Be Like Brit

be like brit is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the children of haiti. be like brit will continue the compassionate life and legacy of britney gengel by establishing a safe, nurturing and sustainable orphanage in an environment where children can grow, learn and thrive. in many ways, britney gengel from rutland massachusetts was a typical 19-year-old young woman, but her humor, passion and deep sense of caring for those less fortunate made her memorable to all who met her. it was her compassion for others that brought britney to haiti on january 11, 2010, just a day before a catastrophic earthquake claimed an estimated 230,000 lives and rocked the small, poverty-stricken country. britney had spent the day visiting a haitian orphanage where she and fellow students of lynn university on a “journey of hope”, met the haitian orphans they had traveled so far to help. just a few hours later, britney, three of her fellow students, and two lynn university professors lost