Help Needed in Haiti

Dear UC Davis Community:

Would you like to make a difference in a child’s life and education?

Ann Prepare Lavni invites you to join us in our journey to make a difference in the life of a child in Haiti.

We are in desperate need of volunteers, donations of school supplies and hygiene products.

The Ann Prepare Lavni team and UCD students are currently working with the communities of Davis and Sacramento, California, to gather materials for students in Haiti: one of the poorest countries in the world.

This is our chance to make a difference!

Your donations are priceless and will make a world of difference to a child; let’s take advantage of this opportunity today, life is too short to wait for tomorrow.

You can drop off your donations at the Student Community Center (SCC) building:

Undergraduate Research Center URC (2nd floor)
and Student Recruitment Retention Center SRRC (1st floor)

Or send them to our P.O. Box:

One Shield Ave-ASUCD Box 103
Davis, CA 95616

In advance, thank you very much for your generosity!

L. Carolina Tavarez, McNair Scholar and undergraduate student, Latin American Studies

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