The School Sessions is a movement across the globe raising $200,000 to build a school in Mellier, Haiti. During the month of April, you can hire a photographer for a portrait session and instead of paying the photographer, you’ll donate 100% of your session fee. You receive awesome photos, the photographer donates their time - and we build a new school for ECCA! Our first fundraiser in April 2015 raised over $45,000, allowing us to purchase the land for the future school.
Close to 50% of the 10 million people living in Haiti are under the age of 18. Almost half of those children don’t attend school, which means almost 2.5 million children are not being educated. Education to a child in Haiti means a hope for the future!
The School Sessions is a cause partnered with Hope Force, a registered non-profit based in Nashville, TN. HFI will be receiving all funds and supervising the school building project using a trusted local Haitian contractor and local labourers. The School Sessions is run entirely by volunteer time.
We started The School Sessions in early 2015 with a goal of raising $200,000 to purchase new land and build an adequate building for ECCA School. In 2015, we raised over $45,000 and we estimate we have $150,000 left to complete the project.
Our Haitian contractor/workers and building supplies are purchased in USD dollars, therefore our $200,000 goal is in US funds. If you are a Canadian looking to give, please make sure to do your own currency conversion in advance.
Great question! Once you’ve signed up to volunteer, we’ll provide lots of support to help you book a client (or many!) for April - however the first step is letting your friends and family know! People love to support a great cause. You could photograph a family session, headshots, maternity session, couples session, anniversary shoot, small wedding, the sky is the limit! If your regular fee is $500, have your client donate that $500 to The School Sessions instead
When you register to volunteer, we’ll guide you through creating your own profile on Razoo. On your profile, you can list options to donate on the sidebar. For example: Mini-Session $300, Portrait Session $500, etc. Clients will visit your fundraiser page, donate $300 for the mini-session and those funds will go directly to The School Sessions.
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