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By Darren Young, on January 12th, 2011
A year ago today on January 12th 2010, when we got the word that a major earthquake hit Haiti, our plans to help our friends in Haiti by slowly building our tiny organization over the coming year quickly went out the window. With the help of all of our amazing volunteers and supporters, we were able to mobilize our first fund raising events and supply drives within 4 days of the earthquake.
Since that time we have sent thousands of pounds of food and supplies to Haiti. We have made the trip to Haiti 3 times. We have worked in schools and orphanages and have coordinated medical clinics. We have worked on food distribution programs and construction projects including the completion of our first of hopefully many public composting toilets. The most important thing to note is that we could not have accomplished any of these things without your help, so thank you!
Haiti has many challenges ahead and we will continue to do what we can to help ease some of the suffering in Haiti and help Haiti work toward a better future. We hope all of you will continue to be there right alongside of us. THANK YOU!
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By Jennifer Kovac, on March 22nd, 2010
 Vidlan On the flight home from Haiti I borrowed a pen from Christine and jotted the following down on the back of our itinerary…just to get it all out of my head:
1. Having much doesn’t mean what most of us think.
2. When all you have is your life – and you are so thankful for it that it makes you sing out – is there anything at all that I can actually share with you? More likely, you have something to share with me.
3. It’s about getting the next small thing right. (Kathy Brooks)
4. An hour away is so close. And so far.
5. 100 chickens in Emory’s house makes me smile. OK, they were probably in the yard. But it’s more fun to think of them in the house.
6. Dogs and chickens in Haiti are night owls.
7. When feeling unsure of your path, a 10 minute conversation with Kathy is a good start.
8. Casey can be counted on to provide you with what you didn’t know you needed.
9. It’s amazing how much people can give when they don’t even know they’re doing it. Continue reading After-Thoughts
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By Darren Young, on March 22nd, 2010
We are currently regrouping after returning from Haiti on Saturday 3/20, with many stories and photos to come. In the mean time, here is a BBC interview of two of our amazing student in Haiti, Allex and Bernardo. The interview was published 2 day before we arrived at Miss Sherrie’s school:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/school_report/8559950.stm
 Christine and Allex Allex was our main translator on the 4 days we ran medical clinics in one of the large tent cities close to the school. He did an awesome job and helped us help a lot of people. We could not have run the clinics without him.
 Bernardo managing the construction site Bernardo is a super smart kid with an infectious smile (although infectious smiles seem to abound in Haiti.) He is the kind of person that just makes you feel happy when he’s around.
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By Jennifer Kovac, on March 2nd, 2010
 Keles I spent this morning with my oldest daughter, Emeline. We ate giant pancakes at the diner underneath a sign that read “enlightenment begins where fear ends.” Emeline spread her own butter for the first time (she’s 4). We talked about what the sign means. We cut our giant pancakes into long strips and pretended we were eating snakes. I had to explain to her 3 times that we do not need to clear our plates at a restaurant. She is so very conscientious. I thought about how much I will miss her while I’m in Haiti. Then we went and got our toenails painted the same…bright pink with flowers. We match!
When we got home I called to book rooms for our team of aid workers so we can sleep through our over-night layover on the way to Haiti. At the end of the call the woman said, “how good of you to go to Haiti.”
I’m always unsure of how to respond to this kind compliment. It makes me a little uncomfortable and I thought about why that is…and I think I’ve got it figured out… Continue reading how good of you to go
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By Jennifer Kovac, on February 22nd, 2010
It seems our dear Haiti experienced a 4.7 after shock early this morning. It feels to us like Haiti’s reminder that they are still here, still in need. Having lived through the January 12 earthquake, people are living with the fear of more to come, and are living in tents made of bedsheets as rainy season approaches. This morning we hope they can feel our arms around them. Nou renmen ou, Ayiti.
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By Darren Young, on January 18th, 2010
We are happy to announce that on Saturday 1/16 at City Streets we collected $1,175 and approximately 2 pallets worth of supplies.
Supplies will be shipped this week to our partners in Florida, Mission Harvest America , where they will then sort the items and pack them on to shipping containers to be routed to St. Marc sea port in Haiti which is only 60 miles away form Port au Prince.
We will be at City Streets in East Windsor again next Saturday, 1/23 accepting monetary donations as well as the following items:
- Sam’s Club or Wal-Mart gift certificates (will be used to buy supplies in Florida to save on shipping costs)
- Powdered Infant formula (no liquids, please)
- Baby blankets
- Flat bedsheets (not fitted)
- Hand sanitizer
- Granola bars / Power bars
- Sealed over-the-counter medication with current expiration date
- Bug repellent
- Antibacterial ointment
- First aid supplies (Band-Aids, gauze, medical tape, etc)
Monetary donations are becoming a critical need for these efforts as shipping costs are mounting. Please seriously consider a monetary donation of $20 per cardboard box with your drop off to help us get your items to Haiti ASAP.
Thank you again to all who donated and a special thank you to City Streets for allowing us to use their venue to hold these 2 great events!
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By Christine Young, on January 13th, 2010
For This One is organizing a fundraiser and emergency supply drop-off for Haiti Earthquake Relief. Please join us!
When:
Saturday, January 16th 2010
1:00 PM through late night (11:00 PM+)
And…
Saturday, January 23rd
1:00 PM through late night (11:00 PM+)
Where:
City Streets Cafe
510 Rt. 130 South
East Windsor, NJ 08520
We are accepting monetary donations as well as the following supplies:
- Flashlights
- Batteries (in their packaging)
- Flat bedsheets (not fitted)
- Blankets
- Hand sanitizer
- Soap
- Rice, beans in cans or bags (not boxes)
- Infant formula (preferably powder, but any will do)
- New lightweight shoes (think Keds)
- Washcloths
- Towels
- Medical supplies (large band aids, sterile gauze, medical tape, ointment – think wound care)
- Sealed over the counter medication (with current expiration date)
- Sam’s Club or Walmart gift certificates (will be used to buys supplies in Florida to save on shipping costs)
Please only donate items on the list above, as we need to tightly focus our efforts at this urgent time.
If your group or business will be bringing a large number of items, it would be a great help if you can have the items boxed up (tightly packed), with like items in the same boxes, and labeled prior to drop off. This will help us expedite the process of shipping your donations. Please also consider collecting a monetary donation from your group or business to help us defray the shipping costs of donated goods, purchase additional supplies, and send additional aid workers to Haiti.
Thank you for all of your support!
 Children at the Jacksonville Baptist Association Orphanage in Cabaret arrange their beds outside in the open air after the earthquake
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Please consider a financial donation to help us help the people of Haiti
For This One is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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