Friends of Ecole Agape, Inc.

Friends of Ecole Agape, Inc. Ecole Agape is a school started by Sister Myrtha Manigat in Lilavois, Haiti for the poorest of young girls. Our non-profit was founded after she passed.

Ecole Agape is a school started by Sister Myrtha Manigat in Lilavois, Haiti. She started the school for the poorest children, those who could not even afford the cost of public education. Our non-profit organization, Friends of Ecole Agape, was started after her passing to help carry on her work. Ecole Agape is a school for children in grades 1 – 6. School is held in the afternoon after other chil

dren leave La Providence a relatively new facility built by an Italian group after the earthquake. Many years ago Sister Myrtha had convinced another local school to allow her to use their building in the afternoon when the regular students went home. She did this because in Haiti you had to pay even to go to public school so many kids were home all day. School costs are about $150 a year for each student in a country where the average income is about $400/ year. Friends of Ecole Agape hopes to assist in the establishment of a library, help cover the cost of school supplies, uniforms, teachers’ salaries, and provide a lunch program for 200+ students so each child’s family does not have to pay these costs. A nearby Ecole Agape Preschool has also been more recently started in in Myrtha’s old home and is supported by a South Windsor, CT community group. Contributions will be solicited from individuals, businesses and churches in order to support these current and future identified needs. Members will also do fund raising activities and distribute monies and goods on a regular basis. The founding members of Friends of Ecole Agape, Inc. have been involved with support of Ecole Agape for decades in other ways and with other organizations. As a newly formed non-profit organization, we will continue our commitment to support education for the poor children in Haiti.

Someone asked for the vegetarian chili recipe from our chili cookoff. I don't remember who it was and now I can't find t...
03/06/2026

Someone asked for the vegetarian chili recipe from our chili cookoff. I don't remember who it was and now I can't find the post! But here is the recipe!

This simple vegetarian chili recipe tastes incredible! It's easy to make with basic pantry ingredients, vegetables and spices. Gluten free and easily vegan.

02/01/2026

The chef winners of our Seventh Annual Chili Cookoff are:
Chef's Choice: Gabe Nowosielski "Flavor Star Chili"
Best White Chili: Jeannette Picard "White Chicken Chili"
Most Original Chili: Tied between Seema Gupta "East Meets West Chili" and Bryan Parsons "Uncle Bryan's Chili" Best Presentation: Brian Pillion "Guinness Chili" Most Smokin' Hot Chili Tristan Breheny "Cook Johnson Chili" BEST OVERALL CHILI: 3rd Place: Jude Nowosielski "This Chili is my Beef F F!" 2nd Place: Bryan Parsons "Uncle Bryan's Chili" 1st Place: Gabe Nowosielski "Flavor Star Chili". Prize money went to the following organizations: St. Philip Church, Ashford, The Ashford Fire Department, The Covenant Soup Kitchen, Our Lady Queen of Peace Haitian Ministry, The Connecticut Humand Society, and Our Lady of La Sellette Church

Another Chili Cookoff is in the books! A huge crowd came to warm themselves with hot chili, to browse the raffles and si...
02/01/2026

Another Chili Cookoff is in the books! A huge crowd came to warm themselves with hot chili, to browse the raffles and silent auction, and to vote for the best chilis. Congratulations to the winners! Lots of prizes went to the charities of their choices! (See next post for priz

12/14/2025
12/02/2025

École Agape is the only free, all-girls’ school inits region of Haiti.

Right now, circumstances are dire. Many of our students arrive each day on anempty stomach—
and the meal they receive at school is often the only one they will have allday.

But their determination to learn never wavers.
Their courage gives us hope.
Your support keeps the doors open.

This Giving Tuesday, your gift provides:
🍽️A daily meal for each girl
📚Books and supplies
🧡A safe, stable place to learn
👩‍🏫Support for dedicated teachers

Stand with Haiti’s girls today.
👉Donate now at FriendsOfEcoleAgape.org

02/03/2025

A shoutout to the following local businesses who helped make our Chili Cookoff such a success:

Kerry and Tim DeVivo-Windham Golf Course (Sponsor) https://www.facebook.com/windhamgolfcourse
Laura Fish-Kelley-Ameriprise (Sponsor) https://www.facebook.com/Heirloomprivatewealth
Eastford Building Supply https://www.facebook.com/eastfordbuildingsupply
yonoyogaandmeditation https://www.facebook.com/yonoyogaandmeditation
Red Rock Café https://www.facebook.com/RedRockCafeStorrs
Pelletier & Killian Physical Therapy https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057544385185
Bogner’s Meat Vernon, CT https://www.facebook.com/bognerqualitymeats
Schillers, Inc. of Willimantic https://www.facebook.com/schillerssewing
Mindful Movements Pilates Studios https://www.facebook.com/MindfulMovementsPilatesPlus
St. Philips Church
Thai Basil Restaurant-Woodstock https://www.facebook.com/thaibasil8609289966
Rein’s Deli-Vernon https://www.facebook.com/reinsdeli
Starbucks-Storrs
Mansfield Supply https://www.facebook.com/MansfieldSupply
The Mansfield Community Center https://www.facebook.com/MansfieldCommunityCenter
Barnes and Noble Bookstore, Storrs

The Mansfield Community Center offers a 6-lane lap pool, warm water therapy pool, gymnasium, indoor w

02/03/2025

The following chilis are the prizewinners!
Chefs' Choice Chili: Barbara Depray Olé Molé and Gabe Nowosielski "The Red Hot Chili Peppers"
Most Original Chili: Carol Manning "Everything But the Kitchen Sink"
Most Smokin Hot Chili: Robert Marques/ Trista Sanzone "Trista's Fireball Chili"
Best Vegetarian Chili Stephen Camilli "Chili Camillis"
Best Overall Chili #3 Jude Nowosielski "Sponge Bob Square Chili", #2 Carol Manning "Everything But the Kitchen Sink" #1 Matthew Pillion "Guinness Irish Chili"

Thank you to all the fabulous chili chefs that participated in the 6th Annual Friends of Ecole Agapé Chili Cookoff on Fe...
02/03/2025

Thank you to all the fabulous chili chefs that participated in the 6th Annual Friends of Ecole Agapé Chili Cookoff on Feb 1. All of you worked hard and made the day a fabulous success. Most important, you helped the students of Ecole Agapé.

It's getting to be that time of year again! The Friends of Ecole Agape is starting to plan for its 2025 Chili Cook-Off a...
11/21/2024

It's getting to be that time of year again! The Friends of Ecole Agape is starting to plan for its 2025 Chili Cook-Off and we need chili chefs.
Date and time: Saturday, Feb 1, 2025, 12-3pm, St Philip’s Parish Center, Ashford

Requirements for chefs: Bring your chili in a crockpot. Suggested amount 8 quarts. Please have a list of ingredients available for public view. Friends of Ecole Agape will provide chips, sour cream, and grated cheese. You may bring other toppings if you wish. We will provide cups and spoons for sampling, a salad bar, and free hot dogs for kids who don't eat chili. We will have water, but adults may bring their own beverages.

Cash prizes, payable to the charity of your choice, will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and third place. Additional smaller prizes will be awarded for Best Vegetarian Chili, Most Original Chili, Chef's Choice (chosen by the chefs), Best Presentation of a Chili, and Most Smokin' Hot Chili. Tip jars will also be placed in front of each chef for donations to the chef's chosen organization.

Please click on the link below if you would like to participate as a chef this year!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2ZtCaGVdyeHV4MZjZrS3GOmTqe7Yq_KF6GsJDHGrQIyx1OA/viewform?usp=sf_link

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PO Box 303
Ashford, CT
06278

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