LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES

01/16/09

Today I was blessed to get on CNN and discuss the sites and methods I used to locate my Father. For all those searching, please see the links that I used below:

Facebook/Twitter

Facebook Groups: Earthquake Haiti & Atlanta for Haiti

http://www.cnn.com/ireport

http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/

http://www.zandolit.com

http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/familylinks

http://www.ifarelief.org/ Int’l Firefighters Assistance

http://www.haitianquake.com/

http://searchinghaiti.org/home

U.S. State Department Operations Center at 1-888-407-4747.

US Embassy http://haiti.usembassy.gov/

Look for them on http://www.ireport.com/ir-topic-stories.jspa?topicId=389953

Please don't forget the power of your network. Tell all of your friends, peers, associates, clients, in-laws, school teachers, pastors, everybody. Your circle is bigger than you think and people want to help. Compose a standard email with your relative's information with a photo and send it to your address book.  Do not feel ashamed to ask your friends for help!

Although I have found my Dad, the search is still on for my Uncle Juany Elie in Port-Au-Prince and my Aunt Emmanuela "Foufoun" Elie in Jacmel. I am praying that all of us are able to track down our family in Haiti and have closure on their whereabouts. For those that have to click on the links above, my heart is with you. Keep in touch with me and let's continue to build a bridge with each other for not only support but to continue to build Haiti once the dust settles and the cameras are gone. God Bless us all!

7.0 Earthquake Rocks Capital!

Tens of Thousand Affected
The Haitian Alliance Calls you to Action
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - January 13, 2010 - Our resilient and courageous people have once again been hit by a major natural disaster.  Around 5 p.m., on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Preliminary reports paint a grim picture.  Now, more than ever, Haiti, and the Haitian People need you.
The Haitian Alliance shares the sorrow and the grief of the living and wounded who are mourning our dead. Working with Haitian Community Leaders, Caribbean and Georgia Community Leaders around the Metro Atlanta area, The Haitian Alliance is coordinating a campaign to make a difference. We're calling on you to join us in making a real difference for Haiti.

Our goal is to collect, ship, and distribute that which will make a difference.

For the short run, we need your help with:

•    drinking water
•    medicine
•    non-perishable food rations
•    temporary shelter (i.e., tents, blankets, cots, etc.)
•    the means to ship what is collected to Haiti immediately
We will publish a list of collection centers on Thursday, January 14, 2010.

For the long run, we need your help to raise the funds needed for a massive investment in reconstruction. Please click below to give life to the thousands affected.

Visit us often at http://www.transformhaiti.org for daily updates on the relief and recovery effort, and to find out how you can make a difference.

On behalf of Haiti and the Haitian People, we thank you for your partnership. 

The Haitian Alliance, Inc. is a registered 501 (c) (3) organization whose purpose is to transform Haiti. Our mission is to empower the haitian community to act as one, to make Haiti Green and Literate by 2030.

Contact:

Saurel Quettan

404-735-2519
The Haitian Alliance

"L'UNION FAIT LA FORCE"(STRENGTH THROUGH UNITY):  CELEBS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS IN ATLANTA, MIAMI & NY COORDINATE MASS EFFORT TO RELIEVE VICTIMS OF HAITI EARTHQUAKE

(ATLANTA) - January 14, 2010 - Several celebrities and grassroots organizations in Atlanta, Miami and New York have joined forces in a mass effort to provide aid to the victims of the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti.

Singer/songwriter Melky Jean's Carma Foundation, Atlanta-based The Haitian Alliance, New York's Haitian Memorial Foundation, the City of Miami and WEEN (Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network) are offering local communities ways in which they assist in the Haiti relief effort.

Celebrities and executives such as Melky Jean, Jamie Hector, Daphnee Duplaix, Sha Money, Tony Yayo, Mona Scott-Young, Raekwon, Claudine Joseph, Patty Laurent, and La La Vazquez have all signed on to help spread the word about this grassroots movement.

YOUR CALL TO ACTION:

FOR NATIONAL DONATIONS TO HAITI
The Port-au-Prince offices of the Carma Foundation - whose mission is to improve the health of poor and vulnerable women and children in Haiti - were seriously affected by the Haiti earthquake.Make a monetary donation at http://www.carmafoundation.org/  to help Carma send missionaries to Haiti to aid in the relief effort.

MIAMI:
The City of Miami, District 5 is accepting donations of emergency supplies such as clothing, water, first aid and canned food to send immediately to Haiti. Contact Tracy Lozama in the District 5 office at 305-253-5390 for more information.


ATLANTA:

•    Make a monetary donation to The Haitian Alliance to help send missionaries and emergency supplies to Haiti at www.transformhaiti.org.
•    The Haitian Alliance is also collecting relief materials such as drinking water, first aid items, toiletries, non-perishable food rations, baby formula, linens and more.

The Haitian Alliance Drop-off Locations:
•    WRFG Radio -Mon - Fri; 11:00AM - 6:00PM; Sat (1/16) - 2PM-4PM; 1083 Austin Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA 30307-1940
•    Northside Women's Specialists-Mon - Fri; 8:30AM - 5:00PM; 980 Johnson Ferry Rd, Suite 620,Atlanta, GA 30342-1608
•    Northside Women's Specialists - Mon - Fri; 8:00AM - 3:30PM; 1015 Mansell Road, Roswell, GA 30076-1507
•    Club Intrigue - Mon-Sun; 4PM - until; 5471 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083
•    Moods Music - Mon - Sun: 12PM - 8PM; 1131 Euclid Avenue Northeast Atlanta, GA 30307-1925

ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:

Rebuild Haiti: A Benefit Concert for Haitian Relief - Tues, Jan. 19; Lenny's Bar - 486 Decatur Street Atlanta, 30312 - 7pm to 12am; Tickets: $8 at the door. (100% Profits will be Donated to The Haitian Alliance for the Haitian Relief efforts); For more information, visit www.unitedforjamaica.org.

Six bands participate in A Night of live Reggae and feel-good music. Monetary and in kind donation boxes will be accepted. Please see: http://www.TransformHaiti.org for list of needed items.

NEW YORK:

•    The Haitian Memorial Foundation and WEEN are seeking volunteers to donate and gather supplies as well as travel to Haiti to assist in the global relief effort.
•    To offer your help/resources, call I. Maxime Auguste at (914)7513303. You can drop-off emergency supplies at the HMF office at 435 South Broadway, Suite #1, Yonkers NY 10705. www.haitianmemorialfoundation.org.
•    Supplies Drop-Off Location: To donate dry food, non perishable items, sneakers, flat shoes, sandals, clothing, blankets, baby wipe, water bottles, etc to aid workers who are on-the-ground in Haiti, please see the address and times below:   

2115 Nostrand Ave, 3rd Fl (b/w Flatbush & Glenwood), Brooklyn NYC
Time: 12p - 8p
Dates: Fri 1/15, Sat 1/16, & Sun 1/17


ADDITIONAL FUNDRAISING EVENT:

If you're in the New York area on Monday, January 18, you can drop off emergency supplies at the Benefit Bash for Haiti hosted by Patty Laurent, Mona Scott-Young, Daphnee Duplaix, Wiener Milien (NYC TV), the Heavy Hitters, I. Maxime Auguste (Haitian Memorial Foundation) and more. Location: Crimson (formerly Strata), 915 Broadway, New York, NY 10010. For more information call 212-844-9829 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

MEDIA CONTACTS: Saptosa Foster, The 135th Street Agency - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 404-909-6493; Shante Bacon, The 135th Street Agency - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 917-553-0005.

Shante Bacon                                 
Founder/CEO                              
917-553-0005                                 
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Saptosa Foster
Managing Partner
404-909-6493
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Shoe4Haiti.com

Providing small, simple tokens of love and support… in a convenient and meaningful way

A Shoebox of Love

In times of dire need after a tragedy such as the earthquake in Haiti, the basic needs of people can sometimes be overlooked in the effort to access and address issues of a larger scale.  At Shoebox4Haiti, our goal is to provide small essential items to survivors of the earthquake in convenient and easy to carry packages like a shoebox.

Our hope is to restore a sense of dignity and decency in the lives of as many earthquake survivors as possible by providing them the items necessary to maintain a healthy level of personal hygiene.  We think such personal hygiene items can mean a lot, especially under the difficult circumstances in which the earthquake survivors are now living.

At Shoebox4Haiti, we know that a shoebox full of small essentials things may not sound like much, but we trust that each shoebox will make a difference in the life of a survivor.  We want to reach as many earthquake survivors as possible.  Will you help us? Will you and your family fill a shoebox or two or three with some much needed items for the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti? We welcome shoeboxes of all sizes created to meet the needs of people of all ages. For the detailed list of recommended items visit www.shoebox4haiti.com

We will collect filled shoeboxes at various locations throughout the areas of metro Atlanta in Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Vancouver, British Columbia; and New locations coming soon. For more information on specific drop-off times and locations visit www.shoebox4haiti.com.

All items collected by will be delivered to Haiti by Shoebox4Haiti.com partners Michael Robison, Pastor of Grace Church in Kingsport, Tennessee and Matt Chambers of Safewaternexus along with Ministry Flight International.  Pastor Michael Robison and Matt Chambers have arrived in Haiti with our first shipment, but we need so much more.

Your support and contributions are greatly appreciated.  To find out more about the organizers of Shoebox4Haiti.com, please visit www.peculiarplace.tv.

State of Georgia comes through!

The State of GA has been selected as a repatriation site for those displaced by the earthquake in Haiti. Please let DHR know if your organization has any resources that might be of assistance and contact Mark Washington This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . They are also looking for french-speaking resource families that could... care for a child should they arrive unaccompanied by an adult. Expenses will be fully reimbursed.

Bobby D. Cagle, MSW
Director, Legislative and External Affairs
Georgia DHS/DFCS
2 Peachtree Street, 19.394
Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone: 404.463.3580
Blackberry: 404.326.6099
Fax: 404.657-5105
2 Peachtree Street Building is located on the corner of Peachtree Street and Marietta Street (where Marietta Street changes to Decatur Street) and next to the 5 Points MARTA station.

Get Paid to help Rebuild Haiti

Greetings,

ACET, Inc. has received an immediate request to provide assistance to the devastation from the recent earthquake that has befallen the nation of Haiti. We are looking for anyone interested in going to Haiti to help for a 3- 6 month period.  There are no particular skills sets defined at this point, except the willingness to help wherever needed. We will be presenting folks and highlighting their unique skills and trade qualifications, so if the opportunity to help in your area exists - it will be noted and presented. As you can well imagine, any skill that you may have - can be of great help.

Typical skill sets needed:
Carpenters
Masons
Electricians
Medical Personnel
Communications
Builders
Heavy Equipment Operators
Plumbers
Logistics
Etc.

THIS IS NOT A VOLUNTEER REQUEST - you will be paid for the work you do. This is a temporary employment assignment that will include travel, expenses, remuneration with an understanding that housing accommodations will be very basic..  All that is needed at this point is a passport or ability to obtain one ASAP.

If you are seriously interested or know of someone who would be interested - please email me back ASAP or forward this email,  and I will provide more details for you at that time.

This is a unique opportunity to make a difference to the people of Haiti!

Onekqua Beverly
Corporate Recruiter/Security Specialist
ACET, Inc.
301-861-5023 (Office)
301-885-3199 (Fax)
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www.adamscomm.com

Tents for Haiti

The rain season is about to start in Haiti and I am so thankful that there is an organization that's raising money to purchase tents for those that are displaced in Haiti. I can't imagine having no shelter to provide me and my family while it's raining. Bedsheets are being used now as shelter to protect most from the blazing sun. Bedsheets don't stand a chance in the rain. Please check out the site and give what you can. It doesn't have to be much, I can't afford to give a lot at this time either so I gave $10. Not a lot but I figure anything will do. I just need to at least help get one family under a tent.

If you would like to contact the organization directly, their information is below:

Donations Coordinator Contact Information
The Courageous Church
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4044619850

http://ahomeinhaiti.org/

Thank you for giving and still caring for the people of Haiti.

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