Support the relief work in Haiti

posted on: Jan 13 2010 23:57 by The Reporter. Viewed 882 times.


Dear Friends,

Many of us where shaken up last night by the earthquake that hit Haiti.  As we watched the tragedy unfold from the comfort of our homes, it was hard not to think about how close we are to this and how it could have been us.  We at The Mariposa DR Foundation believe that compassion without action is meaningless.  This morning we met with Haitian friends and leaders from the Cabarete and Montellano/Caraballo communities as well as communicated with the CEO of Batey Relief Alliance, Ulrick Gaillard.  All of these people have family members and friends that live near the epicenter and still have not been able to get ahold of them.  

The best way to help at this moment is to make monetary donations to  any of the three organizations that we believe have the ability to make the most impact where it is needed as quickly as possible.  Below you will find information on  Yele Haiti, Partners In Health and Batey Relief Alliance and how to make a quick monetary donation.  

 I have just made a donation to all three and it took me less than five minutes.  If everyone that reads this could do the same we could really make an impact together.  For those interested in making cash donation please contact Jessica Lawson at jessica@mariposadrfoundation.org or at 829.578.0900.  The Mariposa DR Foundation will see that the funds go directly to earthquake relief.

Thank you for thinking of our neighbors in Haiti.  What a tragedy and we appreciate your support.

Sincerely,
Patricia Suriel, Executive Director
The Mariposa DR Foundation

Batey Relief Alliance
Donate to Batey Relief Alliance (Donate www.BateyRelief.org)
Founded in 1997, BRA is an independent, nonprofit, humanitarian aid organization committed to addressing the socio-economic and health needs of children and their families severely affected by extreme poverty, disease and hunger in the U.S., the Dominican Republic and Haiti through organizational development,education, and health programs. Major areas of focus include Health/HIV/AIDS, Education, Agricultural/Economic Development, Nutrition, Child Healthcare, Disaster Relief, and Water/Sanitations. To learn more, visit www.bateyrelief.org

Yele Haiti
Donate to Yele Haiti (Donate www.donate-yele-haiti.com)
Our mission is to create small-scale, manageable and replicable projects to contribute to Haiti�s long-term progress. Each initiative is imbued with Wyclef�s passion, as Y�le Haiti�s founder.Whether utilizing local hip-hop musicians to deliver awareness messages in forgotten neighborhoods or bringing his famous friends to Haiti to support the movement, what Wyclef radiates is profound wishes for the country.

Partners In Health
Donate www.pih.org
Over the past 18 hours, Partners In Health staff in Boston and Haiti have been working to collect as much information as possible about the conditions on the ground, the relief efforts taking shape, and all relevant logistics issues in order to respond efficiently and effectively to the most urgent needs in the field.  At the moment, PIH�s Chief Medical Officer is on her way to Haiti, where she will meet with Zanmi Lasante leadership and head physicians, who are already working to ensure PIH�s coordinated relief efforts leveraging the skills of more than 120 doctors and nearly 500 nurses and nursing assistants who work at Zanmi Lasante�s sites.

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