Haiti-Aid

Haiti is a special place and not just because of its recent thrust into the international spotlight. Anyone who has been there will tell you it is a place and a people that never leave your heart. One never forgets the immediate impact you receive as you leave the airport, riding through pot-hole laden streets, crowded with people and littered with trash. You find yourself quickly asking if people can really live like this?  The unimaginable poverty though is not what makes Haiti special. It is the people. It is their spirit. It is their resiliency. It is their unwavering faith. It is their hope.  My heart is breaking now more than ever for these people.

I had the great fortune of living and working in Haiti from February 2008 through April 2009 and like many of you, I am deeply moved over the devastating earthquake that struck. The images are haunting and the stories heart wrenching. And like so many of you, I want to do something; I need to do something to help my brothers and sisters.

Working with a colleague of mine and under the leadership of my employer, I have launched Haiti-Aid.org to provide an outlet for you to donate to Haiti.  Unlike so many of the initiatives you hear on the radio or see online, I want to make this opportunity a personal one.  Over the coming weeks, we will share personal stories from Haiti.  Some will be about my experiences; others will be updates from friends and colleagues of mine working through the aftermath.  Through our tales, my hope is you will come to love and admire the people of Haiti as much as I have. 

I have a personal relationship with each of the charities listed on the Donate Now page. They are good people doing amazing work. I know every dollar that goes to them will make a difference for weeks, months and years to come!