LEWISTON — Dr. Jean Rigaud A. Antoine, president of the Evangelical Alliance of Haiti, will address the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club on Thursday, Feb. 24. The presentation will highlight a possible Rotary International Project in Haiti.

After the earthquake of Jan. 12, 2010, thousands of Haitians were displaced from their homes. Many fled Port-au-Prince and settled a tent community naming it Jerusalem, Haiti.

The Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club is researching the feasibility of starting an international project there, partnering with the Port-au-Prince Rotary Club. The project includes plans to build a school, orphanage, medical clinic and church.

Antoine also serves as director and founder of a school for pre-Kindergarten through grade 13 as well as the Wayom Timoun (Kingdom of Kids) Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. The orphanage is home to more than 80 children, many of whom are being adopted by families in Maine.

The Rotary meets from noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays at the Ramada Inn. Lunch is $8 a person. Registration is required by contacting Jennifer Hogan at 689-4320 or [email protected].

For more information on the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary, go online to www.lewistonauburnrotary.org.