by
Roger Annis l Haiti Solidarity -
January 16, 2010
Readers of this list and message have a unique opportunity to contribute directly to earthquake relief in Port au Prince. Vancouver filmmaker Elaine Briere returned from Haiti two days before the earthquake and is returning next week. She will join her partner, David Putt, and his two colleagues from Nelson BC who traveled to Haiti in December to volunteer on installation of water purification projects in the Delmas 33 district of Port au Prince. They work with Pure Water for the World.
The project, its staff and volunteers have survived the earthquake. They are able to continue building and distributing purification units. Elaine has asked Haiti Solidarity BC to issue this appeal on her behalf for financial support so that the project can hire Haitian staff, expand its work and train Haitians as it grows. Their initial goal is to hire five more people locally.
You can read about Pure Water for the World and communicate with it here:
We are accepting donations by cash or cheque. The normal routes of money transfers to Haiti are broken, so we are using a method that need not be named to allow for rapid delivery of funds. We hope to raise several thousand dollars before Elaine's departure. Please let us know your pledge as quickly as possible; we will collect by mail or by cheque in the coming days or week. If anyone knows of a fundraising effort looking for a very worthy recipient, please let us know.
To pledge, or to assist in other ways:
By phone: 778 858 5179
By e-mail: Send a reply to this note, or email rogerannis@hotmail.com
Please note, you can contribute to the website of this project, but we do not know when the funds will reach Haiti. Pure Water for the World does not have charitable, tax deductible status in Canada.
If there is a reader of this appeal who would like to volunteer to compile information and record pledges for this appeal in the coming days, that would be greatly appreciated. Please e-mail to me your name and phone number.
In solidarity,
Roger Annis
For Haiti Solidarity BC
