Archive for March, 2010
Haitian Roots T-Shirts!!!
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Time to get your limited edition, super cool Haitian Roots T-Shirts! We really hope you like them.
For the adult-size tees, we are asking for a $15 donation plus $2 to cover shipping. They come in two colors and designs. The Blue comes in sizes XS, S, M, L, and XL. This is a light weight, really nice, “slub” knit tee. This tee is great for men or for women who prefer the crew neck or a less form-fitting shirt. The gray v-neck comes in sizes S, M, L, XL, and XXL. These tees are pretty long but on the small side, so if you prefer a less form-fitting shirt, consider ordering a size larger than what you normally wear.
We also have children’s tees hot off the press. We ask for a $10 donation plus $2 shipping for the children’s sizes. We’ll get some photos up asap.
Ready to have your own? Simply go to our donations page and fill out the form. Choose to give a “general donation”. Be sure to let us know the colors and sizes you want. You can then choose to pay using PayPal. You can also just send us a check with your order. Checks should always be written to Haitian Roots.
Thanks so much for your support!
SPECIAL THANKS to:
Bert Compton for his graphic designs which he donated.
Sources Screen Printing and Shirt Batter for the discounts on the shirts.
Shannon Cox’s beautiful nieces and nephews for modeling the t-shirts out in the cold
and for her talented sister, Amy Shaw, for her mad photography skills.
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A thank you FOR us and FROM us
Friday, March 26th, 2010
On Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Haitian Roots was honored at a Salt Lake Community Service Leaders Luncheon hosted by Elder Steven E. Snow of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Also recognized at the luncheon were:
United Methodist Committee on Relief
CHOICE Humanitarian
RaFIKis – Friends in Kenya
XanGo Goodness Foundation
Quelessebougou – Utah Alliance
Healing Hands for Haiti International Foundation
The luncheon was very humbling for us on many counts. First, we were humbled to be honored by a religious organization who provides such massive amounts of humanitarian aid through out the world. Second, we were humbled to be surrounded by other organizations who work in different places all over the world and to feel of their goodness. Third, we were humbled because the thanks really does not go to those of us who were at the luncheon as much as it goes to YOU—OUR SUPPORTERS. Without YOU, Haitian Roots would be nothing but a lovely idea.
So, as Elder Snow thanked us for our kindness and generosity in serving our fellowman through out the world, we would like to pass that thanks on to you for all of your support and all that you are doing to help make a difference in the lives of children and their families in Haiti.
Thank you.
The Haitian Roots Team
Nancy Waterfall, Chareyl Moyes, Kristin Egan, and Daniel Egan
Shannon Cox and Elder Steven E. Snow
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Child Photos from Haiti Feb 2010
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
These photos were taken during a distribution of supplies in Petion-ville. If you do not see your child listed and we have not contacted you about the status of your child, feel free to contact us. 
Stephanie Prinvil
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Update from Isson
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Dear Friends of Haitian Roots,
Isson has just returned from Haiti and is in Miami Beach. He is getting information to us as quickly as possible. The best news is that we did not lose a single child in the quake. Some of the first information we received indicated that we had, so we are thrilled to know that info was incorrect. We have information on each child. Several are now orphaned, most are in need of shelter and basic needs. No child has been untouched by the tragedy of the earthquake. But they are alive and we will continue to do all that we can to help them.
We thought you’d like to hear a little bit of Isson’s experience and feelings about the trip in his own words:
“I was excited to go to Haiti at the beginning but suddenly I experienced an agony of sadness that I felt I needed to cancel the trip, especially when I remembered that I won’t see some of my dear friends in this mortal life. But finally on Feb 19th at 4:05pm I landed to Port Au Prince with an empty soul. My mind and my soul seemed to be hit by an earthquake of greater magnitude than 7.0. My sister Huguette, one of our coordinators, picked me up from the Airport that day using a little tap tap. I felt that tap tap was a perfect fit for me, I mean it matched the situation. They started to explain what happened on January 12th with lot of evidences(a lot of houses, residences or business are down, smell of dead body). I understood that right away the reason why I had that mix feeling at the beginning, it seemed to be a forecast of the feeling that I will experience…
“I felt empathy for what happened in Haiti that I love and cherish. One thing I have to confess though. The empathy feeling will change into an upset feeling when I saw at the same time how many luxurious cars the UN and other organizations are using while the Haitian people are surrounding with dead bodies, thirsty, hungry for food and comfort, concerned, sad because of the brutal separation of love ones. I apologize but I was upset and I could not wait to meet the president of my country (Mr Preval) to express that concern…
“I met with my local coordinators to assess the situation of our children. I felt a relief in the eyes of our coordinators that afternoon. We went through each child one by one and I was impressed to see that they knew about each one of them. At the end of the meeting I felt way better when I realized that we did not lose even one child, although they are in critical condition.
On Saturday afternoon we held another meeting to plan the distribution of supplies. All our three coordinators were there and they brought great ideas. The only thing I missed was the rest of the HR team. I knew they would enjoy that meeting I felt their spirit and I stopped the discussion to explain to them how the rest of the board loves them and appreciates them for what they are doing. After the meeting I spent the rest of the afternoon making phone calls with some officials to have an idea of what direction they are heading…
“On Monday, I went to Petion Ville ward to receive the foods from Camtranfer company. The coordinators were with me and we started to prepare the kits right away. Good thing we did not plan the distribution that day because the company truck was late.
On Tuesday we did the distribution, we fed over 100 families for one week and I gave each child $ht50 to buy charcoal. In that kit, they received everything necessary to cook their meals and also a flash light, cough medicines, hygiene supplies, and masks. They were happy but I was happier because I had the opportunity to hug all the children and to all them I said “hang on”. Even though they were happy, you could read in the eyes of every child and parent the fear and concern of what the future will bring.”
Thank you all for your generous donations so that Isson could distribute supplies and hope to the children and their families in our program. We are still working on the container that we hope to send off this weekend. When it arrives in Haiti, Isson will return to Port au Prince to help our coordinators with the distribution.
We will post more information on the children and photos on our website very soon.
Sincerely,
The Haitian Roots Team
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