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Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti Invites You to the 17th Annual Gala

Posted on March 20, 2024 in: Events, Outreach to Haiti

Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti Invites You to the 17th Annual Gala

Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti

Invites You to the 17th Annual Gala

For the Love of a Child Charity Gala

Saturday, April 20, 2024

A Villa Louisa, 60 Villa Louisa Rd., Bolton, CT

Cocktails at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner

The Most Reverend Michael R. Cote, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Norwich, invites you to join him in a benefit for the children of Haiti.

For nearly 40 years, Diocese of Norwich has been twinned with the Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince and through its ministry Outreach has been helping our Haitian brothers and sisters at our center in the Christ Roi (Christ the King) neighborhood and 14 Haitian parishes twinned with U.S. parishes. Your gift helps support many thousands of families, aiding the very poor with medical and health care services, food and nutrition, education scholarships, small business development, parish twinning program and many more services.

A silent auction will feature Goodspeed Show Tickets, Red Sox & Yankee Games’ Tickets, Haitian Artwork, Crafts and Local Artists Craft Works and Baskets of Cheer!

Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased on-line www.outreachtohaiti.org

or by calling Outreach office at 860-800-3601

Please RSVP by April 6th

Thank you for your support!

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