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Welcome Back

Hi there If youve clicked on this post you probably already know our exciting newsThe BLB blog is back And better than everIf youre new here welcome If you are one of our loyal blog readers weve missed you My name is Danielle I am the Media Coordinator at Be Lik...

  • Sep 27, 2019

  • by danielle cutillo

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Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend EveryoneI hope you h...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Nov 25, 2018

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Life in Haiti by Sr Kathleen

It was a desire and a sense of being called to ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Nov 11, 2018

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Clinics in Haiti by our R...

October 10 2018 at 400 in the morning we met at Logan airport to begin our journey to Haiti For Sheryl and I this is our 4th trip to BLB and this time we felt it important to bring Susan Sawyer who is a pediatric nurse practitioner We also brought...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 21, 2018

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Getting Involved by Joe R...

Hello BLB Blog Readers My name is Joe Rezuke and I love Be Like Brit Im from Shrewsbury MA and Im an Accounting and Finance major at Providence College My story has many different connections that has helped shape my relationship with BLB It sta...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 10, 2018

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A New Perspective by Shelby

Almost everyone knows what our vision is here at Be Like Brit we are raising the next generation of leaders in Haiti We believe with the proper care education love and understanding our children will grow up to making a lasting change in Haiti Wha...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Oct 06, 2018

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Week 2 of Construction by...

Have you ever heard people talk about something spectacular maybe a place an object or a sight and you KNEW it was real its been described to you youve seen pictures and youve watched videos So of course you believe what youve seen is true but i...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 30, 2018

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The beginning of Brits Ho...

Im sure youve all heard by now that we are in the process of building Brits House of Love and we just completed week 2 of construction Our children are growing up and they need more room to grow So our Britsionarys will now be staying in this new ...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 19, 2018

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Back to School

It is so great to be back at Brits Home after being away for 2 months I couldnt believe how much the children have grown in just 2 monthsTeeth are coming in and growth spirts are happening so quicklyI was excited to see my friend Devan who has bee...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Sep 05, 2018

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The Best Summer Ever by W...

I didnt know what it was going to feel like after more than six years living in Brits home with experiencing the everyday love from 66 kids that Im so in love with including the staff and my family but as a saying Papi Len always say embrace the c...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 29, 2018

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See You When I See You

So just like that six weeks have flown by and Im already on the JetBlue flight back to the US I am still in shock and denial my best coping technique that I had to say see you later as it feels like I was just on the journey down here These six we...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 26, 2018

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Mind Body Soul

We were so blessed to have so many Britsionarys visit us and volunteer in Haiti this summer In the last month or so we had a few Britsionarys come to Brits Home to do some special projects with our children Devan ran a sports program Taylor did an...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 14, 2018

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A Note from the Grant Com...

Bonjou to all our BLB friends far and wideIts Julia Stefanini and Michael Mazloff posting this weeks BLB Blog We are volunteers who work on the Grant Committee under the guidance of Alycia Kinney Director of Development and of course CherylannThi...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 08, 2018

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Theres Nothing Wrong with...

Meet Devan She is one of our longterm Britsionarys who is staying at Brits Home for 2 months She is a recent college grad and is running a sports program with our 66 children during our summer camp Devan also has her own travel blog Dabbling in Tr...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Aug 01, 2018

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No Hesitation No Reservat...

Missiontrips are a lifechanging experience regardless of your background After visiting Haiti last year during my FABULOUS trip with Cherylann and the girls I knew I had to get back to BLB ASAP Going into this trip I was apprehensive about the unk...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Jul 28, 2018

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Protests in Haiti

When I first read the news of the protests in Haiti this week I was confused I knew about the protests that happened in Grand Goave that lasted about 12 days and then faded out They were never big enough to make it to our local news As I read on I...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Jul 13, 2018

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My Month at Brits Home A...

In 2015 I was 21 and I had just transferred into Becker College to work on my BA in Global Citizenship Just before the end of my first semester I got a quick email from Dr PallattoFontaine asking if I wanted to go to Brits home that May on a onewe...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Jul 06, 2018

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Living the Dream Jess

Every day before lunch and dinner the Britsionaries either pray or have a thankful circle around the big blue tables in the Britsionary area at Brits Home Ive been fortunate enough to sit at that table with Britsionarys for the past 6 months shari...

  • by danielle cutillo

  • Jun 30, 2018

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