To Haiti with Love was an online auction of art, photography, papercrafts, clothing, and creative goods. All proceeds go direct to the St. Joseph's Family of homes for children in Haiti.

The auction opened at 8 AM EST on Monday, February 1, 2010.

The auction closed at midnight EST on Monday, February 8, 2010.

Canadians can donate to St. Joseph's anytime through the online donation page of its Canadian fundraising organization, Broken Wings.

Americans can donate through the online donation page for Hearts with Haiti, the U.S. organization. Either way, your support builds hope.

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Earthquake Devastates St. Joseph Home in Port au Prince

Broken Wings is the Canadian fundraising organization whose primary mission is to support the vision and ministry of the St. Joseph Family in Haiti, which includes the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Port-au Prince, Wings of Hope in Fermathe, and Trinity House in Jacmel.

Orphans caring for orphans: a beautiful story

St. Joseph’s Home for Boys was Michael Geilenfeld’s dream that became a reality in 1985, bringing boys off the streets of Port-au-Prince to provide them with a Christian home and family.

When French missionaries announced they were leaving Haiti and needed to find care for the disabled children under their supervision, Michael took some of the older boys from St. Joseph's to choose a child to bring home and care for. But the boys surprised Michael when they chose to adopt all the children. Wings of Hope had become a thriving home for disabled children, recently rebuilt and expanded to include a day school for disabled community children and lovely guest facilities.

For more on the St. Joseph's family of homes for children, visit the Broken Wings website.

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Where there is doubt, let me sow faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy.

~ Saint Francis of Assisi

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mamalove/dadalove toddler t-shirt by kate inglis, leigh steele & jeanette leblanc

"Even though I’m starting to come out of the fog now, two days later, I still struggle with what to say. So I whisper the same thing I whispered to Evan during fitful nights: mama love, mama love, mama love.

As we are able to see more baby and less machine we talk to them about skipping rocks in frog ponds, and finding treasures on beaches, and about a big brother who will teach them all kinds of tricks."

~ from sweet | salty

Upon the birth of my twins, the beautiful and soulful Leigh Steele of Meremortal sent me two of the tiniest onesies I'd ever seen, imprinted with first thing I could think of to speak to my babies as they lay in stasis in the NICU.

Since then it's come to mean so much more than an utterance during trauma. Parenthood is not wholly difficult and angsty, nor wholly easy and cheerful. But the common denominator is love. Steadfast, cheerio-crunching, snot-wiping, floor-tussling love.

Choose either mamalove or dadalove toddler t-shirt in the size and colour you prefer.

All proceeds from items sold on the To Haiti with Love auction go directly to the St. Joseph's Family in Haiti. To make a bid, simply leave a comment with the amount of your bid and your email address. The auction will wrap up on February 8, 2010, and winners will be contacted right away to arrange payment and shipping. Good luck!

mamalove/dadalove toddler t-shirt by Kate Inglis & Leigh Steele (origin: Nova Scotia, Canada)

Starting bid: $16.00


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must have one! mamalove! mamalove!

February 1, 2010 | Unregistered Commentermommymae

$20

February 5, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKatie Murphy

$25

February 8, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterClaire
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