Honeoye Falls Mayor Rick Milne with Johnny Estimable of Borgne, Haiti at the Mendon Public Library. Photo by Kathi Albertini
On Sunday August 9 from 2 PM – 6 PM school children in Borgne, Haiti will benefit from Dipper Dan’s generosity, Scoops for Schools. In April after many years that have prevented travel to/from Haiti, Johnny Estimable visited Honeoye Falls to thank Honeoye Falls for supporting the Borgne children.
For the fifth year, any ice cream bought will result in a donation to benefit education in Borgne Haiti, Honeoye Falls Sister City. Friends of Borgne, a local non-profit, has supported education in Borgne, Haiti for
thirteen years with the help of Honeoye Falls residents through the Honeoye Falls/Borgne sister city partnership. Learn more at https://friendsofborgnehaiti.org/giving/
The Dan Griffin and Friends band (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2cfA7tnr6I ) will highlight the event with rock ‘n’ roll music at Dipper Dan’s. In addition, Village Mayor, Rick Milne, will speak about the Honeoye Falls/Borgne Sister City connection.
Funds donated from the scoops purchased, go toward supporting children in school (uniforms, backpacks, books and daily meals); a librarian, who travels to schools with his mule carrying books the children can borrow; and a community band that now plays for events in the area and earns money when they perform.
Political unrest and dramatic weather patterns have prevented members of Friends of Borgne from visiting the town for over five years. Johnny Estimable’s visit in April allowed more people to learn about this ongoing effort and how the children of Borgne have avoided most of the current violence and political unrest and have gone to school. Donations are always accepted at the Friends of Borgne website (https://friendsofborgnehaiti.org/ .)
