The Sheena Jeune Memorial Scholarship
Sheena Jeune, a cherished daughter, sister, and friend, departed from this world on September 6th, 2023, at the age of 38, at Greenwich Hospital.
Sheena was an alumna of Stamford High's class of 2005 and pursued her passion for accounting, earning a bachelor's degree from UCONN in 2009. Her career at Whole Foods started in 2011, where she committed herself to Team Member Services, overseeing operations in five Connecticut stores.
Sheena was a dedicated supporter of Heart & Purpose, participating in numerous fundraising events such as Brunch on the Roof and Art for Haiti. Furthermore, Sheena contributed annually to our educational programs, sponsoring students’ education in Haiti.
Beyond Heart & Purpose, Sheena was known for supporting family and friends in Haiti, providing financial support for basic and educational needs.
Sheena's memory lives on through her loving parents, Catherine and Raymond, her sister Cathia, and her brothers Raymonal and Renick.
Our Heart & Purpose team is privileged to honor Sheena and uphold her legacy through our scholarship program. The Sheena Jeune Memorial Scholarship will be available to graduating high school seniors of Haitian/Haitian-American descent, residing in Fairfield County. The goal of this scholarship is to perpetuate Sheena’s commitment to supporting others through education and her steadfast dedication to uplifting her community.
We are thankful for the chance to offer this scholarship as we celebrate the 5th anniversary of our U.S. Scholarship Program.
We invite you to engage in our mission by becoming a part of the nonprofit, or making a donation toward future scholarships.
Your involvement will help us continue supporting students in their educational journey.
Meet our Host for the Elevation Luncheon
Isis-Rae Goulbourne is an entrepreneur and brand champion with nearly 20 years of combined sales, integrated marketing, communications, user experience/user interface, and product development experience.
She considers it her soul purpose to create vehicles of empowerment for others. In 2018 Isis founded Little Black Boutique to give both men and women of all colors the tools they need to connect to their higher self and step fully into their own unique soul purpose. In 2020, she founded DEUIT, a design and empowered-innovation firm where she works with clients to future-proof their companies. She uses design thinking and creativity tools to help teams tap into new and innovative strategies and expand their ROI. And, in 2022, she made a splash in Fairfield, CT with her company City Events Group, a media platform that aggregates city events on a hyper-local basis with teams in Stamford, Norwalk, and Greenwich, CT.
Holding roles in both the public and private sectors, Isis is currently the Head of Events and Community at the Stamford Partnership, a non-profit, where her focus is on the development of Stamford’s economy and community by aiding the advancement of entrepreneurs, innovators and the tech community as a whole. She also holds the position of Sr. Director of Marketing Communications and Events at Realist Labs.
Her life’s mission is to give a path to business and individuals to “do the thing” that only they can do. Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Isis has lived in seven cities across three countries and currently lives with her two boys in Stamford, CT.
Tickets to the luncheon can be purchased directly by clicking here.
For sponsorships and tables, please email vlad@heartandpurpose.org.
We are so excited to bring back Art for Haiti at MoCA in Westport, CT!
This year's Art for Haiti will feature an amazing DJ, Live music by world renowned artist Phyllisia Ross, an Art Expo, food, drinks and so much more!
A special Screening and Presentation by none other than
SAMUEL DAMEUS & BOYO!
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY INTERNATIONAL ARTIST
MIKAELLE AIMEE
You will be able to connect with the featured artists and special pieces will be on sale at the event!!
Featured artists: Cal Bocicault, Jean Benoit, Greg Aimé with more to be announced
FASHION SHOW
CURATED BY WITHLEY VERDINER & MiMi, CEO of doseofmi!
INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE A
COMPLIMENTARY FAMILY PORTRAIT!
by TIDE & TRUE STUDIOS
with a $30 Donation to HEART & PURPOSE at the event!
Proceeds from the event will benefit Heart & Purpose’s programs in Connecticut & Haiti. Our key initiatives are as follow:
U.S Scholarship Program
Haiti Scholarship Program
Mentoring Program
Back-2-School Event
Life-skill Education
Annual Mission Trips
Art for Haiti will be AN EXPERIENCE!
& You don’t want to miss it ! Join our Mailing list to stay updated!
Visit our Events Page to learn more!
We are so excited to enroll in Amazon Smile, providing one more platform for our supporters to engage in giving! Instead of shopping on just amazon, you can shop on smile.amazon.com, select Heart & Purpose as your charity of choice and 0.5% of eligible purchases will be donated to our nonprofit!