A delegation of Saint-Louis Demain (SLD) flew to Haiti during the last holidays to bring some joy to the kids and other less fortunate in the town of Saint-Louis. In the delegation were Jean J. Pierre, SLD secretary and Robert Manasse, another active member of the organization. That was the third straight year that SLD went to Saint-Louis to do some good deeds.

The delegation arrived early in the afternoon on December 22, unpacked and went straight to the site of the primary school known as Kay Loulou.

The choice of this area was anything but insignificant. Indeed, it reflects the mission of SLD to accompany the youth and poor of Saint-Louis in their quest for a better day and a better life.

What a day that was?

The kids with their parents and other guardians were already at the school when the delegation made its way to the courtyard. Excited, these kids screamed their joy in seeing bags of toys being delivered. It felt like the time when we were small kids and greeted our parents: “tololo, tololo, manman m vini”.

Close to 300 hundred toys were given that day. Close to 300 children went home very happy that they would spend a good Holiday. However, a lot of these kids couldn’t get a toy because a lack of resources didn’t allow the delegation to bring a toy for every single kid.

We hope with the help of our supporters we can bring more toys and more joy to the kids come Christmas 2008.