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News and UpdatesKalamazoo Country Day School Students have "Hearts for Haiti" Following is a letter from an ICC supporter who helped to spearhead efforts to raise money for ICC through her children's school. The students at the school raised more than $2,000 through a bake sale/pop can drive. Efforts like this one are happening across the country, helping to raise money for Grace Children's Hospital and the people of Haiti. We encourage our supporters to think about how they can make a difference for Haiti by raising money- every little bit helps, and your donations today will help the people of Haiti rebuild. Video Interviews with GCH Employees Posted ICC Haiti staff member Robensen Lucceus (pictured with his family above), shares his thoughts about the earthquake with the visiting ICC national directors last week. Click here for the video. Parts one and two of an interview with GCH employee Enel Semexant. New Inpatient Tent Erected at Grace Wednesday was a busy day at Grace Children’s Hospital. A new tent was raised on the hospital grounds Wednesday to house the inpatient services at the hospital until a permanent structure can be built. Several children who were patients at the time of the earthquake are still being treated at the hospital, and plans are to begin admitting new patients soon. A new generator was also delivered. The photo above shows the 4 ICC national directors outside the new inpatient tent. National Directors Visit Fallen Homes in Port-au-Prince The collaboration of ICC National Directors in Haiti continued on Tuesday. The directors of the ICC offices in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Canada and the USA spent time planning the next steps for Grace Children’s Hospital, and toured Port-au-Prince, visiting the homes of some ICC Haiti staffers that were leveled in the earthquake. Their day included a visit to the home of Claudy St. Juste, ICC Haiti’s PR/IT director and a close friend of many ICC partners. Claudy and his family were killed in the earthquake. ICC National Directors Meet In Haiti International Child Care's National Directors, who head the separate branches of ICC in the USA, Canada, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, gathered in Haiti this week (pictured above with a biosand filter). They have gathered to see the damage at Grace and to discuss how ICC will move forward, offering support to our friends in Haiti and planning ways that you can help us to continue the legacy of Grace Children's Hospital. Check back this week for more details! Haiti sets day of mourning: "to realize from where we have come. And to realize where it is we are going." Today marks one month since the 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, killing hundreds of thousands and displacing many more. The Haitian government has declared a day of mourning for reflection and public grieving to commemorate this grim anniversary. Haitian President Rene Preval plans to lead a mass at Notre Dame University in the morning, while other services will mark the day elsewhere, culminating in a moment of prayer at 4:53 PM (the time the earthquake struck), where Haitians at home and abroad will be asked to kneel and pray for the people of Haiti. Grace Children’s Hospital Used for Food and Water Distribution Life at Grace Children’s Hospital is settling into a new routine; every day, new and exciting progress is being made in helping the people of Haiti. The hospital bustles with activity, and has now become a central food distribution location. 1700 bags of rice will be distributed from the back yard of the eye clinic each day for 15 days, providing sustenance to those living in the Delmas area of Port-au-Prince. ICC to Host Kalamazoo Benefit Concert for Haitian Relief Efforts International Child Care is proud to present nationally known folk singer, Joel Mabus, along with other Michigan musicians Rachael Davis, Drew Nelson, and folk trio Carmea in concert on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at 7:30 PM. The concert will be held at the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Auditorium, and will be emceed by WRKR radio morning show host Diane Vunovich. Texas Medical Team Travels to Grace! Following is an update written Friday by ICC USA board member Dr. Jeannine Hatt, a pediatrician from Texas who traveled to Haiti with a team of doctors last week. She worked at Grace Children’s Hospital in conjunction with the Haitian staff to treat children affected by the earthquake. Grace Children's Hospital Wednesday Update! Progress is being made at Grace Children’s Hospital! Dr. Jeannine Hatt, an ICC USA board member is leading a team of doctors from Texas. They arrived in Port-au-Prince on Monday night and hoped to start work on Tuesday. |
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