Food & Medicine Distributed in Haiti

January 21, 2010 – Food, medicines and other supplies are being distributed to Haiti’s earthquake victims – but so much more help is needed, the Pan American Development Foundation announced. http://www.PanAmericanRelief.org/

 “Despite these early deliveries, PADF urgently needs financial support to carry out its mission on the ground,” says John Sanbrailo, PADF’s Executive Director. “PADF is urging individuals and companies to support our earthquake relief efforts by calling (877) 572-4484 or visiting http://www.PanAmericanRelief.org/. It’s vital to people’s survival. One-hundred percent of the donations go to Haiti earthquake relief effort.”

PADF was one of the first nonprofit organizations to set up a supply line from Santo Domingo to Port-au-Prince via the border city of Jimani. It is using warehouse space donated by IMCA/Caterpillar in Santo Domingo to consolidate supplies. PADF opened a second distribution route via the border city of Pedernales, which is being used to supply by ship the Haitian city of Jacmel.

Through this system, truckloads of supplies have been distributed to hospitals and individuals in Port-au-Prince.

More support is on its way. For example, today PADF is flying in seven former Marine and Navy combat medics to support emergency operations in Port-au-Prince. The volunteers will be in Haiti for one week.

Two shipping containers with 97,000 pounds of corn will sail from Florida next week. The corn was donated by ISOH/Impact of Holland, Ohio.

PADF will transport 15 tons of relief supplies from Miami to Port-au-Prince on Monday. Separately, 1,000 sleeping bags donated by Exxel Outdoors of Haleyville, Ala., arrive to Caribbean within a few days.
 
PADF, along with the Organization of American States (OAS) and Hollywood Unites for Haiti (HUFH), are working together in the promotion of the crisis and distribution of supplies.
 
Actor and President of Hollywood Unites for Haiti, Jimmy Jean-Louis (“The Haitian” on NBC’s “Heroes”) and spokesperson for the PADF-OAS-HUFH campaign reminded people to contribute to the relief effort.

They may do so by calling (877) 572-4484 or visiting http://www.PanAmericanRelief.org/ to make a donation.