{"id":3508,"date":"2010-02-22T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-22T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3508"},"modified":"2025-09-28T02:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T02:56:24","slug":"brigid-helps-out-with-two-haiti-fundraisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=3508","title":{"rendered":"Brigid helps out with two Haiti fundraisers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Back&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/folly\/2010\/01\/a-rescue-in-haiti.html\">on January 14th<\/a> I mentioned that Brigid and I had been in Haiti in 1980. Since then we&#8217;ve followed the usually bad news of poverty and violent politics coming out of Haiti. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brigid set up a small exhibit of stuff we&#8217;d picked up in Haiti twice in January; once at our Church, Holy Name of Mary, the day of the special collection. And then a week later at the Black Cow coffeehouse in Croton, as they did a fundraiser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s HNM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01c6d970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01c6d970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01c6d970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the Black Cow &#8211;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01e9a970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01e9a970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c01e9a970b-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this picture &#8211; I think I identify with the guy looking out at you, in blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270860970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270860970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270860970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There he is &#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"415\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c02108970b-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c02108970b-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e20120a8c02108970b-500wi-300x249.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270b4f970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270b4f970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270b4f970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270bdc970c-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270bdc970c-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/6a00d834525a2f69e201310f270bdc970c-500wi-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Black Cow pictures were taken before the fundraiser, which was very successful &#8211; as was the HNM collection. &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back&nbsp;on January 14th I mentioned that Brigid and I had been in Haiti in 1980. 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