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 been here all summe...
Sep 05, 2018
by danielle cutillo
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I cant exactly remember how or when I met Britney Gengel But there are distinct memories that stand out when I think about our childhood friendship the smiley face on the blue carpet of her bedroom jumping on Cherylanns bed to the Spice Girls or ...
by danielle cutillo
Jun 24, 2018
From all of us at Be Like Brit Happy Fathers DayFathers Day in America can mean so many things to so many people so I thought I would share my thoughts with you on this Sunday I was blessed with a Father who was from the Greatest Generation fough...
by danielle cutillo
Jun 17, 2018
Bonswa Good AfternoonI thought I would use todays post to talk more about my job as Media Coordinator and what Ive been up to this last month I think the 1 question that I get asked is So what exactly do you do I am so lucky that Im able to work i...
by danielle cutillo
Jun 10, 2018
Arriving at Brits Home on Mothers Day marked my 24th trip into Haiti I was here for a week of staff development training and for the Be Like BritBecker College graduation I knew the week would be jam packed with activities and I wasnt wrong I h...
by danielle cutillo
May 30, 2018
Seasons come and seasons go and so does the weather Just like life we all experience stormy times and many bursts of sunshine April showers bring May flowers and so on there are hundreds of metaphors to associate our weather with whats happening ...
by danielle cutillo
May 25, 2018
Meet Steve Helle He is a lifelong friend of the Gengel family and is very involved with Be Like Brit He has visited Brits Home a few times with his daughters he is on our Board of Directors his company Granite City Electric is an Event Sponsor of ...
by danielle cutillo
May 15, 2018
Even though Im not home to celebrate Mothers Day with my three children this weekend I must say that I am so very fortunate to be spending it with my other 66 children at Brits Home More than ever I realize that being a mother is not only about gi...
by danielle cutillo
May 11, 2018
If youve been to Brits Home you definitely have met at least 1 member of our kitchen staff Every day the team makes breakfast lunch and dinner for our 66 children prepares snacks for our children to bring to school and meals for our 100 staff The ...
by danielle cutillo
May 06, 2018
