[Nfbf-l] Fw: Haiti

[Sherri]

So sad!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Minichiello" <jbmini at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 12:03 PM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Haiti


>I received this report from a coworker..
> Joe Minichiello, Second Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> President, Greater Jacksonville Chapter
> 904-608-0105
> jbmini at comcast.net
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> From: <jimehill at att.blackberry.net>
> To: "Joe Minichiello" <jbmini at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:35 AM
> Subject: Fw: Haiti
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jimehill at att.blackberry.net
>> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:41:13
>> To: Undisclosed recipients<hill at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Haiti
>>
>> My cousin Angie works for USAID in the Dominican Republic, which of 
>> course is next door to Haiti. She sent the following first hand report to 
>> her sister in Houston, who forwarded it to me.
>>
>> Hill
>>
>> **********
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A brief update....I spent the entire day with official Americans (those 
>> who work at the Embassy), their family members and American citizens who 
>> were evacuated from Haiti last night. They pass through the DR overnight 
>> while the travel office makes onward flight arrangements to the US. One 
>> woman had a broken leg/foot and spent the night in the hospital. Most 
>> (approximately 40 including kids) with one small bag and no clothes. Our 
>> embassy has taken up a clothes and toiletry donation collection so many 
>> leave with a new set of clothes. Their stories are unbelievable. All know 
>> that they have lost everything.....everything......car, pictures, 
>> clothes, computers, etc. I ran into my very good friend (from the 
>> Embassy) who lived next door to the Embassy woman who was crushed to 
>> death in her home. Val was able to get back to her home (left her car in 
>> the middle of the street) to grab her daughter's clothes. She saw the 
>> crushed house and heard her neighbor/friend's body was still inside. 
>> Needless to say, she was extremely traumatized (this is her first 
>> overseas assignment). She also saw many bodies, many seriously injured 
>> who were laying in the streets helpless. She also talked about hearing 
>> the sounds of voodoo ceremonies that took place Tuesday night and how 
>> frightening the sounds were. All know their houses will be/have already 
>> been looted.Later in the day, I escorted two official Americans children 
>> (7 and 10), adopted from the same orphanage in Liberia, whose diplomat, 
>> single mom stayed behind at the American embassy in Haiti. They came with 
>> another family and were headed to FL to stay with a relative. Jess and 
>> Kia were the most adorable, mature kids...amazing. I made sure they got 
>> onto the plane and tried to call their aunt in FL (who wasn't answering 
>> her cellphone...seems strange since she was expecting the 
>> kids!).Meanwhile, my boss asked me to travel to the Haitian border 
>> tomorrow to assess the public sector hospitals in terms of their needs 
>> for doctors, supplies, medicines, etc. I'll stay overnight and return 
>> late Saturday. Will take my camera.This situation continues to 
>> evolve.stay tuned.
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