Friday, January 22, 2010

Rockville helping Haiti. Fill that Container!

Rockville helping Haiti. Fill that Container!
thanks to Chuck Woolery chuck@igc.org

A 40 ft shipping container is waiting in Rockville at Saint Elizabeth
Catholic Church to be filled with essential goods destined for rural
Haiti. Many who survived the quake in Port-au-Prince (PauP) are
returning to their home villages where they will need medical attention,
food, jobs, tools and basic living items (see list below). Details on
our targeted village of Fond Des Blancs (FdB), Haiti are below the needs
list.

We are accepting the following items for shipment. Please box like items
and label the box. Deliver boxes to 315 Dean Dr. in Rockville any time
or to the container at the church on weekends between the hours of 10 am
to 3 pm. Email 'chuck@igc.org' to coordinate a pick up if delivery is
not possible.

Medical items are in high demand. If you have connections to hospitals,
clinics or institutions, please request donations of medical supplies
such as:

1. Portable x-ray machine
2. All Necessary Surgical Supplies
3. General Essential Medicines: Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Pepto Bismal, Pain
Killers, Antibiotics, Peroxide, bandages, gauze, etc...
Other Supplies needed:
1. Water Filters
2. Water/Gatorade/Powerade/Vitamin Water
3. Non-perishable Foods i.e. Cereal bars, crackers, power bars, and
Meals Ready to Eat
4. Tents, Cots, Sheets/Blankets/Pillows, Towels
5. Toiletries/Hand Sanitizer
6. Port-a-potty
7. Solar lanterns/lamps
8. Clothes/Shoes
9. Hand tools. Hammers, saws, shovels, picks, gloves

DIRECTIONS To: Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church, 917 Montrose Road
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
From I-270 - go East on Montrose Parkway and turn left when you get to
the light at Tildenwood Drive. Take the second right into the
alternative church parking lot. From Rockville Pike (Rt. 355) - go west
on Montrose Road approx. 1 mile and merge onto Montrose Parkway and take
the first right at Tildenwood Drive. Take the second right into the
alternative church parking lot.

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS for shipping costs are needed: Make check
payable to "GSIFDB Shipping" and mail to:
Chuck Woolery, Executive Board
Gethsemane Scholarship Institute of Fond Des Blancs Haiti, Inc.
315 Dean Dr., Rockville, MD 20851

For more information on how you might help: Cell:240-997-2209
chuck@igc.org Website: www.USofHaiti.org

Where is Fond Des Blancs?

Our target village of Fond des Blancs, Haiti, is approximately 68 miles
southwest of PauP with an estimated 40,000 residents within a 5-mile
radius. St. Boniface hospital (http://www.haitihealth.org) established
by a Catholic Church over 20 years ago is the heart of the village. It
has 40 free beds, a fully functioning operating room, and a field next
door that can serve as a temporary refugee camp for families. It employs
a staff of approximately 100 individuals, including 6 Haitian doctors
and an American program Director, Conor Shapiro, MPH.

Damage to Fond Des Blancs and loss of life has been light, but,
conditions will worsen as Haitians exit the most chaotic areas for
better places. For a 10 minute video of the community work done by the
St. Bonifant group see (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw_6sHxzmLM). Our
K-7 school is about 3 miles to the northwest of the Hospital. A
satellite view it can be seen http://www.geonames.org/maps/bkm10515.

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