First Parish-Wide Garage Sale
The first St. Mary parish-wide garage sale for Haiti was hosted. Many parish members have donated their household goods for this sale. This garage sale takes up two stories of the St Mary event hall.
The first St. Mary parish-wide garage sale for Haiti was hosted. Many parish members have donated their household goods for this sale. This garage sale takes up two stories of the St Mary event hall.
The parishioners organized the first fundraising dinner for the children. This event continued to be hosted every year. In later years, it became an Indian food themed event which welcomed everybody in the community.
Fr Andre Sylvestre, a Haitian Catholic priest, approached a group of parishioners at St. Mary, Muncie, IN to help him start an orphanage for the children affected by the earthquake. His dream was to give the orphans a home.
The 7.0 Magnitude earthquake devastated Haiti. According to Wikipedia, nearly 3 million were affected by the earthquake. The death toll was over 220,000 according to the Haitian government. Many children were left orphaned.