HAITI OUTREACH 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

HAITI OUTREACH
2008 ANNUAL REPORT
WORKING TOGETHER BUILDING COMMUNITIES

Dear Friends:
As we entered our second decade as a non-profit organization
committed to developing Haiti, we recognized the need not only
to expand our sustainable development work, but also to refine our
organization for a successful future. I am pleased to report that in
2008 Haiti Outreach carried out major community development
projects and initiated a substantial relief effort, while also creating
a stronger and more efficient operation, both in Haiti and in the
United States. The highlights of our work in 2008 include:
• 42 new wells in various parts of Haiti, including our
breakthrough work and first wet wells on the island of La
Gonave (see Two gallons is not enough. Pioneering on La Gonave.)
• A seven-classroom addition to the Lycee, public secondary
school in Pignon, which we originally built in 2003; in 2009, the
addition will be electrified for a computer lab by our partners
at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and will eventually
have a library
• Response to the devastating hurricanes and floods in
Gonaives: hauling clean water, repairing the city water system,
checking wells for functionality, and distributing seed for crop
replanting (see Hurricanes and Haiti Outreach return to Gonaives.)
• Construction of a guest house for Haiti Outreach traveling
groups and others (see Welcome to Kay Visite.)
• Reorganization of our operation in Haiti to be more efficient and
fully staffed with 24 employees
• Reorganization of our board of directors
• Commitment to a Community Initiative Program focusing our
efforts on specific towns and villages, starting with Pignon and
La Victoire:
– In Pignon, we partnered with World Christian Relief Fund
(WCRF) to repair wells, and with Community Coalition for
Haiti, IIT and others to repair and upgrade the water system
(see Partnerships leverage resources.)
–In La Victoire, after conducting an extensive water survey,
we partnered with the mayor’s office to drill community wells,
started plans to repair and upgrade the town water system in
partnership with IIT, and agreed to partner with Rotary
Clubs in the U.S. to build a public secondary school
(see www.RotaryPartnershipforHaiti.org)
• An expanded relationship with the student organization Haiti
Outreach-IIT, and initial development of a Chicago division of
Haiti Outreach
• Implementation of a full internship program (see Interns: How
did we manage without them?)
Many donors, partners and volunteers have assisted in this work
and continue to advance our community development work
in Haiti. We are very grateful for their generous support. We
look forward to 2009 as we strive to make great—perhaps even
revolutionary—achievements in a country where real progress has
been so difficult. Mesi! Thank you!
Dale Snyder
Executive Director
OUR VISION: For Haiti to Become A Developed Country
OUR MISSION: To Collaborate With the People of Haiti
to Build And Maintain Community-Initiated Projects That
Advance Their Development
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Haiti Outreach projects prior to 2008
Haiti Outreach projects IN 2008
cover photo: drilling a well on the
island of la gonave using air foam,
while people in the community watch.
Map No. 3855 Rev. 1 United Nations, October 1995 (Colour)
Department of Public Information, Cartography Section
Two gallons is not enough. Pioneering on La Gonave.
La Gonave is Haiti’s largest island. Nine miles wide and 37 miles long, it is home to over 100,000
people. It has been described by geologists as one of the most freshwater-deprived populated places
on Earth. The average person on La Gonave drinks, cooks, bathes and washes clothes with less
than two gallons daily. There are no lakes and very few streams, rivers or springs. As a result,
many people travel for miles two days a week, their donkeys loaded down with plastic buckets and
barrels, to obtain enough brackish or contaminated water to survive. Imagine spending two days
a week just to obtain the water that we in the U.S. can get in a minute by taking ten steps to our
closest faucet.
Although a few wells have been dug on the island over the years, no organization has studied its
geology or drilled extensively, especially in the drier western part of the island. A committee called
the “Water Platform”—consisting of Haiti Outreach and other non-governmental organizations,
churches, mayors on the island and the deputy who represents the people in the Haitian
Parliament—was formed in 2005 to address this issue. In 2007, Haiti Outreach committed to
pioneer an effort to change this situation, as we were the only participant who had the expertise and
experience to organize the communities and drill.
We created a pilot project to learn what it would take to drill successfully and to see how receptive
the communities were to our model of community ownership and maintenance. In late 2007, we
transported one of our three well drilling rigs to the island, along with a water truck and pickup
truck, and began to drill.
We received some funding to conduct this “experiment,” including in May a grant from Rotary
District #5950’s Safe Water Plus Project to have geologists from V3 Companies of Chicago conduct
a preliminary investigation for subsurface water. They confirmed that the island is largely coral
bedrock with many holes through which water can descend even deeper. This became a larger
problem because the rotary rig we brought to the island requires water to drill, yet the water drains
away too quickly to be useful. We had to modify the drilling rig and obtain special materials to keep
it going.
With this geological information and drilling changes, we were able to successfully drill five wells in
2008 and continue these efforts into 2009. The pilot project proved that drilling could be successful,
but it also showed that we need more extensive geophysical studies and additional drill rod to reach
greater depths. We are now in the process of applying for grants and seeking funding to enter a
new phase of this project, one that will result in more wells around the island.
The first time we drilled and found water, the people of the Debalen No community broke into
spontaneous celebration, as the picture on this page shows. Not only will these people and those in
surrounding communities now have clean drinking water and healthier lives, they will save many
hours for more productive labor. Some of their children may now have the time to attend school.
With financial help from our supporters, we anticipate additional scientific studies and drilling on
this water-barren island, making an incredible difference in the lives of thousands of people
every day.
The Haiti Outreach community development model.
1. The request for assistance comes from the people. We do not go into a community and tell them what they need.
people travel for miles over rocky
terrain just to get enough water
to survive on la gonave
spontaneous community celebration
when water was struck drilling a
well on la gonave
country director neil van dine meets
with other members of the la gonave
water platform
2. A diversified representation of the people are involved. The purpose is to have people see themselves as a whole community, not just one
family or church or other faction, and to work together for a shared goal with benefits for everyone.
3. The people do the organizing, the planning and all the work they have the manpower and resources to do. We are willing to offer advice
and consultation to facilitate this process and purchase materials as needed.
4. The people create an economically viable maintenance program so that the project will be sustained over time.

Partnerships leverage resources.
An upgraded water system for
Pignon.
Early in 2008, Haiti Outreach and Community Coalition for
Haiti (CCH), a non-profit organization based in Virginia, discovered
that we were both working on plans to improve the dysfunctional
water system in Pignon, a town of about 10,000 people where
Haiti Outreach is based. We had worked with the community off
and on over the years to try to upgrade its water system, but it was
not being managed or maintained.
However, in 2007, the town water committee showed interest in
change. We asked the Haiti Outreach student group at the Illinois
Institute of Technology to conduct research and draw up plans for
a revitalized and enhanced town water system, using the nearby
springs as the source. The students did an outstanding job and even
received honorable mention in a competition held by the Environmental
Protection Agency in Washington, D.C.
CCH had done some preliminary work on a similar project when
they discovered ours. After a few discussions, we agreed to join
forces, along with the mayor’s office, water committee and
others, to finalize the IIT plan, which calls for a number of implementation
phases.
In keeping with the Haiti Outreach model of sustainable community
development, each phase has benchmarks that the system’s
management team is required to meet before proceeding to the
next phase. An effective community management team is necessary
to keep the system from falling into disrepair again. At the end of
2008, details of Phase One are being finalized, to be implemented
in 2009.
Partnering with CCH, Haiti Outreach-IIT and community groups
allows us to multiply our resources to make a bigger difference in
the lives of the people of Pignon.
Clean water in Perches, thanks to
one Rotarian.
Haiti Outreach has partnered with many groups over the years,
notably Rotary Clubs and Rotary International, to support our well
drilling efforts around the country. In 2008, the Rotary Club of
Chariton, Iowa was an outstanding example of leveraging resources
and showing what a significant difference one person can make.
About ten years ago Jerry Willis, a member of the Chariton Rotary
Club, visited the community of Perches in northern Haiti with his
church group. He saw people traveling long distances to get water
from rivers that were likely to be contaminated. There were no
clean water wells in the area. He returned to Chariton with the
idea that one day he would go back to Perches and help the people
there drill a well.
Unfortunately, Jerry died with his hope unfulfilled. His family
dedicated $10,000 in his memory for wells to be dug in Perches.
Rotarians Jeanne and Corliss Klassen headed an effort to raise an
additional $15,000 and applied to Rotary International for a $25,000
matching grant. The total of $50,000 was made available for the
drilling of ten community wells in the Perches area.
Because of our long-standing record of drilling community wells
in Haiti and our great relationship with Rotary Clubs, we were
invited to collaborate with the Chariton Rotary Club and the host
Rotary Club in Cap Haitian, Haiti. By the end of 2008, a number of
communities in the Perches area have been prepared and drilling is
expected to start in January of 2009. Thousands of people will soon
have clean and available water every day, due to the dedication of
one man, his family and friends, and Rotary. Lives will be saved and
many children will be healthier. We at Haiti Outreach, on behalf
of the people in the Perches area, express our immense gratitude
to Jerry’s family and everyone else who made this project possible.
drilling well near perches
Hurricanes and Haiti Outreach
return to Gonaives.
Four years ago, in September, 2004, Hurricane Jeanne had passed
Haiti when it suddenly turned back east toward the country’s third
largest city, Gonaives, located just above sea level. Torrential rain
rushed down the eroded hills and flooded the entire city with water
up to ten feet deep. Cars and trucks, people and animals were
swept out to sea in the middle of the night.
The city water system was severely damaged, as were large irrigation
wells necessary for local agriculture. Haiti Outreach immediately
brought in clean water for drinking and cooking and spent a
few months helping to repair the water system and a couple of years
cleaning out the irrigation wells.
In August and September of 2008, the nightmare from 2004 returned.
Four hurricanes bombarded Haiti in three weeks, flooding
many of its rivers and towns. In some areas it rained for a solid
month. The entire city of Gonaives was again flooded for days,
causing more loss of life and an estimated $1 billion in damage,
including to the city water system.
We sent our water truck once more for immediate use, and went to
work on the city water system. Minnesota volunteers Jim Kirzeder
and Ron Ringhand joined Country Director Neil Van Dine, and
this time had the system working again in only a few weeks. Fortunately,
the irrigation wells we had repaired before and new wells
we had dug in the area in the last few years were spared significant
damage. These helped to provide the people in the area much
needed clean water at a critical time.
The international community is talking about how to help Gonaives
recover from this incredible mess, but so far little has been done
to rebuild the city and repair the damaged property, much less to
address contributing geographic and environmental issues.
We are grateful to the donors who responded to our emergency letter
requesting funds. You allowed us to act quickly to provide relief
and repair for thousands of people in this beleaguered city.
flooded houses and roads in gonaives
Welcome to Kay Visite.
KAY VISITE–THE GUEST HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Since Haiti Outreach began in 1997, one of its most unique enterprises
has been to bring visitors to witness our community development
projects, meet the people and culture of Haiti, and often work
on a small project. We now conduct as many as ten trips each year
to the Pignon area, where Haiti Outreach is based. More than 300
travelers, ranging in age from ten years old to their mid-80s, have
had what some call life-changing experiences.
Accommodating an increasing number of travelers has been a challenge.
The best lodging for a group of 10 to 15 was five miles out
of town on a road that was at times nearly impassable. The house
often lacked running water and electricity, and all too often “entertained”
rodent and insect guests. After little success in changing
these circumstances, the Board of Directors decided in early 2008
to initiate a private effort to raise funds to build our own Kay Visite
(pronounced ky vi-zee-tay’), which means “guest house” in
Haitian Creole.
It was important that these funds be raised independent of our
general fundraising, so as not to interfere with well drilling and
other community development programs. Thanks to the generosity
of a few donors, we were able to build this facility on the Haiti
Outreach property where our headquarters building is located, near
the airport and town of Pignon. We hired a Haitian contractor for
the basic construction, breaking ground in August.
To save money, volunteers are finishing the house. Starting in
December, they have done the electrical work, plumbing, tiling,
kitchen cabinetry and painting. They even installed a solar-powered
electrical system to power the guest house and our headquarters
building, saving about $1,000 per month in diesel fuel. At the end
of 2008 this work was underway and the house expected to be
functional for the arrival of groups in January of 2009. Completion
of Kay Visite will occur later in 2009.
Kay Visite has two floors and eight bedrooms, each of which can
accommodate as many as four people. Each bedroom has a private
bathroom. There also is a kitchen and a combination dining/living
room, as well as storage rooms and a future office.
There is no other facility like Kay Visite in this part of Haiti. In addition
to hosting Haiti Outreach travelers, it is intended to accommodate
travelers visiting Pignon from other parts of the country.
For instance, a few years ago presidential candidates who were
traveling through the area had no place to stay except the home of
the local priest. Kay Visite is yet another means toward achieving
our vision to help develop the country.
Interns: How did we manage
without them?
In January of 2007, we initiated an internship program that
hired college students or recent college graduates to spend at
least six months and preferably a year with us in Haiti. The
idea arose when we realized that many students today want a
hands-on experience in developing countries while we need
to supplement our staff with certain skills that interns could
provide at a low cost. (We’re always looking for ways to stretch
our donors’ dollars.)
Our first intern was Richfield, MN native Walter James, a
recent graduate from the University of Minnesota who majored
in French and biology. Walter stayed for six months in 2007 and
liked it so well, he returned for eight more months. Winston
Elliott, a third year mechanical engineering student at the
University of Minnesota who hails from Miami, FL, became our
second intern for a semester in 2008.
Later in 2008, after those interns left, we were fortunate enough
to acquire two more: Matt Ballog, civil engineering graduate
from the Illinois Institute of Technology, originally from
Coto de Caza, CA, and Matt Finkel, third year computer
engineering student from Milwaukee, WI who attended the
University of MN.
Our interns do a variety of tasks, including work on specific
projects, developing our software programs and improving our
record keeping, serving as guides and translators for our traveling
groups, and many other things. They have been extremely
useful to us as we develop our work in Haiti. We are very grateful
for all of them and hope to continue this program for years
to come.

2008 donors financials
organizational
contributors
$20,000 and over
Anonymous
Rotary District 5950 Safe
Water Grants
Rotary International
District 5960
Sexton Foundation
Sundance Family Foundation
World Christian Relief Fund
$10.000-$19.999
Clarkston, Michigan Rotary Club
Getsch Charitable Trust
Laird Norton Family Foundation
Knopf Family Foundation
Lecy Design
Radichel Properties, LLC
$1,000-$9,999
Carolyn Foundation
Cloquet Presbyterian Church
Cole Wholesale Flooring
Community Coalition for Haiti
Community of St. Martin
Cottonwood Foundation
DeRoma Group, Inc.
First Congregational Church,
Wellsville, NY
Greater Ft. Lauderdale
Sister Cities
Hot Springs Village Rotary
Charity Corp., AR
Immaculate Heart Church-Youth
Activities, Crosslake, MN
Immaculate Heart Church,
Crosslake, MN
Jelinek, Metz, McDonald Ltd.
Keenan and Sveiven
Medsource, Inc.
Minneapolis City of Lakes Rotary
Foundation
First Lutheran Church,
Amery, WI
Rotary Club of Cloquet #919
St. John’s Episcopal Church,
Mankato, MN
St. Luke Presbyterian Church,
Wayzata, MN
Shaw/Stewart Lumber Co.
The Kenneth Kellar Foundation
Trinity Lutheran Church,
St. Peter, MN
VIP Gallery LLC
Waunakee Rotary Foundation
Williams Family Foundation
Up to $999
Cade Moore Carpentry
Christenson Agency
Dutch’s Electric
Glenwood, MN Rotary Club
Janzen Auction & Appraisal, Inc.
JDS Plumbing Inc.
KA Electric
Laketown Lutheran Church,
Luck, WI
Lundberg Plumbing and Heating
Magnum Machining, Inc.
Presbyterian Women of
Northern Waters, Ely, MN
Rhodes Construction, Inc.
Ringhand Electric
Rotary Club of Lombard, IL
St. James Church, Aitkin, MN
Sexton Printing
SynApp North
The Branch Out Project
The Green Institute, Inc.
The Ritter Group, LLC
The Union University Church,
Alfred, NY
United Methodist Women,
Duluth, MN
United Methodist Women,
Excelsior, MN
United Methodist Women, West
Memphis, TN
West Immanuel WELCA,
Osceola, WI
individual
contributors
$20,000 and over
Anonymous
$10,000-$19,999
Anonymous
Anonymous
Wally and Cecy Faster
Thomas and Elizabeth Tuttle
$5,000-$9,999
Frank Babka
Pat Benn and Ned Crosby
Chris Holm
Kevin and Peg Keenan
Fred and Barbara Little
Lyle and Jeanne Meyer
Christopher Ratuski
Ken and Judi Van Dine
Paul and Pam Yelinek
$1,000-$4,999
Mark Anderson
Anonymous
Paul and Barb Benn
Scott Boehne and
Mary Hasskamp-Boehne
Todd and Harriet Bollig
Lin and Connie Branson
Scott and Jackie Colesworthy
Kevin and Kathryn Croston
Rod and Nancy Fisher
John Getsch
David and Monica Goodwin
Connie Gotthilf
Rodney and Diana Hanson
Kristin Harsh and Tom Koop
Wayne and Sue Hillestad
Mark and Mary Hoiseth
James and Martha Justus
Hugh Kantrud
Jim and Rita Kirzeder
Warren and Sharon Litynski
John and Karla McCarey
Marion McNurlen and
Lane Ayers
Judy Nelson
Denny and Mary Newell
Rick and Karyn Penn
Joseph Plut
John and Lisa Prosser
Pam Prosser
Bill and Amy Radichel
William and Terese Stein
Peter and Marcie Stokman
Bob and Tami Thein
Jack and Rachel Thibault
Duwayne and Diane Traut
Thomas and Zantha Warth
M.M. Welshons
Paul and Ann Zimmer
$500-$999
Roger Anderson
Anonymous
Paul Becker and
Elisabeth Crosby
David and Penny Bosselmann
Christopher and Peg Carlson
Dan Casar
Glenna Case
Robert Childs
John and Wendy Christenson
Paul and Patricia Curran
Mary Daniels
Todd and Brenda Fagley
Bill and Lou Frank
Kim Goers
Dick and Lucille Goodwyne
Jim Gresham and Karen Larson
Chuck and Liz Heuser
Kris Hulsebus
Leroy and Gretchen Johnson
Noah Keller
Marta Knutson
Bruce and Julie Larson
Scott Lindgren
Thomas and Peggy Lundberg
John and Elizabeth McClure
John McCrady
Thomas and Susan McGuire
Olaf and Amy Minge
Alex and Arezoo Miot
Steven and Cheryl Moore
Gary and June Mundahl
Gregory Peer
Scott and Denise Ramsdale
Chris Ruttger
Steven and Jill Sorden
Mark and Susan Spiers
Douglas and Jane Troge
Jeff and Claudia Wayne
Greg and Traci Woollums
$100-$499
Stephen Abrahams
James Adamson
Karen and Ted Allen
Richard and Judy Anakkala
Bennie and Wilma Anderson
Anonymous
Briah Anson
Marilyn Backstrom
David and Susanne Baker
William Balliew
Larry and Mary Barrett
Julie Barta
Marion and Marion Barta
Phillip and Elise Bartolementi
James and Wanita Baskfield
James and Diane Beard
Sheryl Bjork
Matt and Mary Jo Bonner
Richard Bopp
Mark and Collette Bostrom
Thomas and Marianne Boyle
A.L. and Nancy Brekke
Matt and Linda Brennecke
Tamara Buetow
John Carlton
Bill Chadwick
Mike and Amy Chappelle
Everett and Candy Cloud
Florence Cohen
Raymond Cossette
Barbara Daniels
Scott Danielson
Donald Davies
Marcelle Dawe
Mike and Sue Day
Richard and Carla Dean
Laurie Demott
Shawn and Rebecca Devine
Matthew and Margo Dickinson
Melissa Doerr
Wayne and Christine Dokken
Henry and Janet Duitsman
Jerry and Corinne Dulgar
Andy and Li Dvorak
Donald and Barbara Ellenberger
Winston Elliott
Jill Engeswick
Gary and Sandra Erickson
Daniel and Barbara Ethen
Thomas and Julie Exner
Agnes Farnam
Karen Faster
Miguel and Marta Fiol
Lamont Fortune
John and Vinea Fremling
Janet Fremling
Steve Fremling
Heather Garibaldi
Eamon Geary
Lynne Gehling
Marjorie Getsch
Susan Grandquist
Marcia Granger
John and Anna Gray
Betty Gust
James and Linda Gutenkauf
David and Louise Hasskamp
Don and Meri Hauge
John and Cindy Haugland
Don and Joan Hawkinson
Douglas Headrick
Jane Heiland
Roger and Gloria Hilgers
Bradley Holt
Terrence and Diana Horrigan
Dave and Sue Houghton
Sung and Martha Hsia
Mark and Kolly Hudrlik
Lincoln Hudson
David Huff
Charles and Jean Jacobi
George and Beulah Jochim
Alan and Cindy Johnson
Robert and Jenny Johnson
Barbara Johnson
Jay and Sally Johnson
Karen Johnson
Dan Jones
Joe and Arlene Julie
Dave and Luann Kasper
Robert and Carol Kasper
Steven and Susan Keller
Mary Kelly
Sue Kirchhoff
Elizabeth Kirzeder
Mark and Lesley Kirzeder
Thomas Kirzeder
Peter and Nancy Kizilos-Clift
Kevin Klimek
Lisa Kochiras
Maria Kochiras
Elizabeth Kochiras
Marcia Kroenke
Arthur and Susan Lacerte
John and Julie LaPointe
Susan Larish
Ron Larson
Mary Larson
Granville Lawrence
David Legow & Susan Schreiber
Paul and Jan Lendobeja
Judy Lockett
Patti Loftus
Mark Lumry
Byron and Audrey Lundeen
Bill Mack
Marshall and Anne Marie Mackay
Jan Magnuson
Alvin and Phyllis Maier
Julie Mall
Michael and Jamie Manning
Chad and Sara Mayes
Sandra McMahen
Marcia McMullen
Jeffrey Meacham
Lydia Midness
John Mikkelsen
Mike Minford
David and Karen Minge
Douglas and Betty Lou Mingus
Sheryl Mireles
Jessie Monfleury and Charles Hanf
Cade Moore
Kevin Morgel
Roger and Dana Murdoch
Thomas and Julie Murphy
Ted and Judy Myers
Jackie Nelson
Dianne Nesvig
Millie Northcott & Eric Lecy
Elmer and Mo Otte
Darrill Otto
James and Judith Oubre
Thomas and Paula Oven
Krishna Pagilla
Nathaniel Pearson
Dennis and Karen Pederson
Richard Peeler
Stephen Penney
Todd and Wendy Peterson
Mark and Judith Peterson
Gary and Diana Phelps
Joyce and Lewis Pierce
Milo Pinkerton and Virgil Taus
Laura and Keith Poch
Ted and Mary Jo Pouliot
Nickolas and Judith Priadka
Bill Priedeman
Tom Prosser
Beth and Roderic Raasch
John and Sandra Racek
Dick and Nancy Rademacher
Brad and Jennifer Revering
John Richter
Donald Rudy
David and Connie Ryks
Lois Schlampp
Doug Schmitt
David & Susan Schreiber
Judith Schuck
Steven and Kirby Schulberg
Treg Schultz
Tom Scott
Charles Sheridan
Richard Shuntich
Clarence and Dola Simonson
Erin and Steven Skarloken
Roy and Winnie Slack
Lyle Slack
John Smith
Murray and Shannon Smith
Dale Snyder
Donald Snyder
Christopher and Linda Stone
Vicky Sveiven
Megan Tardiff
Mark Taylor
A.J. and Dora May Tetzlaff
Becky Thacher-Bell and Tracie Bell
The Diangelis Family
Luella Thiessen
Kathie and Joe Timpano
Gene and Carol Toot
Christa Trapp
Douglas Van Dine
Lisa Van Dyke
James Wehseler
Dennis and Martha Wetterling
John and Mary Widmar
Anita Wilharm
Dyke and Catherine Williams
Kenneth and Nancy Wilson
John and Carol Wold
Albert and Kathleen Woodward
Gayle Worf
James Wyman
James Zirbel
Up to $99
John and Amy Allen
Angela and Rick Amado
Paul Anderson
Douglas and Nancy Anderson
Anonymous
Corbitt Banks
Sarah Baptiste
Deborah Belfry
Arthur and Charlotte Beniek
Connie Blodgett
Stephen and Barbara Brabetz
Sean and Allison Breininger
Edgar Brinkley
Robert and Anne Brockley
Linda Brodsky
David and Michelle Buck
John Burgess
Donald Burley
William Burrison
Amanda Butts
Elizabeth Campion
Catherine Carr
Teresa Clark
Arne and Jessica Cook
Jerry and Lynn Cox
William and Fran Cox
David and Janette Cysewski
Peggy Davies
Joe and Phyllis Derosier
Sarah Doerr
Norma Dolliff
Bruce Dorpalen
Palmer and Bernadette Drews
James and Sharon Dullinger
Bruce and Vicky Dunlop
Kay Erickson
Ann Evangelista
Dottie Evangelista
John and Carol Flurschutz
Lorraine Fogelberg
Joanne Galley
Steve and Beth Gasser
Bambi Griffin
Charles and Joan Griggs
Bonnie Hagel
Paul Halvorson
Ronald and Beatrice Hasselmann
Dick and Evelyn Headen
Sharon Hedrick-Ash
Aron Heintz
Mark Heismann
Leah Hoge
Dale and Faith Hoiseth
Juanita Huseby
Jean Ice
Debbi James
Walter James
James and Kathren Johanson
Dottie Johnson
Matt Jones
James and Carol Kane
Helen Keenan
Meghan Keenan
Lina Khan
Sara Kietzman
Amy Kietzman
Bob King
Jason Kolles
Dave and Barbara Kubat
Cheryl Kyle
Betty Leacraft
Luke and Denise Lee
Cletus and Jean Liedl
Tara Lumley
Robert MacDonald
Thomas and Kaylen Maple III
Travis and Eric Martinson
Carolina Matias
Natalie McCrady
Catherine McIntire
Mary McMahon
Douglas McNamara
Bruce and Patricia Melin
William and Kathleen Merrill
Thomas Meyer
Olive and Marshall Meyer
Joe and Elaine Minnick
Robert and Cynthia Minnihan
Steven Nelson
Jacalyn Nornes
Gerald and Arlene Nystuen
Brad Froslee and Bill O’Connor
Kathryn O’Donovan
Andrea Oien
Melissa Osgood
Joseph and Mary Palen
Elsie Paulson
Judd and Kaye Peterson
Laurie Pierner
Greg & Martha Pomerantz
Amy Radermacher
John and Karen Reilly
Gloria Renstrom
Nicole Restaino
Edward and Mary Rhodes
Charles and Vivian Rice
Pauline Ritter
Duane and Mary Roberts
Julie Robertson
Tamara Rogers
Thomas and Mary Rohr
Michael and Judith Ryan
Ruth Saunders
Patricia Schaeder
Richard and Eileen Schantz-Hansen
Gary and Mary Schultz
Marian Segerstein
James and Joyce Sharp
Robert and Elizabeth Shook
John and Linda Smaby
Lorraine Smith
Victor and Constance Sofie
Gerald and Betty Starkey
Jonathan and Judith Stein
Nick Stokman
Nancy Stone
Alan and Denise Stricker
Kimberly Strickland
Thomas and Janet Tallakson
Emily Teich
Stanton and Janet Thomas
David Thompson
Dale and Ruth Thorpe
Jim Tindall
Gene and Marlene Tschida
Artika Tyner
Steve and Janie Warner
Matthew and Roxane Wold
Scott and Julie Yager
Statement of Financial Position data (u.s.a.) 2008 2007
Assets
Cash 198,828 68,221
Pledges Receivable 0 74,505
Other Receivable 0 0
Net Property and Equipment 0 0
Total Assets 198,828 142,726
Liabilities
Current Liabilities 18,934 14,000
Net Assets
Unrestricted 179,894 128,726
Temporarily Restricted 0 0
Total Net Assets 179,894 128,726
Total Liabilities and Net Assets 198,828 142,726
SELECTED Statement of Activity data (u.s.a.) 2008 2007
support and Revenues
Donations 977,331 556,577
Other 0 0
Total Support and Revenues 977,331 556,577
Expenditures
Program Operating Expenses 814,719 386,126
General and Administrative Expenses 52,449 37,830
Fundraising Expenses 58,995 53,238
Total Expenditures 926,163 477,194
Change in Net Assets 51,168 79,383
combined u.s.a. and haiti
revenues
2008 expenses by catagory
Haiti Outreach—in Haiti
Income 138,462
Expenses 288,304
Change in Net Assets -149,841

HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE
Partner with us by becoming a
regular donor
The community development work of Haiti Outreach is
only made possible by the generous donations of individuals,
foundations and religious and civic organizations. Your
donation is tax deductible, and you can be certain that your
donation will go to fund our projects in Haiti.
Invite us to make a presentation to
your religious or civic group
We will be happy to make a multimedia presentation explaining
our work, showing the conditions of Haiti and inviting your
organization to partner with us. Contact us by e-mail or phone.
Travel with us to Haiti
We take groups of five to 16 people to Haiti two to four times a
year. These trips can be strictly educational or educational/work
related. A trip to Haiti is often transformational; it can actually
change one’s perspective about oneself and the world in which
we all live. Teenage youth are welcome to travel with us.
Volunteer to help further
our work
We are almost entirely volunteers working in committees
to facilitate and promote the work of Haiti Outreach. We
can use your talents and skills to help create and organize:
Financial, Fundraising, Project Oversight, Trips, Volunteers,
Communications/Marketing.
Contact us to get on our
mailing list
Many people are interested in keeping up with Haiti Outreach
activities. We send out newsletters with project updates, an
annual report, fundraising invitations, trip information and
other messages from time to time. E-mail, call or write to us to
place your name on our list.
How to contact us
Haiti Outreach
15119 Minnetonka Blvd.
Minnetonka, MN 55345 U.S.A.
Phone: 612-929-1122
Fax: 612-216-3777
E-mail: info@HaitiOutreach.org
www.HaitiOutreach.org
Board of Directors
Lin Branson
Scott Danielson
Brenda Fagley
Wally Faster
Jewelie Grape
Mark Hoiseth
Kevin Keenan
Peg Keenan – Board Chair
Jim Kirzeder
Lyle Meyer
Judy Nelson
Pam Prosser
Rachel Thibault
Executive Director: Dale Snyder
Executive Assistant: Pam Murray
Personnel in Haiti
Country Director: K. Neil Van Dine
Community Development Manager: Roge Michel
Administrative Manager: Appolon Elysee Paul
Operations Manager: Aderbal Norvil
Accountant: Samuel Mercier
Secretary: Fredeline Calixte
Animator Level One: Issac Desloche
Animator Level One: Adias Docteur
Animator Level One: Kelly Marcellus
Animator Level One: Michel Seide
Mechanic: Kenoit Marcellus
Well Drilling Supervisor: Anoux Faveus
Inspector: Vitres Garcon
Well Driller: Enel Beliazar
Well Driller: Eldras Francois
Well Driller: Delima Guerrier
Assistant Well Driller: Aronce Amizar
Assistant Well Driller: Ones Mannuel
Driver: Clement Pierre
Guard: Charite Jean-Baptiste
Guard: Wilguerre Joseph
Guard: Dariul Olibris
Haiti Outreach is a non-profit, voluntary organization exempt
from income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code.
We want to thank Lecy Design and everyone else involved in the
production of this annual report for donating time, creative energies
and resources.