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The Big Project!
More info on the big project - We are partnering with Haitian Roots on a project to build a children's village. This village will consist of the orphanage, some temporary housing for students, and a small school! We are just finishing up the acquisition of the property which will allow us to house these buildings as well as enough property raise some vegetables, fruits, chickens, and maybe even some goats! We have a great organization named Common Studios who will be working with students at the University of Utah to plan and design the buildings using local resources but to US building standards as well as looking at green energy resources! This is the dream of a number of people and will only be made possible from continued support!
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Land and Names
We are very excited to announce a new direction for the US based Hope for Little Angels of Haiti organization. We are partnering with a great individual to run a new facility! We are currently in the process of obtaining one acre of property to build a new facility that we will use to build a new orphanage/boarding facility. This will also give us space to have garden areas for food production! But as with any great venture, it requires money and this is where we need your help. We need to raise an additional $12,000 to purchase the land. Please start spreading the word and lets see if we can continue the miracles we have seen in our previous efforts because the change we want to effect starts with us. Due to the forthcoming changes we will also be looking at changing our name. If you have suggestions, you have a forum and we have an interested ear! We will continue to update with more information as plans become more formalized but don't want to jeapordize them with a pre-mature announcement. Not divulging them is becoming a chore as we are so excited about the many things that are in the works!
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More Kids Helping Kids...
This week HLAH received checks from a Scout Troop in Ohio that had raised money for these Haitian little angels. We also received a check from Sunset Jr. High, who did a fundraiser for these children. It is wonderful to see young people finding ways to reach out and help their brothers and sisters in other countries that are struggling so much with the day-to-day life processes right now. As an organization, we've been able to contribute to a container of humanitarian supplies that will be heading to Haiti next week. That container will have humanitarian supplies to help with the immediate needs and to provide some relief to the people that are left behind, tying to help us rebuild our facility. We're still actively working on locating land outside Port-Au-Prince for rebuilding. The price of land is pretty steep right now, so we're still looking for the right place. We are grateful for the regular contributions and for those employees that have donated through their employers' donation matching process. One man turned his $700 donation into a $1400 donation by processing it through his company matching. Thank you for looking for ways to help us to get more funds.
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Kids Helping Kids
We want to thank Ms. Mosier's class and her elementary school. She found the blog of one our families and thought this would be a great opportunity for the children at her school to help the kids in Haiti. They did a penny drive and raised nearly $1000 for Hope for Little Angels of Haiti! They sent us pictures of the sign they made, and one of the jars as well as pictures of the kids! Thank you, Ms. Mosier and kids!
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Behind the scenes
This is Maggie, Lori's mom, again. I have hijacked her Facebook because I want to try to let you see a teeny peek at what has been happening at Team Hope Central for the last couple of weeks, and especially the last couple of days. First, remember that the majority of folks who have been doing all of the support work for the members of Team Hope do not do this for a living. That goes for many of those on the ground in Haiti, taking care of a very large number of children who are sleeping on the ground or on cement because "there is no room in the inn"...the orphanage Foyer de Sion has at least 200 more children now than they did 16 days ago. There are some VERY understanding bosses who have let us (I'm one of the newer members of this support team) take time away from our regular jobs to do anything and everything we can possible think of that might make it easier for our babies to get on the plane that is going to Haiti....hopefully soon. I'm sitting in a room that has four computers and three printer/scanners and tables stacked with files for each family and each child in each family. Every printer has gone through at least one set of ink cartridges. In the last two days! We've (and that is a number of people between 5 and 10, depending on time of day and who is available) been creating paper files for one government entity, and electronic files for another government entity - both from our country but apparently not allowed to talk to each other! That is the only reason I can see for two different formats! We have been pouring over emails and faxes from those families I just mentioned to collect the needed documents that they have scrambled to get to us. As I type, there are phone calls and email both coming from and going to every government agency you can possibly imagine that might have any influence on whatever road blocks we have tried to anticipate. If we can strike first, and get the solution started, it might make it easier for kids to get home. One of my reasons for writing this post is to make you aware that Lori, who is spearheading the support from here, has hardly stopped to eat or sleep in the last 16 days! As her mother, I am proud, impressed, amazed, and in awe of this woman. She prays, worries, and prays some more, for every family that might be connected with this longed-for flight home. She knows the names of your children as well as she does her own Nathan and Jessica. There are some amazing people who have joined us in these gigantic endeavor. Brian Hyer, of the Department of Homeland Security, working out of Salt Lake City is the embodiment of Superman, the Energizer Bunny, and that snuggly little Downy Fabric Softener bear. His endless efforts to anticipate what will be needed, and how can it be provided have made me want to start a Brian Hyer Fan Club! Anyone interested in posters, maybe? The offices of Senator Crapo, from Idaho, and Senator Hatch, from Utah have been diligent in keeping us informed of any progress they have been able to make. Congressman Larsen, from Washington State is another friend who has been working overtime for us. Team Hope on the ground in Haiti has done a yeoman effort to get the needed visas from the US Embassy...Chareyl Moyes has been at the embassy every day, standing in unimaginable lines, doing everything she knows to get approval for travel for these kids. Then, she goes back and sleeps on the cement with the kids every night. I've heard from Chareyl and Brent that, as difficult as it is to sleep on the ground, it's more difficult when the continuing aftershocks cause the children to panic. Can we possibly imagine the terror these little ones experience when the ground moves yet again? Some day, maybe you will hear what has really gone on the last couple of weeks! This has been a carnival ride of grand proportions. "Please keep your hands and feet inside the car at all times" Until then, please continue to pray. Pray that multiple agencies will learn to play nicely together in the sandbox (a phrase Lori has used more than once this morning). Pray that the Prime Minister will be more concerned about children's welfare than his political image. Pray that the children will continue to have food and water. Pray that the parents will have patience, especially if this takes longer than we want it to. Pray that Haiti will be able to rebuild. And, while you are at it, offer prayers of gratitude for Team Hope.
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