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Hands Helping Haiti

Organization: Community Development
Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open

Address:
Donation Drop Off Location:
The Blessed Door" (Elkjer Square Strip Mall) - 3300 S Holly Ave. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota


HAITI
Ti-Riviere, HT 00000

Region:de Nippes
County/Parish:



Website: http://www.helpinghandsforhaiti.com/


Mission: History

My first mission trip to Haiti was in December of 1989. At the time I was a 41 year old dairy farmer who finally had enough help so I could be away for the two weeks needed for the mission team to do their part in building a school. My life would never be the same! The project of building the school and my subsequent return the next year to build the desks for the school was easy. What was difficult was seeing the abject conditions under which the Haitian people tried to survive and asking myself what I might do to make a difference.

There are over 8 million people in Haiti and most of them live in poverty. I asked myself what I might do to help 8 million people? I could do nothing for all 8 million people and I could do nothing for 1 million people but I could do something for just one person and that is where I would start.

Pierre Fritzner had been our interpreter the first two years that I had been to Haiti. He barely made enough money to pay his rent for one small room in a house and often went without eating. His concern was not for himself, he had an aging mother, a sick sister, nephews and nieces that could not afford to go to school, and friends that knew he sometimes was employed and asked for his help.

Fritz was a man of God and I knew that if I helped him I would also be helping his aging mother, his sick sister, his nephews and nieces, his friends and many more people that he would come in contact with. And so a partnership evolved with Fritz that we now call "Helping Hands for Haiti". We provide money to send children to school, we bring shoes, clothing, medicines, and bibles, we teach bible schools and build desks and repair churches and provide money for emergencies for food and housing and medical care. We give families a chance to help themselves by buying them chickens or goats or pigs or a sewing machine or a motorcycle. And we give them hope because we return each year. And it all started by helping just one person!

Dave
Helping Hands for Haiti

Client/Case Management Information
Contact Name:Dave
EMail:dave@helpinghandsforhaiti.com

Areas Served: Haiti



This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

Notes:

FROM THE WEBSITE:

1/14/2010 11:30 PM

FRITZ IS ALIVE!!! We have received an e-mail from Fritz. Praise the Lord. Some damage to the surrounding walls but house is standing.

After meeting tonight our three organizations wish to present our "ACTION PLAN"

Our “ACTION PLAN”

Mission Haiti, Helping Hands for Haiti, & Kids Against Hunger have joined forces to better address the needs of the people of Haiti in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake.

We have decided that we will be the “2nd wave” of relief to the country. We realize that we will be unable to get into the country right away. We have put together the following “action plan.”

• Obtain a tandem axle straight truck

• Fill the truck with “Kids Against Hunger” food, medical supplies, hygiene kits, generator, water filtration equipment, baby formula/baby cereal.

• Mike and Dave will drive the truck to Miami where it will be loaded on to a ship to Haiti.

• Mike and Dave will then fly to Haiti and meet up with the bus that is already in Gonaives which is filled with 75,000 meals and other supplies. They will distribute these supplies and food as needed with the final destination being the orphanage in Ti-Riviere.

• After making the necessary repairs @ the orphanage, they will return to Gonaives to meet the truck when it arrives in port. Distribution will continue with these supplies.

Where do you come in?? We need donations! Most of all…….MONEY!!!!!! Please prayerfully consider making a financial contribution to our efforts. Contributions can be made to any of the 3 organizations listed below. Continue to pray for the people of Haiti and our efforts to save them.

www.helpinghandsforhaiti.com www.misson-haiti.org www.kidsagainsthungersiouxfalls.com

Donations can be dropped off at "The Blessed Door" located at 3300 S Holly Ave. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Blessed Door is located in the Elkjer Square Strip mall, next to Incas Mexican Restaurant. Donations may be dropped off this Friday from 5-8 pm, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 12-5 pm. Medical Supplies

Advil/Tylenol
Antibiotics-especially Amoxicillin
Multivitamins for young & old
Cold medicine for young & old
Tums
Iron tablets
Antibiotic Ointment
Antifungal Cream
Yeast Infection Medicine
High Blood Pressure meds
Antibiotics
Bandages/Guaze/tape

Hygiene Kits (washcloth, soap, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo in
a 1 gallon ziplock bag)

Any brands of the above items are fine!

Thank you for your support, God Bless you all, God Bless Haiti

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FROM THE WEBSITE:

EARTHQUAKE UPDATE

1/13/2010 9:30 PM We do not know much as of now. No contact with anyone in PAP. We do know that Nichole is OK. Please Pray for Fritz and our other friends there. We have received e-mails from the Jumelle area that are positive. We have come to the conclusion that our time to go to Haiti is coming. We do not know when that will be, but we will TRUST IN GOD to open the door at HIS time. So for now we must concentrate on two things:

1) PRAYER -- Lead us Lord to listen for your voice in the wilderness. Show us your will. Lead us in our efforts, bless your children in Haiti and those that have the skills to help as they are rushing to help. You are GOD and we are your servants.

2) Money -- There is no easy way to say it, but we need dollars. We are in the process of determining the best and fastest way to get supplies to Haiti. We need cash to make this happen. Please know that if we can find a better way to make this happen outside of our organization and the others we work with we will transfer the money to them. The integrity of you contribution is very important to us.

http://www.helpinghandsforhaiti.com/donate

Please know that we feel very blessed by all your e-mails and calls during this difficult time. We are sorry if we are unable to return your request of additional information via e-mail or phone, but we are doing the best we can.

Gods Blessings to you all, Dave O.

Info Source/Changes:
corrected region
(see full history)

Created At: Fri Jan 15 03:42:43 +0000 2010
Updated At: Mon Nov 01 19:31:41 +0000 2010
Updated By: LTel


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