Health calendar: Clubs accepting donations for Haiti The Thermal Belt Rotary Club and Landrum Interact Club are accepting donations for earthquake relief in Haiti. You can drop off donations at the Landrum High School Office or call 864-894-0401 for more information. Read more on Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Love for Haiti from local medical volunteers Before the dust settled from the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, Itanna and Yosafe Murphy were ready to pack their bags to help treat survivors. But when they approached Doctors without Borders, the American Red Cross, and other disaster relief organizations, they were turned away. “Either we didn’t [...]
Inspired to help Haiti Pictured are Jake, Shane, Jack and Julian. Julian Berchtold, 8, and Shane Berchtold, 11, were moved by Friday night’s telethon for Hope for Haiti NOW, depicting the devastating stories and images coming out of the country after a major earthquake left much of it in rubble. They were so inspired that [...]
The heroes wore black: Dogs save lives in Haiti, elsewhere Slackers need not apply. It takes a high-strung, fearless personality to play this intense game. Read more on St. Petersburg Times
Child arrives from Haiti BRIDPORT — Three weeks ago, Gedeleine Franklin was bundled out of the orphanage she knew as home after a slip in an underwater fault plunged Haiti into chaos. Read more on The Addison County Independent
Panda Express joins Interact Club in Haiti relief fundraiser Print this coupon and present it at the Panda Express restaurant in the Del Mar Highlands shopping center. 20 percent of your purchase will be donated to the Interact Club’s effort to buy one or more ShelterBoxes to send to earthquake victims in Haiti. The devastation [...]
New quake triggers panic in Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) – A powerful new earthquake rumbled across the ruins of Haiti Wednesday, sending thousands of already traumatized survivors running through the streets, screaming in terror. Read more on AFP via Yahoo!Xtra News
Family welcomes children from Haiti A Pittsfield couple who traveled to Haiti last weekend to adopt two children will host a public open house and baby shower this Sunday to welcome their new family members to the community. Amanda … Read more on Bangor Daily News
Miracles, heartbreak: Three Bozemanites in Haiti help after massive quake Eight days after the Jan. 12 earthquake devastated Haiti, Tom Andersen was able to write home to Bozeman that his team of search-and-rescue volunteers had saved the lives of two children. Read more on Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Captain Huretski and Search Dog, Pearl, Deployed to Haiti with CA Task Force 2 Shortly after the January 12 earthquake, Captain Ron Huretski and his live-scent detection dog, Pearl, were deployed to Haiti as part of California Task Force 2 (CA-TF2), Los Angeles County Fire Department’s world-class Heavy Rescue Task Force. Read more on Topanga [...]