Friends of Ecole Agape

Support the Only Free Girls' School in Haiti

Photos from First Annual Wine Tasting and Haitian Art Sale

By Kacee ErhardMay 15, 2017March 6, 2020News

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first annual Wine Tasting and Haitian Art Sale a wonderful success. Friends old and new met to enjoy wine, hors d’oeuvres, and desserts along with live music from Seldom Heard and Curtis Brand & The On-Call Band.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Lily working at the door as guests enter St Philip Church parish center for the first annual Wine Tasting to benefit Ecole Agape.

Friends of Ecole Agape — We’re looking for angels! Be an angel to Ecole Agape and get a free t-shirt with your sponsorship of $180 a year.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Some of our wine presenters from Columbia Package Store.

Friends of Ecole Agape — The Haitian Art sale in full swing to benefit Ecole Agape, the only truly free all girls’ school in Haiti.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Church secretary, Ann Phillips, with her husband and Rikke Wassenberg. Big thank you to Ann for all her support in getting the first annual Wine Tasting off the ground!

Friends of Ecole Agape — Behind-the-scenes workers busy in the kitchen readying the tables with hors d’oeuvres.

Friends of Ecole Agape — The fun begins!

Friends of Ecole Agape — Guests sample some of the select wines.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Entertainment includes live music by Seldom Heard — with Howard Drescher, Lee Ellen Terry and Thomas Milton Terry.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Good news is shared!

Friends of Ecole Agape — An angel to Ecole Agape (Elizabeth Wicks) gives advice on creating a nonprofit for Haiti.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Two angels to Ecole Agape, Tony Rash and “Giggey,” are dressed incognito (sans angel wings!).

Friends of Ecole Agape — Lights, laughter. and angel wings.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Just a portion of the Haitian art sale displays.

Friends of Ecole Agape — More of the beautiful art brought back from Haiti in our suitcases.

Friends of Ecole Agape — The raffle brought hundreds of raffle tickets for an exciting raffle draw.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Several larger pieces of Haitian Art, including an exquisite lantern and painting not shown, were part of our silent auction.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Setting up at the parish center at St. Philip-Apostle Church in Ashford, CT.

Friends of Ecole Agape — We ended up needing more tables to accommodate all the guests!

Friends of Ecole Agape — One of many bulletin boards with information on
Ecole Agape.

Friends of Ecole Agape — Souvenir wine glasses for enjoying the select wines presented by Columbia Package Store, Columbia, CT.

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