Katie McIsaac Blog

For those who don’t know me, I want to begin by giving a brief introduction…so, hi! My name is Katie, and I am currently the Controller for Be Like Brit, working out of the office in Worcester, Massachusetts. I have been lucky enough to travel to Brit’s Home five times, my first trip being in April of 2015. What an incredible journey it has b...

An Easter Message from Papi Len…

A Blessed Easter to you and your family from all of us at Brit’s Home in Haiti and our staff in the USA. Easter is a time of reflection, giving up something we love or giving more to those less fortunate than ourselves. It’s a time to renew our Faith in God, his Son and the Holy Spirit, there is a reason why it’s every spring, it’s time to st...

Cherylann Brings Brits Best Friends to Haiti

FABULOUS is the one word that comes to mind when we think about this trip. Ironically, fabulous is the one word we use to describe Britney. We don’t really know if it’s possible to put into words all the different emotion...

Open Arms

This past week, Mike Nicholson, Mike Foley, and I traveled to Brit’s Home with 16 hardworking high school students from Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury. A highlight for me, on this trip, and every trip, is working side by side with the Haitians. I recall Saint John’s first trip in 2013, when we helped build the road to the Orphanage. T...

Thanks for making me a Proud Papi Len!!!

One of the Greatest Joys in life is to see our children shine and this past week I witnessed my son Richie doing just that. He led his fellow students and staff from High Point University into Haiti to Brit’s Home. I really enjoy it when Boss Richie appears, he takes his role and responsibility as a team leader very seriously, while having a ...

Joining the Family by Rick

I am thrilled to have joined the Be Like Brit family in my role as Director of Development. I first learned about Be Like Brit when I began coaching their Boston Marathon team 3 years ago.
I have been a running coach for 24 years, mostly coaching runners for the Boston Marathon. I became a coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society...

Chronicle of a School Year

Brit’s Academy 1st Anniversary ~ A Story of Miracles

The Be Like Brit Program Committee has been meeting faithfully every Wednesday morning over the last nine years beginning in Fr. John Madden’s office, then moving on to the dining room in the home of Cherylann and Len in Holden, and ending up at t...

Medical Trip to Grand Goâve

February 20, 2020 was a long-awaited departure date after having previous trips to Haiti cancelled last year due to civil unrest. For Sheryl and I was our 6th trip to BLB and this time we brought along a graduate nursing student, Katie Englund who is finishing her master’s in nursing specializing in family practice. Our goals for the 5-day tr...