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March 2011 Update - Update from Louis & Claire Giuliani about recent March 2011 Haitian Outreach trip.
Haiti and Haitian Outreach About Haitian Outreach
Welcome to my blog about Haiti, Haitian Outreach, and our involvement with the sisters we support, The Daughters of Mary Queen Immaculate of Haiti.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Haitian Outreach - A note from Claire, Haitian Outreach Coordinator
Dear Haitian Outreach Child Sponsor:
I would like you to know that we are going to Haiti on March 4, 2012 for two weeks to visit your child. Ten of us will be traveling and if you wish I woud be happy to hand carry any letter, photo, or monetary gift to your child. Please send it to me by the end of February to:
Claire Giuliani
144 Chester St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Please pray for a safe trip to Haiti and we will have updated files for you when we return.
Thank you for your support.
Louis & Claire Giuliani
Tel: 978-345-7223 — 978-424-7351
e-Mail: memandgrampy[at]aol[dot]com
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Rolling Stone: Beyond Relief - How The World Failed Haiti
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Friday, September 16, 2011
AFP: Haiti MPs approve Bill Clinton aide as new PM
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Monday, July 18, 2011
WBUR: MGH Returns To Haiti To Fight Cholera
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For Haitian Outreach Sponsors
Monday, July 11, 2011
Hello sponsor of one of our Haitian children. I hope your summer is going well. Have you started making your child's backpack yet? So far we have made about 80 of them. We will be sending out our first shipment at the end of July. If you wish us to make your child's backpack please send $60 to Claire Giuliani, 144 Chester St., Fitchburg, MA 01420 as soon as you can and we will be happy to make it for you. Tuition will be due before September 1st ($125) so your child can happily start a new year of school. Thank you so much for all that you do for the poor of Haiti. Have a great rest of the summer.
- Claire Giuliani
Monday, April 4, 2011
Reuters: Outsider Martelly sweeps Haiti's presidential election
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Thursday, March 24, 2011
Haitian Outreach
March 2011 Update - Update from Louis & Claire Giuliani about recent March 2011 Haitian Outreach trip.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Haitian Outreach
HAITI 2011 - Pictures from our March 2011 Haitian Outreach trip.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Time: Haiti's Long, Drawn-Out Presidential Election
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC): Disaster to Decentralization - Haiti's long-term recovery
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
ThomasNet: From Ruin Toward Recovery: Haiti One Year Later
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Monday, January 17, 2011
NPR: 'Baby Doc' returns to Haiti after 25 years
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
A Report from the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission
Haiti One Year Later: The Progress to Date and the Path Forward
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
BBC: Haiti elections trigger tense period of political limbo
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Friday, November 5, 2010
Miami Herald: Hurricane Tomas floods coastal cities in Haiti
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Saturday, October 23, 2010
AFP: Haiti cholera epidemic kills 220
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October 2010
PeaceQuilts Partners with Macy's to Help Rebuild Economy and Culture in Earthquake-Devastated Haiti
Just in time for the holidays, you can go to Macy's.com to order from a collection of beautiful, affordable, artisan-made goods, including a selection of quilted items made by the women of the PeaceQuilts' cooperatives in Haiti. They are being sold as part of Macy's initiative "The Heart of Haiti", designed to put artisans back to work and reinvigorate the Haitian economy. Join us in New York City on Wednesday, October 6 at 5:00 PM for the kick-off event! Meet the artists, including 2 of our quilters - enjoy Haitian food, music and even a dance performance by master quilter Sr. Angela! Heart of Haiti products will soon be in 25 Macy's stores across the country.
You can also go online to the PeaceQuilts store at www.haitipeacequilts.org to buy our one-of-a-kind art quilts.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
TIME: Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Haitian Outreach
PICTURES FROM HAITI - latest pictures include March 2010 Haitian Outreach trip from Claire.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
An Evening of Contemporary Roots-Soul Music by RAM in New York City
Date: Wednesday, Jun 16, 9:00 p.m. (7:30 p.m. Doors)
Venue: S.O.B.'s
Monday, May 24, 2010
Martha's Vineyard Fish Farm for Haiti Summer Clambake Benefit
Date: July 16, 2010
Place: Agricultural Hall, West Tisbury, MA
Friday, May 14, 2010
Haitian Outreach
PICTURES FROM HAITI - latest pictures include March 2010 Haitian Outreach trip from Gloria.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Haitian Outreach
March 2010 Update - Update from Louis & Claire Giuliani about recent March 2010 Haitian Outreach trip.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Over US $5 billion pledged for Haiti’s recovery
International Donors' Conference Towards a New Future for Haiti
United Nations HQ, New York City, March 31, 2010
www.haiticonference.org
The Government of Haiti
Action Plan for National Recovery and Development of Haiti
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Creole Lesson du Jour
Greeting: Sak pase? - What's happening?
Response: N'ap boule - We're burning (literally), We're ok (figuratively)
Monday, April 19, 2010
Sentinel & Enterprise: ‘It looked like a bombing’
Fitchburg couple returns from humanitarian-aid trip to Haiti
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Thursday, April 8, 2010
Haitian Outreach
Pictures from Haiti - photos by Axelle from recent March 2010 Haitian Outreach trip.
Wednesday, March 30, 2010
FRONTLINE: The Quake - A powerful report on Haiti’s tragedy, with never-before-seen footage of the moments after the quake. What can be done now -- and who will do it?
Thursday, March 25, 2010 5:33 p.m.
Haitian Outreach
A message from Norman - Haitian Outreach Director
Hi to all, We are in Haiti, and it is much worse than we could imagine it would be. We are staying at the fish farm (Lilavois). It is very hot hot hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but we will survive so don't worry.
Love Norman and Gloria
Monday, March 15, 2010
Benefit Concert for Haiti - co-sponsored by The French Institute Alliance Française and
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010 at 8 p.m.
Location: Florence Gould Hall in New York, NY
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 11:33 p.m.
Here is the latest batch of photos from Wesner in Port-au-Prince.
For Haitian Outreach Sponsors
Haitian Outreach
A note from Claire - Haitian Outreach Coordinator
I would like you to know that we are going to Haiti on March 19, 2010 for two weeks to visit your child.
12 of us will be traveling and if you wish I would be happy to hand carry any monetary gift, photo, or letter to your child.
You can send it to:
Claire Giuliani
144 Chester St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Please pray for a safe trip to Haiti and we will have updated files for you when we return.
Thank you for your support.
Louis & Claire Giuliani
Tel. 978-345-7223
Sunday, February 14, 2010 4:01 p.m.
Reuters: Haiti airport to reopen for big carriers on Friday
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 8:17 a.m.
Wesner is sending more photos from Port-au-Prince. The latest photos show some of the everyday routine. They show how many live in tent cities or make-shift shacks and the long lines for food and water.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 6:36 p.m.
Country music group Maverick Street Band is planning a benefit concert for Haiti at the Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg, MA.
Location: Monty Tech Dukakis Auditorium
Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Concert tickets are $20 each. All the proceeds are going to support Haiti through Mission E4 and Forward in Health.
Monday, February 8, 2010 6:20 p.m.
Harvard student benefit concert to raise relief funds for Haiti
On Friday, February 12, 2010, at 7 p.m. Harvard College students have planned a benefit concert to raise relief funds for Haiti. The concert will be held in Sanders Theatre and simulcast on the web.
All proceeds from ticket sales to support Partners in Health aid work in Haiti.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 8:35 p.m.
Haitian Outreach
February 2010 Update - A note from Norman Charpentier, Director of Haitian Outreach.
Saturday, January 30, 2010 4:35 p.m.
Wesner sent more photos from Port-au-Prince.
Friday, January 28, 2010 6:54 p.m.
A Conversation with Winddchelley
Forward - Winddcheley is a good friend of mine. Up until the earthquake he was studying diplomacy in his third year at university. Both his home and university now lay in rubble and he now asks the question that many others are asking—Now what? I catch him online and ask about the conditions and how he is doing.
Greg: So where are you living now?
Winddcheley: I don't have a specific place. Last night I slept in Petion-ville, this morning I was at St. Marie, now I don't know where I should go.
Greg: Are you able to get food and water?
Winddcheley: yes
but it's a struggle every day
people fight for it
I can't do that every day
you have to stay hours and hours in a long long line just for some food and some water
that's very hard
Winddcheley: I would love you to come see what Haiti looks like now
we have nothing now Greg
everything is gone
we are now the poorest country in the world Greg
life is so hard
harder than it was
Winddcheley: so now, you need 5 Haitian dollars (previous price was 3) to buy a bottle of water. Imagine that life here in Haiti Greg.
Afterward - In Haiti the situation was dire to begin with long before the earthquake. This disaster has only amplified the everyday struggle for the very basics to sustain and live. Tonight I send him money through Western Union.
Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:54 p.m.
Martha's Vineyard Fish Farm for Haiti Project
Sixteen Days Après Séisme (After Quake) - Update
Thursday, January 28 5:24 p.m.
It is hard to put into words. Parfois la vie est tres dificile only begins to describe life there.
Monday, January 25, 2010 7:21 a.m.
What is Haitian Outreach? To me it is an oasis of good in a land of struggle and despair. I am currently writing more about who Haitian Outreach is and what Haitian Outreach does. Look back here for more on what I write.
I found this document, Haitian Outreach Goals, which helps explain what was accomplished through the years. It needs to be updated to cover up until now but it's a good start.
Friday, January 22, 2010 1:18 p.m.
Wesner sent more photos from in and around the Port-au-Prince area.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:14 p.m.
Wesner sent photos taken from St. Marie in Canapé Vert. This is the location where we stay when we visit.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 10:14 p.m.
The other day in Chicago I had some time before heading off to the airport to return home from a business trip. I went to Starbucks to get a coffee and catch up on some phone calls and emails. I called Karen to find out the latest details she knew about our group in Haiti. She told me some good news about a friend traveling there to visit our loved ones in Port-au-Prince. He was to travel there by way of flying to the Dominican Republic first and then to travel the rest by road. While I was talking on the phone there was a woman sitting next to me reading about the latest news about Haiti on her iPhone. After my call ended she asked me about Port-au-Prince and my connection to Haiti. After telling her about the wonderful things Haitian Outreach does she offered me a check on the spot. One of the great benefits to helping with Haitian Outreach is the wonderful and caring people you meet with generous hearts.
Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:44 p.m.
Drack writes:
About my sister, I don't know yet. She was with a friend in Port au Prince when the earthquake happened. That friend died, but somebody told me that they were not together when that happened. So, because my sister did not have a phone I still could not know where she is. I hope she is alive. I am praying. About my plans I am going to think and will let you know as soon as possible. Thank you for being supportive. I love you, Drack
Monday, January 18, 2010 6:26 p.m.
Good news Yeye is alive, Patrick is alive, and the Ismael family.
Monday, January 18, 2010 3:41 p.m.
Wesner writes:
As a miracle I am still alive and Yvens also. The country is completely destroyed, all the houses at Ste Marie too, except the Bureau Leclerc. We don't know what we are going to do, no food, no drink. We cannot breathe because there are many dead bodies in the street. We really need help, let the others know about that. You can send us some money at Western Union but there is no office open yet. Any way you can send it if you can, let me know soon. I will contact you tomorrow . God bless you. And thank you for worrying about me. - Wesner
Saturday, January 16, 2010 5:39 p.m.
In Haiti, the phrase "Life there is difficult" is an understatement. I was able to chat with Winddcheley over the internet this afternoon. I was able to get a sense of the state of mind there and the outlook is one of despair.
It is a nightmare. Everything is gone... housing, universities, stores, businesses all gone. And that is just the material structures. Life now consists of survival outside with little food, unclean water, and the smell of death hangs in the air.
Life before the earthquake was already difficult. Before the earthquake, there were stories of death without dignity. Horrific and unimaginable stories—Babies which don't have proper burial are fed on by pigs.. Another story of having to move your loved one from one morgue to another to avoid rats consuming the corpse.. It then goes from bad to worse. Post-earthquake, bodies line the streets of Port au Prince and dogs are eating the decomposing bodies. The phrase "Life there is difficult" doesn't even begin to describe it.
All we can do is to help them get through these times with whatever support we can give... for all of us to come together and empower them to rebuild their lives again.
Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:31 p.m.
Of the approximate 40 young women living at Ste. Marie, 15 are unaccounted for. They are believed to have died in the ruble of the collapsed building.
Friday, January 15, 2010 5:54 p.m.
Just received word from Karen that Drack and Wesner are alive and well. What a big relief!
Friday, January 15, 2010 5:33 p.m.
After sending emails and voicemails today, I still haven't heard from anyone in our group. I am not sure if that is a good or bad thing.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 11:13 p.m.
5 of the 15 girls under the rubble at Ste Marie have been rescued alive.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 9:17 p.m.
Margaret has received another call from Sr. Cadet's brother. The updates with some corrections and precisions are:
One Sister died (Sr. Thonie) and one postulant (we do not know her name)
All the buildings at Ste Marie have collapsed or are too precarious to live in. The Sisters are sleeping in a tent in the courtyard.
No other new injuries have been added to the list.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 6:25 p.m.
For St. Marie we have heard from Sr. Cadet's brother. The good news: Sr. Gibbs, Sr. Marlene & Sr. Cadet are all well. The bad news: 3 sisters are believed dead under the rubble of a building at St. Marie (we do not know their names) and 15 of the children. The school in Lalue collapsed. No news of the sisters there. Good news: Lilavois is intact.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:29 p.m.
As of today, Thursday, we have heard very little from Haiti. On a normal day, the communications and electricity in Haiti are spotty and intermittent. We are still waiting to hear from our Sisters at St. Marie. We hope to hear from them soon.
We have received some good news from our man Winddcheley. He has lost everything but he is alive in Fond de Blanc on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.
Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:44 p.m.
From looking at satellite images of the buildings at Lalue, Croix des Bouquet, and Lilavois, they all appear to be intact. I am concerned with the St. Marie location. Most notably with the largest of the buildings which houses the kitchen, girls' bunk beds, Nuns' sleeping quarters, and chapel. The image shows shadows where there shouldn't be any. I am hoping and praying for their safety.
We Are the World 25 for Haiti
Haitian Outreach
How You Can Help
If you wish to donate you can do so via PayPal by clicking on the donate button below.
Haitian Outreach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and all contributions are tax deductible.
Alternatively, you can also send a check by mail. Make check payable to "Haitian Outreach" and mail to:
Haitian Outreach
84 Crisci St.
Leominster, MA 01453
On behalf of Haitian Outreach I would like to thank you for your thoughts, prayers, and generous donations and support.
-Greg
In Memoriam
Our thoughts and prayers are with Haiti at this most difficult time.
Sr. Thonie
We have received word that our dear Sr. Thonie has died in the earthquake. She had a pleasant demeanor about her, a gentile presence and a warm smile. She will be missed.
One novice has also perished.
Ten of the of the shelter girls living at the training school in St. Marie have perished.
Richard Charles
We have received word that we lost one of our drivers, Richard Charles. We heard from his brother, Lionel, that Richard died trying to get his two children out of his house. They perished too. His wife was outside.
With his determined driving he was able to get us out of some very tight spots during the 2008 period of unrest—unrest due to skyrocketing food prices. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and his family.
Devastated Hillside Neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The Big Pictr - close-up view of the Haitian earthquake aftermath.
First, Second, and Third World Defined
Cold War Divisions
This graphic shows the three worlds as separated during the Cold War era. The First World countries were those aligned with either capitalism or NATO, the Second World countries were those aligned with communism and the Soviet Union, and Third World countries were those that were non-aligned or neutral in terms of the cold war.
First World: the United States and its allies Second World: the Soviet Union and its allies Third World: Non-aligned and neutral countries
Source: www.wikipedia.org
Herbert Gröenemeyer - Mensch
Samuel Adams
Just who is on the bottle of Samuel Adams beer?
Paul Revere as depicted in a circa 1772 portrait by John Singleton Copley.
Samuel Adams beer logo also shows the American linen; silver teapot is replaced by mug of beer.
Samuel Adams as depicted in a circa 1772 portrait by John Singleton Copley.
Disney in Latin America
Disney characters are painted on many walls. I've started a collection and I'm looking forward to finding many more. View more »
Photo of kindergarten wall in Port au Prince, Haiti.
Words of Wisdom
I have learned that the only time that one man can look down upon another is while he is helping him up.
Anonymous
If we are to grasp the reality of life while we have it, we will need to wake up to our moments. Otherwise, whole days, even a whole life, could slip past unnoticed.
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Be the change you want to see in the world.
Mahatma Gandhi
The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.
Abraham Lincoln
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
Neale Donald Walsch
... I was faced with a choice. To deny my addiction and embrace that 'comfortably num' but 'magic-less' existence or accept the burden of insight. Take the road less traveled and embark on the often painful journey to discover who I was and where I fit.
Roger Waters
You may be 38 years old, as I happen to be. And one day, some great opportunity stands before you and calls upon you to stand up for some great principle, some great issue, some great cause. And you refuse to do it because you are afraid... Well you may go on and live until you are 90, but you’re just as dead at 38 as you would be at 90. And the cessation of breathing in your life is but the belated announcement of an earlier death of the spirit. You died when you refused to stand up for right. You died when you refused to stand up for truth. You refused to stand up for justice.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From the sermon “But, If Not” delivered at Ebenezer Baptist Church November 5, 1967