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International Women’s Day Celebration in St. Marc, Haiti 2019
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Trail & Ale Walk/Run 2020
Trail & Ale - 5/7K Run/Walk for Rayjon August 22nd, 2020 Join us for the 1st ever Trail & Ale on Sarnia's Howard Watson Trail. This twilight event will feature a 5K or 7K option, and a competitive run as well as a more leisurely walk through one of the area's...
Covid-19 in Haiti & DR May 29, 2020
Covid-19 in Haiti & the DR: The coronavirus continues to spread. Cases in the DR have surpassed 16,000. In Haiti, official numbers are still low (1,400+), but it is nearly impossible to determine the actual number of cases. Social distancing restrictions are in...
The Nursing Trip That Didn’t Happen
The Nursing Trip That Didn't Happen Sue Vodarek is a trip leader who normally would have taken a group of Georgian college nursing students to the Dominican Republic in the spring of 2020. Back on April 22, she wrote the following letter, which appears here with...
Update: Covid-19 in Haiti
As communities around the world face the many burdens brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, Haiti, too, is struggling with unprecedented fear and uncertainty. As our partners and friends are braving yet another storm, we stand alongside them. Please read on for 3...
International Women’s Day 2020
We would like to say a huge THANK you to everyone who came out to the Refined Fool to celebrate International Women's Day 2020 with Rayjon. We had amazing partners, working with Women's March Sarnia-Lambton, the Refined Fool, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, and Your Local...
Remembering the 2010 Haiti earthquake
We remember the Haiti earthquake. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 earthquake struck 25 km southwest of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. The earthquake was one of the worst disasters this world has ever known, killing over 200,000 people and causing widespread damage...
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Dorcin was orphaned at a young age and had no other means of help. Through Rayjon he received support to attend elementary and secondary school. He struggled with academics in secondary school, so was offered the opportunity to participate in a pilot program offering vocational skills training. He learned about heavy equipment operation, and he is very proud to have (and show off) his certificate. Now he wants to give back. Of the vocational program he says: