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A major event in construction jobs here in Haiti is the “cement pour”, and whether it’s a floor or a roof or a bridge, it’s a big deal and a big day. The construction workers up at our clinic site in Gatineau have been preparing for the past few weeks to pour the top of…
Rainy season has started and it has been raining almost every day for the past two weeks. All the benches outside our clinic were full of patients when we arrived on Tuesday morning, the 24th. It began raining in the morning and continued all day, finally stopping as we saw the last of our nearly…
Those of you who read this blog regularly know that our road trips back and forth to Port-au-Prince are often the fodder for interesting stories, not to mention sometimes-dangerous experiences. We had thought that, now that the road from Jérémie to Aux Cayes is under construction and less treacherous, the road stories would become few…
This week brought more progress on construction of the bridge over the creek running through our clinic site. The floor of the bridge was poured last weekend and this week the workmen placed the iron bars that will be used to support the walls of the bridge: Here is a view of the bridge and…
Progress continues on the road and bridge construction. Materials including cement and iron rebar have been transported to the site (our patients are now sharing their waiting room with piles of cement bags) and the creek area is being prepared for placement of the foundation of the bridge. Here are some photos from last week’s…
The third annual Hope for Haiti banquet was held at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee on April 16, 2011. Over 200 people were in attendance and it was an enjoyable time for all. There was an extensive silent auction, an exciting live auction, unique Haitian crafts, delicious dinner and wonderful company. Much thanks to all…
Come to Culver’s Restaurant at 575 Layton Avenue in Milwaukee on Monday, March 28th between 5-7pm. 10% of all sales during that time will be donated to Friends for Health in Haiti!
As many of you may know, we are in the middle of a 3-year project to improve and pave the road between Cayes, on the southern coast and Jérémie, on the northern coast of the southern peninsula of Haiti. We’ve traveled on the “new” road several times in the past few months and each time…
January 12, 2011, the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that occurred in Haiti, is a national day of mourning in the country. Over 200,000 people died and hundreds of thousands were injured that day. 1.5 million were left homeless, the majority of whom are still living in temporary shelters and tents in Port-au-Prince and…
As some of you may know, last spring we sent out an appeal to the churches in the New Brunswick, NJ Presbytery for used clothes and shoes to be sent to Haiti. We were packing up some drums with backpacks that had been donated by high school students in Wisconsin and wanted some clothes to…