UPDATE ON HAITI EARTHQUAKE

Posted by Peter Giroux

I have copied the below story from Rotary District 7020 website, which includes Haiti. I think his comments might be of interest to us. Rotarians around the world are banding together to assist in the relief efforts. Also, here is a link to the Wall Street Journal article if you want to learn more.

This is an update on the sad events in Haiti from DG Errol....

I know everyone is anxious to know what is happening in Haiti and in particular about our Rotarians. So far we have heard from DGN Dr. Guy Theodore, PAG Nessim Izmery, PAG Dr. Robert Leger, Dr. Claude Surena Disaster Chair for Haiti, and they are all ok. As you can see our District Disaster Chair Ray Whittaker has sent out an appeal and Claude Surena has given a report of how bad things are. Haiti Liaison Chair PDG Dick McCombe has also made an appeal for money until we know exactly how we can respond in other areas such as food, water, shelter boxes, medical supplies etc. Those who have satellite phones please ensure that they are charged and kept on. A listing of the telephone numbers and who have the phones will be circulated shortly. I heard that PAG Caleb Lucien, District Chair for Health and Hunger is using his satellite phone in Haiti and communicating Internationally for help. Let us keep in touch with our District Disaster Relief Team and Haiti Task Force Team for instructions on how we can help. One Love, DG Errol This is more on how we can respond - DG Errol and PDG Dick McCombe who leads our District coordination in Haiti are fully immersed in trying to clarify the situation in Haiti and to get news of our Rotarians and others in the community in Haiti. PDG Dick advises that at the moment, because of the great scale of the devastation, it is best that our clubs focus efforts to assist on raising cash to send to Haiti, as soon as this is possible. Clubs are asked to start collecting contributions and to hold funds until directed how to send it by PDG Dick. .... more later