Friends of Ecole Agape

3rd Annual Pig Roast & Concert 2018

Pitmaster heaven is just around the corner with our 3rd Annual Pig Roast & Concert! Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram to stay updated with details on the live music talent and other information. Earn your wings by helping to support the only free girls’ school in Haiti with your donation at the door as admission. Bring your lawn chair or blanket, adult beverages, and a friend! Advanced reservations assist us in a head count, so please call or text Rikke at 860-810-6656 or Kacee at 860-983-2419 if you plan on coming. Thank you for your support!

1st Ever Comedy Night In Storrs

You’re Invited For A Night Of Fun Comedy Night In Storrs Join us for our first ever Comedy Night to benefit Ecole Agape!  Bust Out Laughing With Local Comedians Joe Pontillo and Dr. Jay Sutay Check out the talent about to hit Storrs, CT. Headliner Dr. Jay Sutay, the “hardest working pediatrician in comedy” practices in South Windsor, where his everyday job gives him material for new comedy. Go to Stand Up Pediatrician to see what he’s got! Joe Pontillo, our opening act, commonly performs in NYC and Long Island, so don’t miss your chance to see him here in Storrs! He […]

Be An Angel to Haiti

Teacher Training On New Refurbished Laptops

The administrators to Ecole Agape carried all twelve donated laptops in their suitcases to Haiti. Chantal and Marie Michele, the nieces to Myrtha, the school’s founder, had very heavy bags when we left them at the train station in New Haven, on their way to New York. They also had the beginnings of a media center for the school, including a laptop speaker and projector to aid in teaching the 200 girls. Teacher training has begun and judging by the teacher’s expressions, they’re feeling happy as well as challenged! We wish them success as they endeavor to learn a new technology. […]

Wine Tasting

New Angels Earned Their Wings At 2nd Annual Wine Tasting

Many new angels earned their wings at the 2nd Annual Wine Tasting on April 7 at the St. Philip parish center in Ashford. Nearly 300 people contributed over $13,000 in free will offerings to benefit the only free girls’ school in Haiti. Ecole Agape (School of Love) is a primary school serving 200 students grades one through six in Lilavois, a town outside of Port-au-Prince. Donations fund teacher salaries, school supplies, a new library, and a nutritional school meal program. In addition, some wine tasting participants personally donated fifteen laptops, solar lights, and a mobile media center. To donate to […]

Bruce John Music

Be An Angel At Our 2nd Annual Wine Tasting

Come and support Ecole Agape, the only free girls’ school in Haiti! Enjoy select wines, heavenly hors-d’oeuvres, and live music by Bruce John. David Palmer, “Father of the Chair Massage,” will be donating massages. There will be authentic Haitian art for sale, bought from Haiti artisans and carried here in suitcases by our two very special guests, the administrators of the school. You get to be an angel with our new “got wings?” merchandise, as well as a surprise photo op. Price of admission is your free will offering as a donation. Take home your souvenir wine glass and enter to win […]

Barrel of Supplies Arrives

Barrel Arrives Loaded With Supplies

After nearly three months, the barrel we shipped to Ecole Agape on October 21 has arrived! The barrel was packed with t-shirts donated by UConn, 2 water filter cartridges for the water purification system donated by Ruth Moynihan’s family, books, CDs, and a bookbinding machine.  

Friends of Ecole Agape

Tie Wraps, Tractors, and Tarps Bring Hope To Young Girls

Behind the scenes at Friends of Ecole Agape there’s a group of hard-working volunteers who build storage shelters and drive tractors. Many tractor trips and hundreds of tie-wraps later, a shelter stands at the far end of Rikke Wassenberg’s property serving as storage for a set of tables and chairs purchased from St. Jude’s church in Willington, ready to go for the next fundraising event for Ecole Agape, the only free all-girls’ school in Haiti. Ted Hill and the newest members, Margaret Judy (aka “Maggie”) and Peter Kirk, also helped set up the structure, which involved the creative use of tarps […]

Friends of Ecole Agape

Your Change Is Making A Change In Haiti

Friends of Ecole Agape would like to thank the following businesses for allowing our canisters in their stores. Their participation and your change have helped us raise over $1,800 to educate young girls in Haiti. If you would like a canister in your home or store, please contact Rikke at 860-810-6656. American Eagle Saloon, Willington Bowen’s Garage, Eastford Conyers True Value Hardware, Manchester Dicks Auto, Storrs Eastford Building Supply, Eastford Elegant Edge, Willington Extreme Audio, Manchester   Farrs Sport Shop, Manchester Gansett Wraps, Storrs Great Harvest Bread Company, Vernon Hairitage Salon, Columbia High Spirits Package Store, Willimantic Hilltop Restaurant, Willington Jason Hill, […]

Blaze pizza fundraiser

Blaze Pizza Dinner Night!

Pizza Night to benefit Ecole Agape at Blaze Pizza, downtown Storrs! Friends of Ecole Agape will receive 20% of your purchase. Join us Thursday, June 29, anytime between 5-8 PM. Bring a copy of the flyer shown below, in print or on your cell phone, show it to the cashier before being rung up, and enjoy your pizza! Tuesday Saints will be playing on the Storrs Green from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. Come and enjoy live music and friendship.