Lamp for Haiti Annual Fall Gala and Silent Auction
Friday, November 8, 2024
5:30PM to 11PM
Glen Ridge Women’s Club
219 Ridgewood Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ
Lamp for Haiti has been providing high quality medical care in fraught urban environments since 2006. Our primary health care center is located in the middle of the tiny dilapidated homes of the Bwa Nèf portion of the vast Cité Soleil shantytown. In late 2023, in response to crushing need brought on by the collapse of the Haitian government and economy, we opened a second site on the outskirts of Cité Soleil. Thus, in the middle of a national catastrophe, while others were pulling away, Lamp was able to expand its services, expanding its family to include a huge new population from Cité Soleil. It is this expansion that we are celebrating at the 2024 Annual Gala. Please celebrate with us!
You can help in any of the ways outlined below.
SPONSORSHIP
Sponsoring the gala is a serious statement of intent. The gala is Lamp’s largest fundraiser, without which our work would be impossible. Click the link below to view the sponsorship levels and the benefits that come with each level. Your consideration is appreciated!
SILENT AUCTION
Our Silent Auction begins on October 1st and ends at 9:00 pm on the night of the Gala. If you are able to donate items for the auction, please contact Marianne Sweeney at maenbill@aol.com or Stacy Kilkenny at stacykilkenny@icloud.com.
To view items and make your bid visit https://www.biddingforgood.com/lampforhaiti
COME TO THE GALA!
Join us for a night of fun and celebration. The evening includes a cocktail hour, VIP reception, silent auction, dinner, paddleraiser with auctioneer Eugene Flynn, and presentations by Journalist and Former Haiti Correspondent for the Associated Press Trenton Daniel, Lamp Founder Dr. James Morgan, and Haitian artist Harry Abilhomme. A selection of Harry’s art will decorate the venue as well. Menu selections by Church Street Catering. Drumming, dancing and singing by Riva Nyri Précil. It will be a night to remember!
For more information, please call 973.619.3302 or email kelli@lampforhaiti.org
All proceeds benefit our mission of providing quality, cost-effective medical care and humanitarian aid in Cité Soleil, Haiti
Gala Committee: Tom Burleigh, Kathleen Carroll, Noreen Connolly, Ellen Cunningham, Suzanne and Richard Evans, Kelli D. Herd, John Jerbasi, Rachele Jean-Louis, Stacy Kilkenny, Thomas Mullane, James Morgan MD, Susan O’Donnell, Patrick O’Neill, Henry Reimer, Alan Smith, David Smith, Walter Springer, Marianne Sweeney, Richelle Wilson, Genevieve Wrenn, Christina Young
Honorary Committee Members: Kathleen Carroll, Stephen Twomey
Sponsors:
Mary Ann Ford
Tom and Mary Heyman
Daniel and Alys Shin
The College of St. Francis Xavier
Xavier High School