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  • 2017 Golf Scramble Thank You

    2017 Golf Scramble Thank You

    We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all golfers, sponsors, in-kind donors and volunteers who supported the 5th Annual Golf Scramble for Haiti which was held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at Covered Bridge Golf Club.

    This special event raises awareness of the needs of the school children and support of ongoing projects with our partner schools in Jeremie, Haiti, which include: providing electricity, clean water, iPads, and laptops for schools; and our technology school – St. Francis School of Technology. As always, 100% of the funds raised at the scramble goes directly to support these projects.

    Thank you to our awesome volunteers who generously donated their time and helped plan another great golf outing this year!

    A special thanks to our Birdie Sponsors, Commonwealth Bank & Trust Company, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management and Financial Architects, Inc. for their outstanding support!

    We would also like to recognize our hole sponsors: Boutin Chiropractic, Data-Strategy, Fifer Law Office, Financial Architects Inc., Fr. Eugene Schmitt, Jerry Mudd Consulting, New Albany Heating & Air Conditioning, Relax The Back, Samtec, Stan Faith Law Office, Supreme Cuts Lawn & Landscaping, The Travel Authority – RuthAnn Hale.

    Tek4Kids was excited to have as this year’s lunch sponsor HoneyBaked Ham – New Albany; they provided a great lunch to our players and volunteer staff.

    Silent auction items were donated by the following: 21c Museum Hotel and Proof on Main, Brown Forman, Caesars Horseshoe Casino, Data-Strategy Employees, Earth & Fire Pottery, Hallmark Card Post, Danny Miller & Kyle Brooks, Heaven Hill Distilleries, Louisville Stoneware, Neutral Zone, Old Town Liiqours, Prospect Party Center, Relax The Back, Rhonda Schlandand, River City Winery, The Pepin Mansion, Total Wine & More, University of Louisville and Uptown Art.

    Please keep all of the above donors and sponsors in mind when looking for products or services; their support is integral in making our event a success!

    Thank you to Covered Bridge Golf Club staff for their support throughout the scramble.

    We are truly grateful for your support and looking forward to next year’s scramble in September, 2018. We hope to see you there!

    Please check out our website www.tek4kids.org for complete information on our projects and how you can help.
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  • Tek4Kids Director Bridges Past with Present

    Tek4Kids Director Bridges Past with Present

    “I have been trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life since retiring after 22 years of service with the US Army. My kids are adults now and I am basically free to explore a new life. The answer to this dilemma came via a phone call from my friend Jeanne Hammond, whom I had not talked to in more than 10 years. Jeanne and I were parents at Sacred Heart Model school and it was a welcome phone call to catch up about our college-age kids and life in general.

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  • New Location for 2017 Tek4Kids Golf Scramble!

    New Location for 2017 Tek4Kids Golf Scramble!

    Join us for a great day of golf at our fifth annual Tek4Kids Golf Scramble, held on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. This year’s scramble will be held at a new location – Fuzzy Zoeller’s Covered Bridge Golf Club in Sellersburg, Indiana.

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  • A Life-Saving Gift

    A Life-Saving Gift

    Haiti National Director Maryse King recently visited with Sister Raymond, director of the Centre de Montfort, to learn more about the impact of Tek4Kids on the children who live there. Sister Raymond explained that before Tek4Kids came to Montfort, supplying water for the orphanage was a logistical nightmare, due to its location on a steep hillside. Sr. Raymond affirmed that Tek4Kids has truly given them a life-saving gift: a sustainable, potable water system.

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  • 2016 Golf Scramble Thank You!

    2016 Golf Scramble Thank You!

    We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all golfers, sponsors, in-kind donors and volunteers who supported the 4th Annual Golf Scramble for Haiti which was held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Champions Pointe Golf Club.

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  • Hard Work Pays Off for Tek4Kids Team Leader

    Hard Work Pays Off for Tek4Kids Team Leader

    William Philippe, our Technology School Team Leader in Jeremie, Haiti, knows the value of hard work, study and preparation. He recently spent two weeks at a Microsoft certification “boot camp” in Florida, designed to help students successfully pass their certification exams. Each exam was scheduled after just a few days of intense study and completing a prep test. Of course, this required students to focus solely on the instructor and the materials presented.

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  • Experiencing Haiti By Kirby Knies

    Experiencing Haiti By Kirby Knies

    I have written many drafts of this article trying to find the best words to describe Haiti. As I have discovered, it is not easily described. Haiti is not just a place, but something you have to experience for yourself in order to grasp it.

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  • Changing One Life at a Time by Cheryl Seger

    Changing One Life at a Time by Cheryl Seger

    “It’s hard to change an infrastructure but changing one life at a time is possible. I saw many lives being affected through the efforts of Tek4Kids. The water systems, electricity and technical tools have and will continue to help the education system. I was privileged to work with Tek4Kids Haitian staff members, who were ambitious and willing to learn. They were very proud of their work. It warms my heart to know those small kids have purified water and a great way of learning. The kids seemed so happy. It was a “downer” when it was time to leave because it seemed like we just got started and I wanted to continue. The relationships we built during this trip will remain in my heart, from the parish group of nine to the Tek4Kids Haitian staff. This was an experience I will always treasure.” — volunteer Cheryl Seger, who traveled with a group from her parish in Southern Indiana to serve with Tek4Kids in Jeremie, Haiti

  • When Can I Go Back? by Allison Schroering

    When Can I Go Back? by Allison Schroering

    I wasn’t expecting to love Jeremie, Haiti as much as I did. When we were packing up to go back to the United States, I’ll be honest – I didn’t want to leave the place that had changed my life. It was sad and difficult to say goodbye to the people there, as well as the people from the parish who traveled with me. We developed new friendships and made lots of good memories.

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  • A Close Encounter

    A Close Encounter

    On a hot, steamy day in May, Tek4Kids founder Gary Boice prepared to board a plane from Port au Prince, Haiti back to the US. As many of you know, a new Tek4Kids technology school was scheduled to open in September. On Gary’s trip back from Haiti, the goal of finding a new generator for the technology school was weighing heavily on his mind, since buying major equipment can be quite difficult in Haiti. Generators are essential components of all our Tek4Kids projects because electric power is often unreliable.

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  • Making a Difference in Haiti

    Making a Difference in Haiti

    Bob Glaser, one of Tek4Kids newest volunteers, recently returned from a trip to Jeremie, Haiti where he experienced a very positive interaction with one of our students. As Bob made the 20 minute walk to our technology school, Beniel Joassaint approached him and introduced himself as one of the new students at St. Francis School of Technology. Beniel was polite and showed genuine interest in Bob and his volunteer work with Tek4Kids. When Bob asked about the new technology school, Beniel could not have been more positive, saying it was the best in Haiti! He said the classes were challenging and appropriate. Beniel also spoke highly of Rose Yunker’s English classes. Bob and his new young friend ended up walking and talking the entire way to the school. Bob later commented on this experience, “If this is an example of the young people we are educating at our school, we should be very proud . . . Jeremie will be better as a result of these students.”

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  • Volunteer Builds Relationships with T4K Staff in Jeremie

    Volunteer Builds Relationships with T4K Staff in Jeremie

    Eric Hoffman has been living and working with our Tek4Kids staff in Jeremie, Haiti since September and shares this account of his experience there:

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