Charity Collects Christmas Gifts for Haiti's Children

Eva DeHart hopes Dunedin can help her brighten the holidays for children in Haiti.

Her 24-year charity For Haiti With Love, a food program that provides nutritionally balanced meals to the hungry, formula to abandoned babies and 24-hour emergency medical care, holds a dinner fundraiser at , 421 Main St, on Aug. 8. The annual Christmas in August fundraiser includes dinner, door prizes and a live auction of authentic Haitian crafts, artists, woodcarvings and art.

A simple mission trip to Haiti in 1968 sparked her and her late husband Don’s lifelong passion for Haiti’s people. She has since launched her charity (1982), which has built more than 50 homes for the homeless, churches, schools and marketplaces in six villages. The organization also sends donations and medical supplies monthly at an $8,000 to $10,000 shipping cost.

At the dinner, Jaclyn Watson presents a video chronicling her trips to Haiti. Author Bob Macomber shares his Haiti adventures and signs copies of his book “Honor Bound.” Guitarist Guy Buckmaster will also perform Christmas music.

Tickets are $25 donation and a small, unwrapped gift for the upcoming Christmas day party in Haiti. The dinner is 6 p.m. on Aug. 8. Call 727-938-3245 for reservations.

Patch contributor Jennifer LaRue contributed to this report.