The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti near the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday, January 12th was massive and the number of lives that have been taken is staggering! Many areas beyond Port au Prince are only now being reached and the full impact of the earthquake is still unfolding.
I am worried about the children who must be horrified, especially those who are orphans and the many who have become orphaned by this horrible event. I am worried about the families, especially here in the Boston area, who have not been able to reach their loved ones in Haiti and are prayerfully awaiting word.
Billions of dollars are going to be needed to rebuild a completely destroyed infrastructure and the road to recovery for the people of Haiti will be long.
This is a time for all of us to pray for the people of Haiti and for their family members, especially those living here in the Boston area awaiting word of their loved ones. This is also a time to act.
What Can You Do?
We urge you to contribute generously, not only for this immediate crisis, but in order to support the long-term rebuilding and development efforts in Haiti. During this period, if you or anyone you know are planning to make a financial donation to assist those in Haiti, please consider Mir Pace.
We will begin by assisting families who are referred to us directly through the Boston-area Haitian community and, together, we will identify the most urgent needs (food, water, home repair, medical and financial assistance). Priority will be given to those families in Haiti with little or no internal or external assistance.
We will also help to rebuild the Port au Prince and Jacmel medical clinics and orphanages operated by the Missionary of Charity Sisters (Mother Teresa's religious order).
Our commitment to Haiti is for the long-term. As the larger agencies attend to the larger issues, we will attend to children and families, one child and one family at a time.
Our overhead costs are minimal and are paid through donors that give to our general fund. 100% of all financial contributions made to Mir Pace International for emergency aid, reconstruction, and development in Haiti will go directly to the people of Haiti.
I will personally deliver your donations to families and orphanages once travel to Haiti has been reinstituted.
In solidarity with the Haitian people,
Eileen M. Weisslinger
Founder/CEO
www.mirpace.org
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- Mir Pace introduces teen volunteers to poverty and its tragic effects on populations worldwide and strives to help them discover the profound and positive impact they can make in service to others. We target populations who have been forgotten and left behind by international, state, and local agencies, and who are incapable of improving their life situation without external assistance. Some of our service programs include nutrition intervention; clean water harvesting and sanitation systems; building and home construction and repairs; educational initiatives, assisting local communities in building strong organizations that can promote self-sufficiency, and we also assist in establishing artisan collaboratives that increase incomes for craftspeople, while preserving the cultural traditions that distinguish each country and its people. Our proudest achievement has been to ignite a spirit of volunteerism in our teen volunteers that is now being carried on into their adult lives. Since 1999, Mir Pace has been working along side the people of The Bolivar Peninsula, TX, Bosnia and Herzegovina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Peru, and Tanzania.
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