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Becker College and Boston University March 2013

We had 2 groups this week and there was a lot to do All of these students worked tirelessly the entire week to help continue part of the security wall around Brits Orphanage The groups also met families in our community and helped fix their homes to make them mor...

  • Nov 09, 2015

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Piti piti wazo f nich

One of our first hires at Be Like Brit after we...

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A Busy Week

With 38 children theres often never a dull mome...

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Patience Timing and Waiting

Ive been living and working in Haiti for just over a year now Its so strange to me to think about that Ive lived and worked all over the world and never have I encountered a place quite like Haiti I wish I knew the Haiti that existed before the ea...

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Empathy in Service

As I sit here writing this blog on a Saturday afternoon in Haiti our latest group of Britisonarys have left and are likely somewhere over the ocean on their way to Miami and then later on to Boston By the time you read this they will have landed...

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Today We Remember

I dont get out too much here in Haiti When Im not with the children Im usually busy working on various projects my laptop is my new best friend Last night I decided to go sit by the ocean with a friend and his girlfriend have a plate of fried chic...

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Reflections One Year On

Its truly remarkable when one stops to think about how much happens in a year Certainly for us at Be Like Brit weve had so many wonderful things going on One year ago today we gathered at Brits Orphanage in Grand Gove Haiti and dedicated the build...

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Merry Christmas

This Christmas was like no other I have ever experienced For obvious reasons things were different than usual for me I spent the holiday in Haiti with 38 children a Britsionary group and nearly 140 Haitian employees and their families To say it wa...

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Tis the Season

Just back from a week back in the States for Thanksgiving my return to Haiti and to Be Like Brit was especially exciting this time Our good friends Alan and Patti Roseberry and Eileen Terry flew down to Haiti this past Wednesday to help with v...

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Lifes Good

Im on vacation this week in the States visiting family for Thanksgiving and Life is Good I turned on the television in my hotel room this morning and the brand logo appeared LG Lifes Good And indeed its true This past week at Be Like Brit we m...

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2014 Golf Tournament

4th Annual Be Like Brit Golf Tournament DATEMonday June 2nd 2014 TIMERegistration 9am Shotgun Start Time 10am WHERE Cyprian Keyes Golf Club 284 East Temple St Bolyston MA 01505 Details Dinner auctions raffle and all other festivitie...

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Smile

To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling brighteyed happy children no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter PT Barnum It occurred to me today that while we certainly dont suffer any shortage of tears and othe...

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The Kindness of Strangers

Anyone who has ever traveled to Haiti knows that one of the scariest parts about it can often be the driving Ive written about this before but not a week goes by without some new event to remind us of how even the simplest of tasks going out to t...

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A Fabulous Night

Last night Be Like Brit held our 2nd Annual Fall Gala Fundraiser While our Gala is a fundraiser Len and Cherylann want to be sure that it is a night of FUN Being mindful that in all that we do we always honor Brit and her memory and from all I ...

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On and On

With our 2nd Annual Gala just around the corner its hard to believe that it has been a year since I first met most of you Len and Cherylann introduced me at the Gala last year and weve all come such a long way since then The blessings we continue ...

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Britsionarys Friends Tula...

Here we go again Weve been so very busy here at Be Like Brit yet again hosting another amazing Britsionary group welcoming two members of our Program Committee who are here working with our staff on professional development and other training p...

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Keeping Busy

We are so blessed to have so many committed friends and supporters of our mission here at Be Like Brit This week we were fortunate to host one of those friends here in Haiti Peter Catanese of the Christopher Catanese Childrens Foundation flew d...

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Lights Camera

Wow When did it become October It seems like just yesterday we were busy getting ready to dedicate and open Brits Orphanage and here we are 9 months on a very busy place The children started back to school last week got to celebrate the citys ...

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  • Nov 09, 2015

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