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July 18, 2024
And they’re off! 6th graders graduate and head to CJMS
July 18, 2024
Students and Teachers Awarded for Hard Work
- Award
- Students
- Teachers
July 17, 2024
CJMS Team Wins First “Genius Competition” for City
- Contest
- James Stine College
- Schools
- Students
July 16, 2024
Spelling Bee Success and Essay Competition
- Contest
- Haiti
- Schools
- Students
March 12, 2024
Good Samaritan Day 2024
- Community Support
- Good Samaritans
- Haiti
February 21, 2024
Teachers Selected for the Mortel HHH Continuing Education Program
- Haiti
- Impact
- Schools
- Teachers
February 1, 2024
January 2024 Highlights
- Anniversary
- Blog
- Celebration
- Haiti
- Schools
January 22, 2024
New Hens at the Farm!
- Farm
- Haiti
- Impact
December 15, 2023
LBS Celebrates 22 years!
- Anniversary
- Celebration
- Good Samaritans
- Haiti
December 13, 2023
A Celebration of Hope provides hope to Haiti from Hershey!
- Celebration
- Event Highlights
- Mission
November 20, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving 2023
- Haiti
- Thanksgiving
September 27, 2023
Crab Feast 2023- $10,000 raised to help the students in Haiti!
September 18, 2023
School is open! 2023
July 31, 2023
Kids helping Kids! VBS focuses on children in Haiti
- Community Support
- Sponsorship
- Students
July 6, 2023
Celebrating the new LBS Graduates
July 5, 2023
Student and Teacher Awards 2023
- Award
- Haiti
- Students
- Teachers
June 8, 2023
May 2023 Highlights
- Haiti
- Impact
- Students
May 3, 2023
Green Day- Celebrating fruits of the land!
April 20, 2023
Eggs and Field Trips!
- Agriculture and Labor
- Haiti
- Schools
March 20, 2023
Good Samaritans Day 2023- in Haiti
- Blog
- Haiti
- Students
March 13, 2023
Good Samaritans Day 2023
- Blog
- Good Samaritans
March 8, 2023
Virtual Open House- March 2023
- Event Highlights
- Haiti
- Mission
February 8, 2023
James Stine College celebrates 12 years of quality education
February 2, 2023
Preschool Honors Special Couple with Anniversary Celebrations
January 10, 2023
100% Matched!
- Impact
- Mortel
December 20, 2022
Merry HHH Christmas 2022!
- Christmas
- Haiti
- Students
December 8, 2022
Tribute to Dr. Mortel–Special Celebrations in Haiti and the US!
- Event
- Haiti
- Mortel
November 30, 2022
The kids are back!
- Haiti
- Schools
- Students
October 27, 2022
Crab Feast feeds attendees AND 75 Students in Haiti
- Crab Feast
- Event Highlights
- Haiti
October 12, 2022
Staff commitment to education remains strong amid trying times
- Haiti
- News
- Schools
September 27, 2022
11 Days in Haiti, Hardship brings Hope
- Haiti
- Trip
September 19, 2022
Haiti Insecurity
- Haiti
- News
September 9, 2022
Kids in Haiti anxiously await the opening of school
- Haiti
- Schools
- Students
July 26, 2022
Pouyes Award Winners Announced as School Year Ends
April 25, 2022
In Memory of Dr. Rod Mortel
- Memorial
- Mortel
April 13, 2022
Easter for the Preschoolers
- Celebration
- Easter
- Preschool
April 12, 2022
A Spring Soiree of Fun and Hope!
- Event Highlights
- Mission
January 27, 2022
Preschool Anniversary Celebration
- Anniversary
- Preschool
January 14, 2022
Anniversary Celebration Dinner
- Anniversary
- Event
- Event Highlights
January 12, 2022
Three Soup Sunday
- Cooking
- Event
- Event Highlights
January 7, 2022
Good Day PA features Dr. Mortel and Virtual Soup event
- Appearances
- Good Day PA!
- News
December 22, 2021
Christmas Gifts for All!
- Celebration
- Christmas
- Students
December 3, 2021
20 Years of Hope for Haiti’s Kids!
- Anniversary
- Schools
November 21, 2021
Giving Tuesday 2021
- Christmas
- GivingTuesday
- Students
November 20, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving
- Mission
- Schools
- Thanksgiving
November 17, 2021
Save the Life of a 3-year old
- Alumni
- Impact
- Mission
- Sponsorship
November 2, 2021
Featured Article in TheBurg
- Mission
- News
October 28, 2021
Crab Feast Recap
- Crab Feast
- Event Highlights
September 24, 2021
Another Important Anniversary
- Anniversary
- Blog
- Mortel
September 21, 2021
School is in Session!
- Blog
- Schools
- Students
September 17, 2021
Foundation Announcement
- Mission
- News
August 27, 2021
Our 2021 Puzzle is Completed – THANK YOU!
- School Anniversaries
August 18, 2021
Earthquake Strikes Haiti
- Earthquake Relief
August 6, 2021
Two words… Shock and Anxiety…
- Blog
March 14, 2021
March Happy Hour with the Mortels Raises $1,000
- Event
- Event Highlights
- Happy Hour
February 27, 2021
James Stine College Celebrates 10 Years
- Anniversary
- Celebration
- James Stine College
- Students
February 27, 2021
Stine Student Awarded at National Palace
- James Stine College
- National Palace
- Students
February 19, 2021
Virtual Wine Pairing Event Raises $23,000 Toward Technical Education Program
- Event Highlights
- Virtual Wine Pairing
January 14, 2021
Mangia with Mariella
- Cooking
- Event
- Event Highlights
December 9, 2020
More Than $2,000 Raised During Happy Hour with the Mortels
- Event
- Q&A
November 10, 2020
Meanwhile in Haiti, Schools Opened Today!
- Students
September 19, 2020
SOME GREAT NEWS!: Here’s the Latest Update from Haiti
- COVID-19
- Students
- Support Haiti
September 16, 2020
Our First Happy Hour Q&A with the Mortels Raises $400
- Facebook Event
- Q&A
July 30, 2020
Two “Haiti Alumni” from 2018 Trip Raise $4,000 to Support COVID-19 Relief Efforts
- COVID-19
- Support Haiti
July 10, 2020
Hand-washing Stations Placed in the Community
- Community Support
- COVID-19
- Hand-washing
June 15, 2020
Dear Sponsor…
- Community Support
- COVID-19
- Sponsorship
- Students
June 6, 2020
The Latest Update from Haiti
- COVID-19
- Students
- Support Haiti
April 9, 2020
Easter Greetings and a Haiti COVID-19 Update
- COVID-19
- Easter
March 25, 2020
The man from Hershey | Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Archdiocese of Baltimore
- Blog
- Snippets of Faith
March 20, 2020
COVID-19 in Haiti
- COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Haiti Alumni Comes Full Circle
- Alumni
- Students
March 10, 2020
Carnival 2020- A fun & fruitful event!
- Caribbean
- Event
March 5, 2020
2020 Wine & Chocolate – A delicious afternoon in Maryland
- Event
- Wine & Chocolate
January 17, 2020
Haiti Update Blog
- Haiti
- Students
December 6, 2019
Haiti Lock
- Haiti Lock
- Schools
November 19, 2019
A Delicious and Unforgettable Afternoon
- Event
- Event Highlights
- Wine & Pastry Pairings
October 21, 2019
Recent Good Day PA! Segment Promotes Upcoming Wine & Pastry Pairing Event
- Appearances
- Event
- Good Day PA!
October 21, 2019
Why I Sponsor – Unworthy Hero
- Sponsorship
- Trip
October 1, 2019
2019 Crab Feast Highlights
- Crab Feast
- Event
September 24, 2019
Good Day PA! Appearances Highlight the Mortel High Hopes for Haiti Foundation
- Appearances
- Good Day PA!
September 24, 2019
Dr. Mortel’s Book Receives National Recognition
- Book
- News
September 5, 2019
2019 Annual Report is Here!
- Annual Report
- News
August 27, 2019
New Dental Equipment in Haiti!
- Dental Equipment
August 22, 2019
Bryn Mawr Trust (BMT) Wealth Management Features Dr. Mortel and Foundation in Inaugural Newsletter
- Press
June 6, 2019
Local Nonprofit Announces Winners of Student Art Contest
- Contest
- News Release
May 24, 2019
Jenkintown Students Support Haiti
- Jenkintown
- Students
- Support Haiti
May 18, 2019
Haitian Flag Day Celebration 2019
- Celebration
- Haitian Flag Day
May 15, 2019
Bright Smiles and Healthy Teeth
- Dentist
- Healthy Teeth
- Students
May 13, 2019
Custom Glasses for Students & Staff
- Eye Doctor
- Eye Glasses
May 2, 2019
Local nonprofit announces art contest for central Pa. students contest
- Contest
- Press
May 1, 2019
Labor Day celebration of Agriculture in Haiti
- Agriculture and Labor
- Green Day
- National Holiday
- Students
April 30, 2019
Students Show Generosity to Prisoners
- Community Support
- Prisioners
- Students
April 28, 2019
Art contest will connect Haitian and central Pennsylvania students
- Contest
- Press
April 22, 2019
Local Nonprofit Announces Art Contest for Central Pa. Students
- Contest
- News Release
April 12, 2019
2019 Wine & Chocolate
- Event
- Wine & Chocolate
April 12, 2019
2019 Carnival Recap
- Carnival
- Event
September 28, 2018
2018 Crab Feast
- Crab Feast
- Event
May 2, 2018
“Mortel High Hopes for Haiti Foundation” Gifts Impoverished with Education
- Preschool
- Press
- Trip
April 6, 2018
Spreading Like Branches of a Tree
- Alumni
- Impact
- Sponsorship
- Trip
February 28, 2018
“A Caribbean Celebration” A Success!
- Caribbean
- Event
February 2, 2017
Maryland Dentists to Treat Children in Haiti for Free
- Dentist
- Press
- Trip
November 21, 2016
”One Family” – LBS Alumni Help Hurricane Victims
- Alumni
- Give Back
- Mission
November 17, 2016
New Foundation Expands Mortel Mission
- New Foundation
- Press
November 15, 2016
Meet Adeline: A Mortel HHH Success Story
- Alumni
- Mission
- Success
February 2, 2016
My Haiti Experience
- Testimonal
- Trip
September 4, 2015
A “Shocking” Experience
- Testimonal
- Trip
July 22, 2015
The First Graduation
- Graduation
- High School
- Stine
June 8, 2015
Honorary Alumni Award from Penn State
- Award
- Mortel
- Penn State