The black out event at NWC is TONIGHT!

T-shirt sales are through the roof! SOOOOO COOL!

Here’s the e-mail that my awesome Teacher Assistant received from Tim Poppen, who is heavily involved with the organization. It explains what the money will be doing in Haiti:

Hi Lindsey,
Thanks for everything you’re doing for Haiti. Their need is so great right now and to have the awareness and the support of people here in the USA is what is needed right now.

The organization is Promise for Haiti. That is a blanket name for many projects. Everything hubs out of the Hospital de Bienfaisance (hospital of benevolence). The hospital and it’s clinics normally serve and area of 160,000 people. Now with the earthquake they are one of the few untouched and operational hospitals. They are dealing with some of the most serious casualties right now because they have one of the best operating rooms in the country and right now we have 3 surgical teams from the US there and they are operating around the clock. Money will go for some medical supplies as well as fuel for the electric generators to keep the operating rooms functional.
Refugees are coming to the area and they have no food, no clothes and no shelter. Part of the money will go to providing food and other necessities for these people.
Those are the 2 major needs at the moment because they are putting a huge strain on the system.
We also have 7 elementary schools with over 2100 students. Fortunately these are funded by different churches and so they are able to continue operation so the children will get their education and a hot meal everyday.
We are not involved directly with activities in Port-au-Prince with the exception that trucks from the area go to Port and return with new refugees daily. There is a tremendous amount of aid generated in that area by the Red Cross and other international circles, but our area (75 miles north) does not receive any of the aid since they were not directly affected by the earthquake. That is why we are working very hard to keep the money flowing to the village we serve so they can best minster to those in need.
Sorry this message is so long. Here’s a summary:
Money will go to Promise for Haiti, located in the village of Pignon, Haiti, about 75 miles north of the earthquake area.
Money will be used for Medical supplies, fuel for generators and food, clothing and shelter for the thousands of refugees in the area.

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