Port Au Prince meetings

Club Meetings in Haiti

Delmas Airport
Petion-ville
Mirebalais
Port Au Prince

We met with the 4 boards from the above clubs today. Approximately 1 ½ Hours per club with a short lunch break. It was very interesting to here of the projects in the Port Au Prince area. Literacy, Youth, Health and Environment seem to top the list.

You may note that we got the room until tomorrow as well. We are using the internet!

I was totally shocked to learn that in just the se 4 clubs there are 26 Matching Grants involved. Approximately ½ of them are with just token involvement of the local clubs. No previous involvement in surveying the community needs, and no designated local Rotarian Committee or membership responsible for the project. This has to stop to protect our District and our access to matching Grants in the future. Under the Matching Grant Criteria there is the following:

For Matching Grants $5,000 to $25,000, partner Rotary Clubs and Districts are required to:
· Maintain Communication and dialogue for the life of the project
· Establish a committee of at least three Rotarians
· Jointly asses community needs, plan the project, and provide a paragraph outlying participation
· Visit the project site on an as needed basis. The International partner may participate by sharing information via correspondence or by visiting the project site.

In the short term we have asked ALL clubs to ensure that all interested parties looking to participate in the matching Grant program within Haiti, pass the Grant Application through the Haiti Task Force for consultation.

We had a great dinner event with the Petion-ville club this evening and were once again treated royally.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Cap Hatien at 8:00 AM. 6:00 AM pick up at the hotel. We are being met there by ADG Caleb Lucien where we have the following itinerary:
Airport in Cap Haitien at 8:30 A.M., staying at the Hotel Mont Joli that night. The meetings will take place there.

11 A.M. Meeting with the President of Cap Haitien club for 2 hours, because he had not attended PETS.
2 PM Board Meeting with Cap Haitien club
5 PM Club Assembly
Thursday 6th To Pignon
Cap Hatien to Pignon. We will be traveling by car leaving at 8 A.M.. The trip will take approximately 3 hours.

Arrival Pignon at 11 A.M.
12 noon-Lunch at Lucien home
1 PM- Board Meeting with Pignon club
4 PM-Club Assembly with Pignon Club

Friday 7th To Hinche
Leave Pignon at 9 AM by car.
Arrival Hinche at 11 A.M.
12:30 Board meeting
4 PM Club Assembly
Staying at Hermitage Hotel

Saturday 8th To PAP and then to Jeremy. We will leave Hinche at 9 A.M. by plane. We'll land in Port au Prince by 9:30 A.M. Together with Guy Theodore, we will catch the flight to Jeremie at 10:30 A.M. from Port au Prince. We'll meet Robert in Jeremie for his planned meetings.
8 & 9th Jeremy, Aquin

Monday 10th to Port De Paix

Tuesday 11 to St. Marc

Wednesday 12 St. Marc and Varettes

Thursday 13 Back to PAP and meeting with Delmas Airport

Nassau, Home sweet home!