Model and actor Brooklyn Decker will be the featured speaker when Gaston County Rotary clubs, Rotary International and the Belmont-based Promise for Haiti organization host a gala evening at Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardenraising funds to complete and equip a children’s wing at a hospital in Haiti.
Impoverished children in one of the poorest regions of Haiti will be the beneficiaries of the event, which will kick off a campaign to raise $206,000 for the hospital project.
The date for the dinner and program is May 9, 2024, 7 – 9 p.m. Tickets are $100 and table sponsorships are $1,000. Donations also are being accepted.
Brooklyn Decker, who grew up in Matthews, is known for her modeling career and for her roles in films and on television. She also is an ardent supporter of projects to help the people of Haiti. She will be joined at the local event by Dr. Guy Theodore, MD, who is the founder of Hospital Bienfaisance, where the children’s wing is being built.
“Since the inception of the hospital in 1981, there has been a need for the children to have a wing dedicated to their healthcare,” said Promise for Haiti President Dr. Omer Shedd, MD, of Cramerton. “Currently, children are placed in wards with adults. With the pediatric wing and medical equipment, we will be able to provide dedicated and safe space for the children in the hospital.”
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