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The International House announced it will host a potluck on Jan. 16 as a fundraiser to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

"Bring a dish to share and we will pass a basket for contributions to the International Committee of the Red Cross," said Elisabeth Sherwin, executive director of International House. "We are putting this event together at short notice but I am confident many people will join us to demonstrate their concern for our friends in Haiti."
 
Jean-Marc Francois-Pierre, a Haitian native, is a Humphrey fellow at UC Davis this year, using office space at I-House. He returned to Haiti over the winter holidays to get married.
 
"Jean-Marc returned to Davis at the beginning of the year and his wife stayed in Haiti," Sherwin said. "When the earthquake struck on Tuesday, his wife was not in Port-au-Prince but was visiting friends outside the city. She is in our prayers."

He has since left Davis to try to get back to Haiti.

The potluck is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. I-House is at 10 College Park.