HEARTS FOR HAITI

Victoria students in grades 3-6 thought globally this Valentine's Day. Rather than spending money to purchase store-bought Valentines, students brought in money to contribute to their "Hearts for Haiti" project. The money collected was donated to the Red Cross and to a Haitian orphanage, along with baby formula and rice cereal. Students collected well over $600.


In lieu of a Valentine's Party, students made Valentines to send the Haitian children at the orphanage with messages in Haitian Creole and French:

• Pran swem tèt ou. Bon Valenten = Take Care. Happy Valentine's Day.
• Nous pensons à vous. = We are thinking of you.
• Nous nous soucions de vous, nous espérons que vous êtes bien. = We care about you. We hope you are okay.

When one student was asked why they were doing this, he replied, "To bring joy." Another responded, "So maybe [the Haitian people] will trust the U.S. Army a little more because we're helping them."

Thank you Victoria students and teachers for making the world a better place by caring about others!