Our goal was to tell the story of a distant mountain location most people only dream of seeing in person. The fundraising event was developed as an auction of fine art photographs of Nepal.

Proceeds from this fundraiser helped hundreds of Nepali people with necessities like materials for rebuilding their homes and villages, food, and medical supplies.

In addition to raising money, our goal was to educate our community about the Nepali culture and the devastating effects of the earthquake.

During a public art event, our community was invited to create handmade prayer flags as a gift to our distant friends. Hundreds of Vermont-made prayer flags took a long journey where they were hung in a Himalayan mountain village in front of the Kundi Medical Clinic, where our fundraising efforts were focused.

To learn more about Mountains-to-Mountains, People-to-People, please listen to Vermont Public Radio, or read articles in the Mountain Times and Rutland Herald.

In 2017, Hurricane Irma hit the Caribbean island of Anguilla with a vengeance.

Responding with urgency, Blanchards Anguilla Children’s Fund asked me to help develop a marketing campaign to raise awareness and funding to provide the Anguillian people with basic necessities.

We branded the campaign ‘Anguilla Strong’ contrasted with emergency red to signal this critical situation and empower the local communities who worked tirelessly to rebuild their island for nearly a year.

Generosity flooded in from around the world and the campaign raised over $850K, aiding thousands of Anguillians.

International shutdowns halted this Caribbean island’s primary source of income overnight, due to COVID-19.

The philanthropic duo, Bob and Melinda Blanchard, quickly mobilized their team in Anguilla. I collaborated remotely to create a fundraising campaign, helping islanders with one essential necessity... Food.