‘Press Releases’ Archives
Countless Lost Limbs Alter Life in Haiti’s Ruins
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — “Don’t cut off my leg!” Fabienne Jean screamed repeatedly as she was carried through the gates of the General Hospital here after the earthquake. “I’m a dancer. My leg is my livelihood. Please, don’t take my leg.” “It is a sad story,” Ms. Jean, 31, a [...]
Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview
Plane-to-Haiti Haiti relief mission Preview from DC3 Music Group on Vimeo. On January 13, 2010, DC3 Global and The Wheelchair Foundation (partnered with MedShare) launched an ambitious mission to send a private plane full of medical supplies and doctors to Haiti. Over the following weeks, dozens [...]
Haitian wreckage touches charity veteran
Jeff Behring is no stranger to need. He's traveled to impoverished areas all over the world making deliveries with his family's Wheelchair Foundation. When he returned to Port-au-Prince recently he was dismayed by the devastation. "I have never, ever seen anything like it," said Behring about [...]
Horrors of the Haiti Earthquake and the Power of Human Understanding
Yesterday I received this moving account from Los Angeles psychotherapist, Dr. Nancy Sobel, describing her experiences volunteering on a medical team in Haiti. It illustrates the incomparable power of human understanding in times of devastating collective trauma: "As I watched the compelling [...]
Sanibel Rotary Club Prepares For 27th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair, Raising Funds For Haiti Relief Efforts
The Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva is gearing up for its Annual Arts and Crafts Fair being held on the grounds of The Community House on Sanibel Island, Florida. The event, coming this weekend (February 13th and 14th) marks the 27th year the club has conducted a juried fair of crafts persons and [...]