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At this time International Services, is coordinating the response to the devastating Haitian earthquake. The American Red Cross and International Red Crescent Society is collaborating.
Our liaison, Earl Johnson, Senior Associate, Spiritual Care, Partner Services - reports that there might be “10,000 private humanitarian organizations established in Haiti..and many of our faith group partners have missions, schools, hospitals, orphanages, medical missions, as well as churches there…many are still operating well outside of the capital where the majority of death and devastation has occurred. Since these operations are faith-based, emotional and spiritual support is integrated into normal daily life and practices. Religious faith IS the primary coping mechanism in disaster there and the population is serviced by the faith-related groups working there now, who have long mission histories there.
Currently, the only deployments are Red Cross volunteers specially trained to manage international emergency operations. Please consider supporting your community’s local needs by volunteering with your local Red Cross.”
In our own backyard, consider the ambiguous grief of the Haitian communities. Family members without contact, or unable to identify and bury their loved ones can be haunting. With a large Roman Catholic population, pictures of devastated Cathedrals can be overwhelming for a group steeped in tradition and may have lasting consequences.
To find family members follow the link to: http://www.icrc.org/web/doc/siterfl0.nsf/htmlall/familylinks-haiti-eng
Or call 1-888-407-4747
The American Red Cross has already released $10 million for relief efforts in Haiti and will certainly add more for the greatest needs in both the short-term and in the long-term.
If you would like to donate to the Red Cross efforts:
1. Online at: www.redcross.orgor calling 1-800-RED-CROSS.
2. Individuals can donate $10 to the Red Cross, by texting "HAITI" to "90999 (It will be charged to your phone bill.
3. Submitting a check to: American Red Cross, PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018.
As the CPSP American Red Cross Liaison, please fell free to contact me via email if I can be of assistance helping you and your Chapter respond to this human tragedy.
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Linda Walsh-Garrison, BCCC
CPSP-ARC liaison, Spiritual Task Force, SRT
Garden City Chapter
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an on going crisis and there will be many new developments. This post will be updated as needed. If you have not done so, please enter your email address in the provided space located on the left side-bar so you will be alerted to new post.
As noted in a recent PR article, CPSP is committed to the Red Cross with its Memorandum of Agreement on January 1, 2010...The agreement formalizes the availability of various qualified CPSP certified persons for temporary volunteer placement in the context of disasters. -Perry Miller, Editor
1/19/2010 UPDATE
Dear Conveners,
From the +RED CROSS NEWSROOM
Earthquake in Haiti:
Update #31, January 18, 2010
Red Cross relief teams are mostly mobile right now – traveling to communities rather than working out of fixed-site locations. Here’s the breakdown of where we are right now:
* Hospital, Downtown Port-au-Prince, 150 beds (expects to treat 250,000 during the response)
* Hospital, Carrefour, 120 beds (expects to treat 250,000 during the response)
* Mobile Health (Outreach) Teams, Carrefour (expects to treat 30,000 during the response)
* Mobile Health (Outreach) Teams, Port-au-Prince (expects to treat 30,000 during the response)
* Fixed Health Center, Jacmel (expects to treat 30,000 during the response)
While the tragedy in Haiti unfolds, our humanitarian partner, American Red Cross (ARC), settles into the long term relief effort. Fortunately, they are prepared and experienced because of the foresight and dedication of many volunteers and donors. CPSP, too, is contributing to the recovery in many ways - some of our trained members await deployment, others are immersed in their local communities, some are gathering communities in prayers or listening to tears. All are contributors to the recovery.
We are proud to announce that our members, again, lead the way by encouraging the CPSP-Haiti Recovery Fund, which has been formed to collect the donations of our chapters. On Feb 16th, the proceeds will be transferred, in one large check, from CPSP to ARC.
We welcome your participation with these steps:
Mail your donation check, made payable to: “CPSP” – marked with “Haiti”
and postdated before Feb 9th.
Addressed to:
CPSP
Attn: Treasurer
P.O. Box 6551
Hendersonville, NC 28793-6551
As always, thank you for the generosity in all that you do.
Linda Walsh-Garrison
CPSP-ARC liaison, Spiritual Task Force
917-597-6319
Charles Kirby
CPSP Treasurer
CPSPtreasurer@gmail.com
Posted by Perry Miller, Editor at January 15, 2010 3:07 PM
