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RSVP Today: Outreach to Haiti 35th Anniversary Celebration is November 8th

Posted on September 30, 2021 in: Events, Outreach to Haiti

RSVP Today: Outreach to Haiti 35th Anniversary Celebration is November 8th

You are cordially invited to attend

35th Anniversary Celebration

Diocese of Norwich Outreach to Haiti

Building a Legacy of Hope – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Monday, November 8, 2021

Mercy High School, Middletown, CT

5:30 Reception, Dinner, Silent Auction

Honorees:

Most Reverend Bishop Michael R. Cote, D.D.

Ellen Flynn, RSM

Reverend Gerald Kirby

Mr. Daniel O’Sullivan

And our

Inaugural Works of Mercy Award to

The Padre Pio Foundation

Reservations $75 per person or $50 per religious

RSVP by October 26, 2021

Online reservations may be made at: www.outreachtohaiti.org/35th-anniversary

For the comfort and safety of our participants we respectfully request attendees be vaccinated.

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