30K in Haiti - A Run for a Safe + Solar School

A small team of Colorado-based athletes are heading to Haiti this April to run a 30K marking 30 years of progress and partnership in the community of Petit Trou de Nippes.  On that same day in April, another small group will run a 30K in Boulder.  Whether in Haiti or Colorado, all funds raised through this effort will help build a new elementary school and transition our existing campus to solar power.  

Learn more about this project by clicking here. Interested in sponsoring or participating? Email wwalent@coloradohaitiproject.org

Meet a few of the Boulder-based runners heading to Haiti:

Jamie Kilcoyne has competed in ultra-running events in the United States, Austria, Germany and Chile.  He has run the Leadville 100 three times and was 5th in the 2018 Leadman competition.  His son Max, a 10th grader, will be joining him.

Jamie shared, "My first trip to Haiti was life-changing. I'm so happy to be going back, and to be running for such a great cause!"

There will also be a Boulder-based run, April 6, to support the same initiative. More info on that found here! All are welcome.

More info on the project this run will support:

The safety of the students and staff at St. Paul's School in Petit Trou is our first and fundamental commitment. While we continue to make serious investments in community health, agriculture, and girls' empowerment through community-based organizations in the area, we have been consistent and clear-eyed about the need to prioritize the safety of students and teachers on St. Paul's Campus.

Since the earthquake of 2010 the leadership teams of St. Paul's School and CHP have together been monitoring cracks in the school structure. The question is not if another natural disaster will strike Haiti, the appropriate and sobering question is when. Over the past year we’ve hosted multiple engineering firms in Petit Trou to evaluate safety, and through a great deal of dialogue and discernment we are pleased to share the plan shown above.

Our 322 students are safe and sound and still at St. Paul's using the safe buildings on campus for school. These buildings include the church and cafeteria, and while they are a safe and passable short-term solution, they are not ideal in the long-term. The project outlined below will provide a safe and durable space for our students while safeguarding the long-term future of St. Paul's School and transitioning the campus to solar power.