Live Auction Charity:  Be Like Brit

http://belikebrit.org/?home

Mission: To raise the next generation of leaders in Haiti.

Vision: Continue Britney’s Compassion.

Information:  Britney Gengel, was a beautiful, fearless and compassionate 19 year old when she decided to travel with her college, Lynn University, to the country of Haiti. When she first arrived there, the devastating poverty was overwhelming but the love from the children inspired her to send the following text to her mother:  "They love us so much and everyone is so happy. They love what they have and they work so hard to get nowhere, yet they are all so appreciative. I want to move here and start an orphanage myself."

Shortly after sending the text, a catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti killing an estimated 300,000 people one of them being Britney. Her family could not let Brit die in vain and in loving memory they started the Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc. To fulfill her last wish they decided to start the Be Like Brit Foundation and build her orphanage in Haiti. Over the course of two years, the 19,000 sq. ft earthquake proof orphanage was built in Grand Goave, Haiti: the town where Brit was going to travel to the day after the earthquake.  The orphanage, shaped in the letter B for Brit, stands strong as a beacon of hope for the people of Haiti. 

Today there are 33 girls and 33 boys living and thriving in the orphanage. The number 33 is symbolic of the 33 days Brit was missing in the rubble at The Hotel Montana. The majority of the children are true orphans or came from horrific conditions.

Be Like Brit is proud to be a Gold Participant with the Guide Star Exchange. Be Like Brit is a U.S.A. registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization which operates a 19,000sf earthquake proof orphanage in Grand Goave, Haiti.