Mission to Haiti
Mission to Haiti Posted By Kaitlin Doherty / DELHI NEWS-RECORD One trip to Haiti and one woman has opened the eyes and hearts of Delhi Public School students, parents and teachers. In February, educational assistant Dolly McCoy set out with 10 other Norfolk residents – including her husband, daughter and son – on a 12-day mission to assist children in LaPointe, Haiti, at the House of Hope. “Most of us in the group have been to the House of Hope before,” McCoy said. “We really wanted to show students here at the school that there are kids out there who have nothing.” Armed with toys, food, clothing and money donated by Delhi Public School, as well as many community members, McCoy also brought along a mechanic and a plumber to fix vehicles and poor plumbing. “The House of Hope isn’t so much like an orphanage,” McCoy said. “These kids sometimes have families that simply can’t afford to care for them, or they don’t even know their parents at all. If a parent drops a child off, they can c