Highview's Annual Haiti Dinner and Silent Auction - Saturday, February 21, 2026

 

HAITI DINNER AND SILENT AUCTION

Saturday, February 21, 2026

Raising support for our Senior Residents at

Auberge des Vieillards in Pignon, Haiti

Since 2008 Highview Community Church has been working alongside EMCC World Partners to bring encouragement and resources to vulnerable people in Haiti.  Then, beginning in 2014, our focus has been a facility in Pignon, built and dedicated to the care of vulnerable seniors, overseen by compassionate Haitian community leaders who have taken our latest construction project and established Auberge des Vieillards (Inn for the Elderly).

On Saturday, February 21, 2026 Highview will host our annual Haiti Dinner and Silent Auction with a goal of raising $15,000.00 towards the ongoing operations and capital expenses of Auberge des Vieillards.

Delicious turkey dinner, 

lots of interesting items to bid on, 

and an update on our dear Seniors.

Tickets: $40/adult and $15/child

To reserve your spot email

Brian at bzogilvie@gmail.com

Ken at kdb@ptsoft.com

Two Sittings:

Sitting One: 5:00 p.m.

Sitting Two: 6:30 p.m.

Silent Auction:

Auction runs throughout the evening, 

featuring a wide variety of quality items.

Closes at 8:00 p.m.

Volunteers:

Volunteers needed for set up, tear down, meal serve, desserts, and cooking turkeys.

Please contact Ruth Anne to volunteer at rabreithaupt@hcckw.ca.

Please contact Brian to donate auction items at bzogilvie@gmail.com.

The Mud Factor

 

I'm going to guess that I don't know mud like Haitians know mud.

This is a space between buildings on the property known as Auberge des Vieillards in Pignon, Haiti where eleven seniors are cared for by the dedicated team of staff connected to the church there.

I do not know what season it is in this capture.  But I do know that in the rainy season, whatever looks like damp soft earth here is going to be a hot mess of mud for weeks and weeks on end.  Problem is, getting folks, especially folks with mobility issues, between those buildings will be no small feat.  Even staff and other caregivers have to maneuver through the mud. 

That's why one of the items on the projects list for A des V is cement.

I'm being this specific because it's no secret that sending money to Haiti has its understandable concerns.  And I want to be clear about what we're doing and what the funds are going to when we host our annual Haiti Dinner and Silent Auction event at Highview.

Cement pathways, of course, are only one of the projects underway on the property.  There's still some last steps to help make sure the water gets from the pump to the buildings.  There's supply rooms that need to be properly shelved and stocked.  And there's general maintenance always on the go.  We all know how it goes.  

But I wondered if it might help to give a 'concrete' example (see what I did there) in order to keep us all focused on what it is we're doing here.

Of course, it's not just about the building or the property.

There are real people here.  People who deserve the basic dignities of life in the last phase of their lives.  People who, for reasons including poverty but which also are way more complicated than just that, have no recourse for sustenance.  Who would be begging on the street otherwise.

They are the ones who need the cement walkways to take them from building to building.

They are the ones who require the care and supervision of staff.

They are the ones who need supplies properly stored.

They are the ones who need proper nutrition and medical attention.

They are the ones who happily benefit from a far-away turkey dinner with dessert, and a sometimes-slightly-competitive-but-always-fun silent auction at the end of the evening.

We're more likely to have snow than mud on February 24th.  

But either way, we'd love for you to join us.

For more information you can email me directly at rabreithaupt@hcckw.ca.
Love to hear from you!!!

A Feast of Rich Food for All Peoples (Isaiah 25:6)

 

We cannot say it enough!!!!

To everyone who donated an auction item.

To everyone who contributed a cash donation.

To everyone who purchased a ticket.

To everyone who gave of their time and energy in preparing the meal or the auction.

Together we have raised approximately $12,000.00 to help shelter and care for 

vulnerable seniors in Pignon, Haiti.

THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY MERCY AND GRACE OF GOD AT WORK.

May you be blessed in equal measure for all you so generously gave of yourself.

LORD, you are my God, I will exalt You and praise Your name, for in perfect faithfulness You have done wonderful things, things planned long ago....You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat....On this mountain (of promise and hope) the LORD Almighty will prepare a banquet of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine -- the best of meats and the finest of wines.  (Isaiah 25:1,4,6)

Last Saturday, we got a glimpse of the beauty that is to come.