Haiti earthquake two years anniversary
Haiti earthquake two years anniversary
01/12/2010 we remember…
Someone said time goes fast when you stop thinking…. It has been two years already since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Today 2012, it is like yesterday the media picked up the story as a reminder of what happened, and at the end of the day, like yesterday, the story died in all memories; Haiti continues to orbit its reality of pain and suffering very far away from the international media attention but so close to our shores in the western world, so close to our heart, and so close to our eye that we will have to close them to ignore it. Some say: generosity is a virtue; it is the expression of the heart, a compassionate heart. Let’s show compassion to those in the world that are suffering, particularly those with no fault on their own but victims of a natural disaster. Let’s make their recovery effort a reality and a success. Remember, you alone can’t change everything but you can make a difference in the life of a child that will mean everything to his life. Let’s support the Samanta’s project and send one child to school next year.
samanta’s picture encouraging young kids at the tent cities, Port-au-Prince Haiti
The Samanta’s project
For those who want to make a difference in this world, there seems to be no end to the charitable organizations looking for their help. Big or small, domestic or international… how do you find the right one for you to support? Samanta Patino, a high school student from Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, Florida, found hers in October 2011. Along with her fellow Community Mission for Hope volunteers, Samantha traveled to Verrettes, Haiti and started a project to restore the facilities of Providence Christian School. Having been in financial crisis for years and set as emergency camp to the 2010 earthquake Victims, Providence School was in danger of closing its doors for good.
But for Samantha, fixing the school was just not enough. What of the students who would attend the school? Samantha and her mother Ana Patino decided to sponsor 100 elementary school age children to attend Providence School. They will soon travel to Haiti where they will screen and select children for sponsorship, with emphasis on families who were financially unable to send their children to school this year.
The cost to sponsor each child for one year will be one hundred and twenty five dollars. That will pay for textbooks, school uniforms and tuition. Samantha’s fundraising efforts is on today January 12, 2012 as a reminder of what happened to Haiti that same day in 2010; and she is looking forward to your personal support and the support of the community.
If you would like to learn more about “Samantha’s Project” and Providence Christian School, contact Community Mission for Hope at 239-601 5052 or 239-348-5096 (Spanish)
From today, any donation of $125 on this website goes automatically to Samantha’s Project.
FYI…. Letter to President Obama from Congress Urging Haitian FRPP
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104029799985-136/881.pdf