AWB-Oregon volunteer John Blumthal spent a week this April visiting six villages in Haiti at the invitation of AWB's client buildOn, a nonprofit that constructs schools in some of the world's poorest countries. AWB has been working with buildOn since 2012, designing new, seismically sound schools and providing plans for reinforcing older structures. John will be sharing his general impressions of the country and his specific observations about the ongoing school construction and the challenges of working in Haiti. He will also discuss new AWB volunteer opportunities for designing variations to AWB's standard buildOn school design--variations that will accommodate large sites, small sites, and sites that slope. Doors open at 5:45. Refreshments!