Events
June
Saturday, June 8th – 100 Holes of Golf, Evergreen Rotary, Fundraiser
The Evergreen Rotary Club is hosting a 100 Holes of Golf Fundraiser and the Colorado Haiti Project will be the recipient of pledges raised through a team led by Marcia Walsh and Don Snyder. Alison Rakotonirina and Dennis Kennedy of the Colorado Haiti Project office will both be playing. Please click here and pledge 10 cents or $10 per hole! (If you do not yet see a name in the drop down list, you can type it in manually).
Our fundraising goal is to raise $2500 per player or $25,000 for our team of 10 players!
From voodoo to Holy Trinity: Haitian classical music
Friday, June 14th
DENVER, Colo. — The European classical tradition, Haitian folklore — including voodoo — and themes of exile will come together in a unique and colorful musical mélange when the Chicago-based Crossing Borders Music Collective performs in Denver June 14 in support of the Colorado Haiti Project.
“Haiti captures the minds and hearts of all who visit. But for most of us, traveling to this country so filled with vibrant sounds and colors is out of the question,” says Alison Rakotonirina, executive director of the Colorado Haiti Project. “Hearing this music, you’ll fall in love with Haiti, her people and her music.”
“Beyond the Headlines: Haiti in Music” will begin with German-Haitian composer Werner Jaegerhuber’s “Suite Folklorique,” a unique blend of German classical and folk music associated with various voodoo deities. Quartets by Haitian-born composers Claude Dauphin and Rudy Perrault explore the theme of exile from the homeland. There also will be works excerpted from the new documentary “Kenbe La” (“Hold On”), and also by students and teachers of the Holy Trinity School in Port-au-Prince.
“I want to provide audiences a way to look at Haitian culture other than what we see in the news,” says Tom Clowes, president of the board of Crossing Borders, a cellist and educator who has taught music at Holy Trinity School since 2000. “Yes, it’s very poor economically, but also very rich in art and culture.”
What: Crossing Borders Music Collective presents “Beyond the Headlines: Haiti in Music”
Where: St. John’s Cathedral, 1350 Washington St., Denver, Colo.
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14
Tickets: $25 in advance, $30 at the door. Purchase tickets online at
July
August
Sunday, August 10th – Colorado Haiti Project at St.Paul’s Episcopal Church, Lakewood
Presenting after the 8 AM and the 10:30 AM Services
September
Saturday, Date TBD – Charity Disc Golf Tournament, Larkspur — This will be a fun fundraiser for all ages, no experience necessary! Come and support our work, meet your very first “goat caddy” and have a great time. Enrollment and Sponsorship details to be posted soon. Contact the office for more information.
October
October 19, 2013 – Evening for Haiti at 6 PM
Details to follow
November
December
Tuesday, December 10 — All day (12 AM to 11:59 PM) Colorado Gives Day!
