Buy a Bandage - Haiti....
01-18-2010, 02:03 PM
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Paypal on its way John.
Good luck out there and thank you.
Good luck out there and thank you.
01-18-2010, 02:31 PM
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Hi folks,
THANK YOU!!! I know I sound like a broken record - but...
As few have mentioned - Rennwish has had many donations from friends of many of yours in this forum simply because they helped get the word out.. Every dollar right now is critical - as all you know... A few have asked what more than can do aside from donate - and that's simply help us "network" out to our friends...
As an aside, it appears that the local article about Rennwish was picked up by AP - and then this AM, Rennwish and all of yo had a mention on the air on a CNN broadcast..? I didn't see it - but, a few questioning e-mails I get are do we have some "staff" (no) - or do we take a percentage (no) - or the "nuts and bolts" as to whether we are a 501c3 (and an EIN, articles, etc.) (YES!)..
Anyway - I'll update totals later, but here is the situation in Les Cayes. I had the chance to finally get through to Adrien last evening via phone (and I snuck in a brief conversation with Shasha - one of the young girls in our care)...
Critical needs: Medicine, food and fuel. Without fuel, there is no electricity. No electricity means the banks and transfer stations don't open. No banks means no money. No money means that basic can't be acquired...
So - I was supposed to hop a flight Sunday with a Military/tech Search and Rescue - BUT - that deployment is delayed.. So - I'm looking at any and all alternatives - and hope to have an update later.. If anyone has any suggestions - please post, OK?? If I can get down there - I can acquire what the estimated 1,500 at the two hospitals need - including food and medicine.
Anyway - just thank you.... Please, let's keep this rolling, OK??
My best always,
John
THANK YOU!!! I know I sound like a broken record - but...
As few have mentioned - Rennwish has had many donations from friends of many of yours in this forum simply because they helped get the word out.. Every dollar right now is critical - as all you know... A few have asked what more than can do aside from donate - and that's simply help us "network" out to our friends...
As an aside, it appears that the local article about Rennwish was picked up by AP - and then this AM, Rennwish and all of yo had a mention on the air on a CNN broadcast..? I didn't see it - but, a few questioning e-mails I get are do we have some "staff" (no) - or do we take a percentage (no) - or the "nuts and bolts" as to whether we are a 501c3 (and an EIN, articles, etc.) (YES!)..
Anyway - I'll update totals later, but here is the situation in Les Cayes. I had the chance to finally get through to Adrien last evening via phone (and I snuck in a brief conversation with Shasha - one of the young girls in our care)...
Critical needs: Medicine, food and fuel. Without fuel, there is no electricity. No electricity means the banks and transfer stations don't open. No banks means no money. No money means that basic can't be acquired...
So - I was supposed to hop a flight Sunday with a Military/tech Search and Rescue - BUT - that deployment is delayed.. So - I'm looking at any and all alternatives - and hope to have an update later.. If anyone has any suggestions - please post, OK?? If I can get down there - I can acquire what the estimated 1,500 at the two hospitals need - including food and medicine.
Anyway - just thank you.... Please, let's keep this rolling, OK??
My best always,
John
01-18-2010, 06:15 PM
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Honestly? Let's just "get it done"...
Well.....
Here we go.....
To all of you - whether you have contributed, or will contribute, or have let others know about all we are doing - just - well, thank you...
For those who have contributed, a quick update.. We got a little of YOUR money INTO Les Cayes early this morning - and I'm walking a bit of a tightrope. You see - if I send too much, it won't be distributed, as available money in Cayes from the banks and the wire transfer agencies are in short supply (yes - I mean that..).. When they "run out of money" - they close (and a riot ensues, as it did today). So - if we send too much - it won't be distributed. If we send to little, it won't do much at all given the prices of food, medicine and fuel (in fact - you can't buy fuel today)...
So - today, we have our first first small victory for those children in Les Cayes. Today, we have started purchasing and distributing medicine and food - and those much needed goods. Those will be distributed to (after we get them into Adrien's hands):
- one of the local hospitals;
- a village that is hosting many refugees from PAP which is now out of food; and
- and a smaller orphanage outside Les Cayes that is in dire need.
We are fortunate, as many "non-profits" are still struggling to get any money "in country". We have done so - and we will continue to do so, but these funds will only last a day...
While it is one small step - and we have so many steps to still walk - we are indeed moving forward.
My thanks to all of you...
John.
Well.....
Here we go.....
To all of you - whether you have contributed, or will contribute, or have let others know about all we are doing - just - well, thank you...
For those who have contributed, a quick update.. We got a little of YOUR money INTO Les Cayes early this morning - and I'm walking a bit of a tightrope. You see - if I send too much, it won't be distributed, as available money in Cayes from the banks and the wire transfer agencies are in short supply (yes - I mean that..).. When they "run out of money" - they close (and a riot ensues, as it did today). So - if we send too much - it won't be distributed. If we send to little, it won't do much at all given the prices of food, medicine and fuel (in fact - you can't buy fuel today)...
So - today, we have our first first small victory for those children in Les Cayes. Today, we have started purchasing and distributing medicine and food - and those much needed goods. Those will be distributed to (after we get them into Adrien's hands):
- one of the local hospitals;
- a village that is hosting many refugees from PAP which is now out of food; and
- and a smaller orphanage outside Les Cayes that is in dire need.
We are fortunate, as many "non-profits" are still struggling to get any money "in country". We have done so - and we will continue to do so, but these funds will only last a day...
While it is one small step - and we have so many steps to still walk - we are indeed moving forward.
My thanks to all of you...
John.
01-18-2010, 06:40 PM
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John, I don't know how you do it, but I am very glad that you do!
01-18-2010, 10:47 PM
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PROJECT RENNWISH is now on FACEBOOK
For those of you folks on Facebook........
Project Rennwish has it's own page now.
PASS THE WORD and suggest Project Rennwish to all your friends and let the word get out. I sent the link to all my friends. Hope some of them will become fans. Please can you do that same?
The page has had it's first baby steps. I hope to be posting more pictures and updates from John and Jenn as the days roll on.
Project Rennwish has it's own page now.
PASS THE WORD and suggest Project Rennwish to all your friends and let the word get out. I sent the link to all my friends. Hope some of them will become fans. Please can you do that same?
The page has had it's first baby steps. I hope to be posting more pictures and updates from John and Jenn as the days roll on.
