<p>^ I know, me too. I just saw on the news that 5500 Americans are missing.</p>
<p>I keep checking the Lynn U site daily, too. :(</p>
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<p>Sorry, I missed this yesterday. Yes, we moved her back in; she’s thrilled to be back on campus after her semester abroad! We drove back on Saturday, moved her in on Sunday and Monday morning (storage people couldn’t deliver her stuff until Monday), and I flew back last night. You wouldn’t believe all the construction going on for the new cafeteria. I’m glad she’ll be able to enjoy it for at least her senior year, next year.</p>
<p>Oh, no. Another quake this morning. 6.0 :(</p>
<p>yep - a 6.1 <em>aftershock</em>. Nerves must be rattled.
1000 bed USNS Comfort arrives today ahead of schedule.</p>
<p>WE NEED TO HELP THIS PEOPLE…PLEASE</p>
<p>New 6.1-quake hits Haiti, people flee into streets</p>
<p>[New</a> 6.1-quake hits Haiti, people flee into streets - Yahoo! News](<a href=“http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_earthquake]New”>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/cb_haiti_earthquake)</p>
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<p>Supermarkets helping Haiti:
Harris Teeter: <a href=“http://www.harristeeter.com/about_us/press_room/press_releases.aspx?article=618[/url]”>http://www.harristeeter.com/about_us/press_room/press_releases.aspx?article=618</a></p>
<p>KROGER: Donations From Kroger Customers and Employees Expected to Exceed $1 Million for Haiti Relief Efforts; Kroger Foundation Donates $250,000</p>
<p>PUBLIX: <a href=“FOX 5 Atlanta”>FOX 5 Atlanta;
<p>The giving is phenomenal. I hope people will be able to give down the road, as well - this will take a lot of time and money. There are so many ways to give and no amount is too small.</p>
<p>IMO - it’s a plus for Haiti that so many relief organizations, PIH, MSF and CRS to name a few, have had a presence in Haiti for many years already. The Haitians know and trust these organizations. Spread the wealth - if you gave to your favorite charity then give a little bit more to another - many are worthy of our $.</p>
<p>Wow! I just saw on the news that a 5 year old boy was pulled alive from the rubble today. Amazing.</p>
<p>A great organization to give to is Direct Relief International. They are not new to Haiti.</p>
<p>CNN.com is reporting that amputation patients can only receive Motrion because of a shortage of medical supplies. :(</p>
<p>The need for medical attention, equipment and supplies is staggering. There was an article in our local paper this morning about a local orthopedic surgeon in our area who is currently volunteering in Haiti through one of our local churches. He is working in a mission hospital with 40 beds that is housing over 300 who need medical attention. Another surgeon from our area is joining him today and bringing an x-ray machine because the hospital does not have one. Just imagine. The surgeons are operating 14 hours a day.</p>
<p>The paper interviewed the doctor’s wife and she said that the most difficult part of her husband’s journey was the red tape involved in getting into Haiti (no details given of what that means). The doctor’s wife also said that her husband said it’s easy to feel that the need is so great that you’re not making a dent in helping but that the families of the people being helped are so appreciative that you realize that you are helping in a small way.</p>
<p>Also be aware that any “text” donations will not acutally be available as dollars to the relief organizations for 30-60 days according to CNN. One of our local churches has loaded an 18 wheeler with pallets of otc meds such as Tylenol and gauze, syringes to try to fill immediate needs in addition to collecting donations of money.</p>
<p>CNN is also reporting today that the best gifts of help are monetary gifts to notable charities-- goods are just too difficult to get <em>into</em> the country if 1) you’re not sure what they need, and 2) you’re not one of those notable charities.</p>
<p>I agree with aibarr. I should have noted in my earlier post that the minister of this church had been in Haiti for several days to see first hand what was needed as far as medical supplies and such before any supplies were gathered. This church is intending to keep “someone on the ground” there to relay information back and to develop a relationship with the local people in Haiti so that they can keep a team there when rebuilding efforts begin.</p>
<p>It’s just such a helpless feeling to want to be able to do something real to help but not have the skills or money to do anything that will make an impact; just to sit and watch is what’s so frustrating.</p>
<p>To terriwtt and others,
If you’d like to read a portion of the book Mountains Beyond Mountains, the New Yorker has opened up this link.</p>
<p>“The good doctor”
01/23/2010</p>
<p>Want to learn more about Partners In Health? Read a New Yorker profile of our co-founder, Dr. Paul Farmer, and his efforts to provide health care to the poor in Haiti and all over the world. The New Yorker has opened its archive so that you can read it now.[The</a> New Yorker Digital Edition : Jul 10, 2000](<a href=“http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2000-07-10#folio=040]The”>http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2000-07-10#folio=040)</p>
<p>Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tracy Kidder, this article eventually became the basis of his best-selling book Mountains Beyond Mountains.</p>
<p>Tracy Kidder also recently submitted a blog post to the New Yorker’s blog, including an email from PIH Clinical Director for Haiti detailing her experiences in Port-au-Prince when the earthquake struck.[A</a> Doctor in the Rubble: News Desk : The New Yorker](<a href=“http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2010/01/dr-louise-ivers-partners-in-health.html]A”>A Doctor in the Rubble | The New Yorker)</p>
<p>The New Yorker is also generously donating the proceeds of sales of the cover art from this week’s issue to Partners In Health.</p>
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<p>Not necessarily. I heard this story on NPR last week that said the major cell carriers (they mentioned Verizon and Sprint specifically) are fronting the money, sending it on the charities before you’ve paid your bill. And they are waiving the normal texting fees so the entire $10 goes to the charity.
[Haiti</a> Relief: Donating Via Text And Avoiding Scams : NPR](<a href=“http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122818475]Haiti”>Haiti Relief: Donating Via Text And Avoiding Scams : NPR)</p>
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Credit card companies are doing the same for folks who put their donation on a credit card, I have heard.</p>
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<p>Thanks, Out of curiosity, I did go to our local library’s website to see how long the list was for the book, and found they have a new resource for its patrons, called MyMediaMall. I get the impression that it allows me to download the book to my computer; once I registered, it said that it would email me when the book was ready for download. However, it didn’t say anything about any fees, etc., so I’m not quite sure how it’s all going to happen. I’m hoping to get my hands on the book before I go on vacation at the end of March.</p>