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UPDATE: FEBRUARY 22, 2010:
U.N. Designates Salvation Army a Leader in Haiti Relief Efforts
United NationsThe United Nations has named The Salvation Army the "lead agency" responsible for the well-being of the Haiti earthquake survivors and to serve that community and have a prominent voice to communicate their needs of food, water, shelter and security.
The Salvation Army has so far received more than $9.8 million through online, telephone, text message and mail donations. Corporations have also been extremely generous, with FedEx donating $100,000 to the relief efforts, United Parcel Service of America Inc. contributing the use of its planes for transport of personnel and supplies, and Deutsche Post DHL providing fuel to ensure the continuance of the operations within Haiti.
To date, The Salvation Army has distributed more than 1,530,000 meals, 19,000 gallons of water, hundreds of tents and tarps, as well as baby items and medical supplies.
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USA Point of Contact for all contributions, donations, equipment to send, etc: Lt. Colonel Dan Starrett:
Dan_Starrett @SalvationArmyHaiti.org
Director of Disaster Services for the Salvation Army in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Bob Poff:
Bob_Poff @SalvationArmyHaiti.org
THE SALVATION ARMY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF OPERATION EXTENDS TO HAITIAN COUNTRYSIDE
First Salvation Army Aid Begins to Reach Petit Goave
The coastal community of Petit Goave (Little Gulf) on the north coast of the Haiti peninsular will be the next community to benefit from Salvation Army Earthquake relief efforts.
Major Emmanuel Michaud and Captain Serge Lainne, Haitian born Salvation Army Officers serving in Chicago. Il and Miami. FL respectively did an assessment yesterday to determine the post Earthquake circumstances of this community where a Salvation Army Corps and School is presently located.
In describing what he saw in Petit Goave Major Michaud said, "Getting there will be ragged and rugged because the roads are badly damaged but with caution, care and God's help we can transport volunteers, materials and hope to these people."
Captain Lainne noted that the Corps and School facilities appeared to have minor damage but are fully usable.
The Mayor, when visited by these two officers, expressed appreciation for and pledged full cooperation the efforts of the Army's efforts, in partnership with The United Nations. This city of 200,000 is estimated to have lost 1,500 and had another 3,000 persons injured in the Quake.
Within a six mile radius there are approximately 6,000 living in temporary housing such as tents and make-shift shelters.
Beginning January 25, 2010 the two officers who did the initial assessment will be assigned as the Advance Coordination Team for the Petit Goave effort.
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The Salvation Army has had a presence in Haiti since 1950 and currently operates schools, clinics, a hospital, feeding programs, children's homes and church-related activities spread across two major facilities in Port au Prince, close to the epicenter of the earthquake and at other locations in the country.
One of the facilities, or compounds as it is referred to, includes a home for more than 50 children; a school with a daily attendance of 1,500 children; a medical clinic caring for 150-200 people daily; and a church that on any typical Sunday welcomes nearly 1,000 people. The facility is less than 10 minutes from the National Palace and is in an area known as St. Martin that's home to predominantly poor living in the nation's capital.
According to reports from Salvation Army staff in Port au Prince, no one in the compound was injured during the earthquake, but the children's home, the clinic and church suffered major damage. Several smaller buildings, including residences, have collapsed completely. People were sleeping in the parking lot overnight, while severe aftershocks continued to affect the country.
The second compound that houses Salvation Army administrative offices is being used as an emergency operations center; damage was slight to this compound, according to Salvation Army reports from Haiti.
The Salvation Army hospital in Fond-des-Negres (75 miles west of Port-au-Prince) reports some minor damage, but no injuries.
http://www.salvationarmybahamas.org/