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Good Samaritan Rebuilding Fund
This page is maintained by Puck Purnell, Rector at Old St. Andrew's Church and Coordinator of the rebuilding project. My phone is - 860.508.1898 ; email - puckpurnell@mac.com. Please feel free to contact me. You may also email goodsamaritanvolunteer@gmail.com or leave a message at our general voice mailbox--206.339.6966.
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Welcome to the Old St. Andrew's ~ École le Bon Samaritain website for rebuilding our School in the Waney neighborhood of Carrefour, Haiti.
The clinic in Carrefour is currently working at reduced capacity. We have a single Haitian nurse who is providing care. When Team 6 failed to materialize, we needed to change reduce services. We could not continue as we had been. This decision was not taken lightly. We started the clinic in a dire emergency. We had an incredible impact. The situation has evolved and our response has needed to change accordingly.
Dr. David Reed is putting together a permanent clinic planning group consisting of Dr. Patty Jorquera (Team 2 pediatrician), Ann Giuli (Stamford Hospital nurse), Reine Boyer (United Haitian American Society), Pam Koprowski (Stamford Hospital), Joanne Kimball (Healthcare communications expert), Gus Schlegel (Supply & Logistics Coordinator), Danelie Millien (Ambassador-at-Large), and myself.
We will be patiently persistent in continuing to care for the people of Carrefour, especially the children. I ask your understanding, continued support, and patience as well. Please keep your faith and continue to do the incredibly good work you have been doing.
Some of our on-going partners: Creedible.com (Tracy Simmons' on-going reporting about OSA & our relief efforts in Haiti) ; The United Haitian American Society ; Stamford Hospital ; City of Stamford ; St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford ; St. Andrew's, Kent ; St. John's, East Windsor ; St. John's, Bristol ; St. Luke's, Darien ; Eglise de l'Epiphanie, Stamford
Recent Media: Stamford Advocate (2.17.10) ; New Canaan Patch (2.8.10) ; Full Debt Relief (2.6.10) ; Stamford Advocate (2.6.10) ; Dr. David Reed photos (Stamford Advocate 2.6.10) ; WSHU public radio (2.5.10) ; Stamford Hospital Newsline (2.5.10) ;Stamford Advocate (2.5.10) ; Hartford Courant (Susan Campbell-1.27.10) ;
Donating supplies. Many people have asked how & where to donate supplies. The greatest need right now is for family-sized tents. We continue to collect them and are working to establish a supply line to Carrefour so they can be distributed from the school.
Volunteering. If you are interested in volunteering, please visit our Volunteers' Page. Although we are not sending volunteer teams down right now, we want to add you to our list so we can contact you when we need your services.
Our greatest need is for financial support. As we make plans for a permanent clinic and to rebuild the school, we will need thousands of dollars in donations and contributions. We will raise these funds because we are called to respond with compassion in every way possible. Please consider making a gift. All funds go directly to the needed projects. Your thoughtful generosity is deeply appreciate by the children of Waney, Carrefour, Haiti. "Just as you do it to the least of these, you do it to me."
Tax exempt donations may be sent to the address below. Please put Haiti or EBS on the memo line.
Old St. Andrew's Church
59 Tariffville Rd.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
We now have a PayPal donation option! Please click below to donate using Pay Pal. (No Pay Pal account is necessary).
Our volunteer Coordinators are:
Puck Purnell, Coordinator Coordinator (puckpurnell@mac.com)
Coulette Lioce, Volunteers Coordinator
(goodsamaritanvolunteer@gmail.com)
Gus Schlegel, Supplies & Logistics (goesta@pourlesenfants.net)
Gia Card, Travel (willowdesign2002@yahoo.com)
Dave Desmarais, Builder/Handyman (daviddesmarais@ comcast.net)
Jim Doucette, On-Ground Admin (jamesdoucette1@comcast.net)
Pam Koprowski, Medical (pam.koprowski@gmail.com)
Caryn Stedman, Frequent Flier Exchange (caryn.stedman@comcast.net)
Danelie Millien, Ambassador at Large (didimillien@yahoo.com)
Joanne Kimball, Public Information (joannekimball@mac.com)
Dennis Desrochers, Finance Coordinator (Ddesroc@yahoo.com)
If you or your organization or Church would like to help, please send us an email by clicking here. Or, feel free to call me.
Our plans have three distinct goals.
1. Provide immediate medical relief and support to the community by setting up a clinic and feeding our children and others at EBS.
2. Assess the damage to the School; make the necessary repairs or rebuild to include a permanent clinic.
3. Recover our students and reopen the School and clinic.
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