Posts Tagged ‘plane to haiti’
Riding On Hope
An elderly Haitian man lies in pain on a cot in a dark, wooden shack with no electricity or running water in a rural area near the Haiti-Dominican Republic border. The 100-pound earthquake survivor, Jean, is unable to walk — a virtual prisoner in the shack. As he is peeled from the sheets, he moans quietly. He is placed in his new wheelchair and taken outside. He looks to the sky, lets out a gasp and fills his lungs with fresh air. I’m the Daily Toreador photo editor. Last [...]
Rock N Rev Tickets Sale
The legendary Rock N' Rev Festival takes place this summer and Godsmack's going to be there for the party! The band will perform on August 9, at the Glencoe Campgrounds in Sturgis, SD, and for a limited time, the Godsmack.com Store is selling general admission tickets for $10 off the regular price! This is a members-only sale so if you're already a Godsmack.com member, just sign into your account to purchase tickets. Still not a member? Then create an account now! Single Day Godsmack [...]
Hale students raise money for Haiti
Hale students raise money for Haiti. After the earthquake in Haiti, Hale Elementary students raided their piggybanks, collecting about $3,000, but that pool now has grown to a total of nearly $50,000. Parent Diana Anderson told others about the students' fundraiser, which inspired them to donate money and materials. A matching grant of about $24,000 from the Wheelchair Foundation means more than 300 wheelchairs will go to the disabled in Haiti. If you would like to donate, the foundation will [...]
Plane to Haiti 3/17/2010 – Joe Hackman on Blog Talk Radio
Jeff Behring of the Wheelchair Foundation and Glenn Perry will discuss their trip to Haiti on the "Plane to Haiti" program. Upcoming Show: 3/17/2010 @ 7:30 PM SOURCE: Blog Talk Radio
Prayer of the Children: Giving Haiti Hope Charity Poster Fundraiser
David Archuleta Prayer of the Children Charity Poster -Created to raise funds for help Plane To Haiti - Jennifer Barry UPDATE 1: Proceeds of 150 dollars already sent to Wheelchair foundation for purchase of a wheelchair. WF has matched this so David's fans have helped to purchase 2 wheelchairs. UPDATE 2: Check below for a third non-denominational poster added - Charity Poster 3 I want to help Plane to Haiti return back to Haiti so that they may continue their support because so many [...]
Success of the Plane to Haiti Mission
We just received this email about “Plane to Haiti”, a humanitarian mission put together by the Wheelchair Foundation. The mission was a powerful success, and it looks like they plan to continue making trips to care for the struggling survivors of the Haitian earthquake. We recommend watching the video, it is very moving. Greetings Everyone. On Behalf of the Wheelchair Foundation and the 25 volunteers who went to Haiti with us, I wanted to personally thank each and every one of you for [...]
Plane to Haiti Mission 1 – Full Documentary
Plane to Haiti Mission 1 - Full Documentary from Dan Catullo on Vimeo. January 27, 2010- DC3 Global, Partnered with the Wheelchair Foundation- Launched it's first Haiti Relief mission to bring 25 volunteers & medical professionals plus 10,000 lbs of medical supplies to earthquake ravaged Haiti. This is the story of what every day people can do when they work together to help save lives and rebuild a country. Please donate to: www.planetohaiti.org
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 of everyday people pulled together to accomplish and extraodinary mission that saved lives and brought hope for hundreds of Haitians in the aftermath of one of the worst natural disasters of the [...]
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 the devastation in the capital. "It's hard to believe anybody could have gotten out of those buildings alive. I don't know how they will do the cleanup - there are tons and tons of [...]
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 coverage of the earthquake on Anderson Cooper, there was one scene that captivated me more than the rest. It took place at an orphanage that had been destroyed and about thirty babies were lined up on [...]
