (partnership with World Kitchen)