UPLIFT Haiti to host March 27 benefit concert
March 13, 2010
UPLIFT Haiti invites the public to a fundraising concert in Wheaton, Md., on March 27 to support volunteer medical and educational projects in Haiti.
The concert, at Wheaton Recreation Center (March 27, 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.), will feature local musicians including SR111 (classic rock), Angel Row (rock), Darrin Carter (R&B soul), Paul Miller & Friends (classic rock), and Emily Reid (Celtic harpist).
The fundraiser will also feature a silent auction and the “Sweet Treat Café,” which will serve Haitian coffee, tea, punch and a variety of deserts.
The nonprofit is requesting donations of $15 for admission to the concert and “Sweet Treat Café.”
Donate today to support UPLIFT Haiti.
Volunteers with UPLIFT Haiti carry out medical clinics, training programs and other projects proposed by--and in partnership with--communities in Haiti. The “UPLIFT” in the group’s name stands for “Uniting People to Learn, Inspire and Form Together.”
The most recent volunteer project was a “train the trainer” program at a culinary school in Les Cayes, Haiti, around the time of the devastating January 12 earthquake. After the quake, the team of five volunteers completed the culinary-school program and stayed in Les Cayes, about 100 miles west of Port-au-Prince, to assist refugees.
Upcoming planned projects of UPLIFT Haiti include:
- Conduct medical clinics in two Haitian towns, La Colline and L’Etang Rey, and
- Help a citizen organization set up computer and internet access in their remote mountain community.
Wheaton Recreation Center is located at 11711 Georgia Ave.
Donate for the benefit concert today.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Maxine Akai, (202) 277-5828, maxine@uplifthaiti.org.
For more details about the fundraiser or UPLIFT Haiti, visit www.uplifthaiti.org, email benefit@uplifthaiti.org or call (301) 377-8381. UPLIFT Haiti is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity founded in Silver Spring, Md., in 2009.
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