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2014/2015 School Year Photos Week

October 31, 2014 Posted by Keith Wight 3 Comments

Karen, Joan and I have been taking school pictures this week. We have Pre-School 1, 2 and 3 done as well as Grades 1-4. I had the easy job taking the pictures and sorting, labeling and editing. Joan was in charge of the lists and names for the kids to hold and Karen was in charge of everything else – discipline, getting the kids to smile, delivering them from the school to our studio and keeping everyone in line.

School photo studio

 

Joan with the lists

 

Our customers

 

When Karen says get in line everyone jumps, including the photographer

 

Sure, now that your picture is taken you smile……

We have about half of the school kids done – over 200 students. Liette (Karen’s daughter) will arrive with her team in 2 weeks and will do the rest of the students. She will also get the sponsored kids to draw a picture or write a letter, translate it and send out to their sponsors in time for Christmas.
Feel like you are missing out????
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We think our own HATS kids are the cutest of all the students!! Don’t you?

Kids 1

 

Kids 2

 

Kids 3

It’s the end of the month, so it’s payday and time to send the financial reports to Canada. These two ladies seem to be having too much fun to be taken very seriously. Maybe that is why they are 3 months behind!!

Karen and Joan cooking the books.

“Electricity” – the HATS soap opera – update.
Luckner has the Generator installer’s quote so the work can start soon. The deposit has been sent to Port au Prince and now waiting for a quesstimate on when the installer will come…. Stay tuned

~Keith

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About Keith Wight

Joan and Keith Wight have been involved with HATS since 2011. Keith is a retired airline pilot and previously volunteered with missions in Belize, Zimbabwe, Panama and Honduras in various capacities. Joan is a retired music teacher and uses her abilities to assist with the office work and tutor the children at HATS. Since retiring they have committed to 4 months per year in Haiti. They live in Montreal and have 3 daughters, 2 son-in-laws and 2 grandsons and 2 grand-daughters.

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  • Dickie MacDonald
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    November 1, 2014 at 12:30 AM

    Thanks for the update. We are in Halifax where my brother has under gone some serious surgery. Best case outcome. Head home tomorrow. Always look forward to the Blog wherever we are.

  • Bill
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    November 2, 2014 at 3:07 PM

    Thanks for the latest update! Looks like lots of smiles for the pictures!

  • Sandra
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    November 2, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    We did photos last year and what a BIG JOB it was. When people get their letter and photo they have no idea what all was involved in getting that to them. The little ones were scared and nervous of us and me trying to tell them what to do on the paper…Ha Ha Ha. Some of the older ones actually helped me out with the new ones doing it for the first time in grade 7 and 8! I needed all the help I could get. Jim did the photos and really enjoyed it. I wrote all the names and tried to be sure the right name got to the right photo and tried to keep the papers they filled out in the correct photo order. Jim carried all forms,letters and drawings out to BC where they were all scanned into the computer and sent to Liette and then she had to translate all the papers and then assign them to each sponsor. Phew! Great job, it will be a big help for Liette!

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