Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc.

Support Jonnie Coutu in his 2021 Boston Marathon run for Team Be Like Brit.

I will be running the 2021 Boston Marathon in October for Team Be Like Brit. I have pledged to raise $6000 to support the Be Like Brit Foundation, any donation no matter how big or small will make a huge difference. Thank you so much for considering to donate. I am so excited to be running for such a great cause. See you at the finish line in October!




Britney Gengel - a beautiful, fearless and compassionate young woman - traveled to the country of Haiti on a college service trip in January 2010. Tragically, a catastrophic earthquake hit on her second day in Haiti, destroying her hotel. After 33 days, her body was recovered from the rubble. Before her death, Britney had sent the following text to her mom:


"They love us so much and everyone is so happy. They love what they have and they work so hard to get nowhere, yet they are all so appreciative. I want to move here and start an orphanage myself."


Brit's family fulfilled her last wish and began the Be Like Brit Foundation. Today, Brit's Home is a 19,000 square foot earthquake-proof home for 33 girls and 33 boys shaped in the letter B for Brit. It stands strong and bold as a beacon of hope for the people of Haiti and the children that Brit loved. By cultivating social responsibility, community involvement and unconditional love, we are ensuring that Brit's legacy will endure for generations to come.




For more info about the BE LIKE BRIT FOUNDATION, visit their website: https://www.belikebrit.org/

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc., and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about Be Like Brit Foundation, Inc.: Be Like Brit was founded by Len and Cherylann Gengel to continue the work of their daughter, Britney, who died in the earthquake in Haiti. Her parents decided to dedicate their lives and resources to honoring her final wish, and urging others to emulate her dedication. They set up a non-profit organization and purchased a plot of land near the fishing community of Grand Goave. After two years of constant work and logistical struggles, Brit's Home, was constructed and opened in January 2013.

As many of you know, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake ravaged Haiti back in January of 2010 and left over 1.5 million residents homeless, without aid and a bleak future.  What's not common knowledge is that those conditions are still present today; the loving, humble people there have next to nothing almost 10 years later.  The billions in aid they were supposed to receive just vanished and most are still living in truly unimaginable conditions.

My life changed forever in 2017 when I had an amazing opportunity to visit Haiti and the Be Like Brit orphanage. I got to spend time with wonderful people who have almost nothing and appreciate everything. I was able to form relationships with kids only a hundred miles across the Atlantic from me who live in a totally different world. I was also able to see the severe poverty and suffering of these wonderful people and learn how little it takes to help a family.


Some of my classmates and I at my school, Space of Mind worked at the Green Market and raised $3,500 to build a home for a formerly homeless family in Haiti and volunteered for a week at the Be Like Brit orphanage. When I returned to my home where I have so much, I promised  myself  I would continue to help those who don't in Haiti.

Last year, it was deemed a security risk for our school to take students for a second visit. I still kept my commitment and was able to fund building a second house in Haiti. This year things are even more difficult for the wonderful  Haitian people so I want to do something bigger to help. It's my goal to build five homes and give families a roof over there head.

For the first fifteen years of my life, I thought the holiday season was all about getting gifts. I've learned in the last two years that it's really all about giving.  Please help me give the gift of a small home to a needy, loving family who only seeks safety in rough times and shelter from the elements.


Please give what you can to help me raise $17,500 to provide houses to five families who desperately need a home. The money raised goes directly to Be Like Brit's Paypal account and 100% of it will be used to build five new homes and help five needy families.

Please help me to help those who need it most. Happy Holidays!

- Mystic Zach

About Be Like Brit Foundation


The Be Like Brit Foundation was founded by Len and Cherylann Gengel after their daughter Britney tragically lose her life in the earthquake in Haiti.  Brit's personal mission was to build an orphanage for disadvantaged children in Haiti and her parents have dedicated their lives to Brit's cause.  After two years of logistical struggles, Brit's dream was accomplished in January 2013 with a 19,000 square foot facility in the fishing community of Grand Goave.  Her parents have since adopted many of the orphans living there and continue to build low-cost housing for the Haiti's residents.