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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Ayiti Cheri!
Good Evening, All:
It is with great sadness that we learned late last night of the devastation in Haiti from a massive earthquake at 7.0 on the richter scale. In addition, there were 11 or 12 aftershocks. Our prayers go out to our Haitian brothers and sisters.
My Haitian friends have told me that there will be a meeting tonight (Wednesday, January 13, 2010) at 6pm to discuss ways in which we can provide some immediate relief. So, I am sure that by tomorrow we will be posting updated information.
IN THE MEANTIME, PLEASE BEGIN GATHERING ANY ITEMS OF CLOTHING YOU CAN SPARE TO DONATE. THEY WILL NEED EVERYTHING. Food, Fresh Water, Medical supplies, Clothing and cash to purchase other needed items that are of most immediate concern. There is no shelter and most of the Port au Prince area has been completely flattened, as has Petionville and other surrounding area.
MANY GROUPS ARE MOBILIZING TO HELP, BUT WE WILL WANT TO BE SURE THAT OUR DONATIONS GO TO A REPUTABLE DISTRIBUTION SOURCE.
WE WILL HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE WEB SITE SOMETIME TOMORROW. IN THE MEANTIME, YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED!
I have spoken with Geraud Dimanche, and he knows that some of his family is safe, though he has not been able to make contact with all of them.
Authorities at this point are suggesting that somewhere in the neighborhood of half a million people have been killed or injured. Let's pray that the numbers are exaggerated!
Information will be posted on this site, as we receive it. In the meantime, please prepare as many of your friends and family to donate as possible.
Much Love,
Penny Godboldo
posted by PennyGodboldo at
8:44 PM
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