From Anne- Marie Saintil:

“I wanted to take a moment to thank all of friends and families that made this benefit possible. Thank you to the Haydu Family, Oakes Family, Michele St. Marie, Dr. Tunick and family, Kathy Cooke, First Selectman Dick Smith, Jonathan and the Town Hall staff, the Deep River Historical Society, Deep Rive Pizza, Celebrations, Pepsi Bottling Co. Sysco Food, T&R Foods, Chester Village West and their residents, Aaron Manor, Platts Lane Property Mgmt, LLC, W.M Stamm Restorations, Flowers For Awhile, the Sweet Shoppe, Pet’s Choice, the Wheatmarket, Fine Line Tattoo, DaVinci’s, Kristen’s, Head to Toes, St. Joseph, Valley Regional Steering Committee, Ms. Meehan, Mrs. Easton, Ms. Wheatan, friends of Jordan, Aryna and Vanessa for their time and generosity. Thank you to all who attended and supported from the Tri-Town community. I apologize if I have forgotten anyone.

This benefit was a huge success, we raised $5,000! The St. Boniface Hospital Foundation as already received $2,500 and the remaining $2,500 will help multiple families in the village of the Fond des Blancs. We are continuing to sell buttons at Deep River Pizza and Celebrations. T-shirts will be available soon! They are still in production. Keep checking back to hear about more upcoming events.”

Donations should be made out to Dear World Help Haiti, for more information please contact Anne-Marie Saintil.

Haitian food, music blending with American culture on the shores of Connecticut to help those in need.

Members of the Deep River community are mobilizing and planning a fantastic dinner to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. The donations will proceed the Boniface Hospital and citizens of Fond des Blancs.