During the week of March 9th-13th, a seven-member, Project 81 team completed the Baseline Project. The Baseline Project is part of P81 cofounder Clayton Nylund's dissertation study through the University of Florida. The investigation included the administration of a Florida, standardized mathematics test to over 200 students in four different schools. The purpose of the project … Continue reading THE BASELINE PROJECT FINISHED
THE PILOT STUDY
A Project 81 team recently returned from Haiti after conducting the first stage of The Baseline Project. During this trip, the translated mathematics test was piloted with the children of Destiny Village Orphanage. Worthwhile information was gained regarding the translation during this pilot, adding increased validity to the overall study. Furthermore, five primary schools in … Continue reading THE PILOT STUDY
THE REFORESTATION PROJECT
In 2012, Reid Fleshman and Ellie Duty began the Reforestation Project at Destiny Village Orphanage in Pierre Payan, Haiti. In the late 2000’s, the orphanage purchased an additional plot of land for a boys dormitory. At the time of purchase, this land had minimal vegetation and rocky surface soil. This past spring, a P81 team … Continue reading THE REFORESTATION PROJECT
THE BASELINE PROJECT
In the spring of 2008, we cofounded the non-profit organization, Project 81 Incorporated. Named after a small, rural village located 81 kilometers north of Port Au Prince, the initial vision of Project 81 was to transform this remote village by providing the citizens with their basic needs. At the time, their homes were sticks and … Continue reading THE BASELINE PROJECT
CHRISTMAS FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Over the holiday break, President Jared Brown traveled to Delmas, Haiti to distribute the gracious food donations from the Chapel Church of Tarpon Springs, Florida. An entire shipping container of food (250,000 meals) was sent by the church through Port Au Prince and was distributed to the citizens of Delmas and also to P81’s partners … Continue reading CHRISTMAS FOOD DISTRIBUTION
PROJECT 81’S 4TH ANNIVERSARY!
It has been nearly four years since Project 81 was created. Originally conceived to provide aid to a small village on the coast of Haiti, the organization has grown in ways unforeseen by each of us. Throughout the past four years, Village 81 has transformed from mud and sticks, tattered clothes, contaminated water, a vacant … Continue reading PROJECT 81’S 4TH ANNIVERSARY!
CLUB 81 MEETS MAT KEARNEY
The Project 81 founders and its Club 81 members from Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School were invited to attend a meet and greet with recording artist, Mat Kearney prior to his Tampa concert. Kearney, well known for his charity concerts and humanitarian efforts, performed at the Ritz Ybor in Ybor City, Florida. The group was excited … Continue reading CLUB 81 MEETS MAT KEARNEY
FOOD FOR HAITI
In coordination with The Crossing Church of Tampa, the Project 81 team assisted in packaging over 250,000 meals for Haiti. The event was held over a two day period, where thousands of church and community members rallied together to make the dream a reality. Project 81 also arranged for Deputy Mayor, Jean Gael, to attend … Continue reading FOOD FOR HAITI
FLESHMAN TO HAITI
Reid Fleshman will be traveling to Haiti on October 3rd to stay at Destiny Village Orphanage and will stay through the beginning of December. He has raised money to plant fruit trees for shade and fruit, begin a compost pile and start a garden plot. To grow in Haiti will require the orphanage to haul in … Continue reading FLESHMAN TO HAITI
EDUCATION TEAM VISITS HAITI
In late April, Project 81 members, Clayton Nylund, Reid Fleshman, Cassandra Griggs and Jessie Otero travelled to Destiny Village Orphanage to resupply the newly constructed school in Village 81. Each of the team members are educators within the United States, and helped gather and purchase the supplies that were delivered. The team also purchased 400 … Continue reading EDUCATION TEAM VISITS HAITI
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