Youtube Video #2

My apologies... I have two more parts to the video of the container's trip to Haiti.

Here is one of them.

UPDATE!!

The committee met this weekend and started to evaluate the success of the first project as well as look towards the future of a second project. One of the highlights of the meeting was being able to watch the video of our friend in the Dominican Republic accompanying the container through to Grace Children's Hospital in Haiti. It was wonderful to see the container reach its destination. Here is a portion of the video. The rest will be added shortly.



We are hoping to release information in the next few weeks about a second project, so stay tuned.

Update on the Container

It's been a while but we finally have a little news to update the travels of our container.

It has made its way from New York to Puerto Plata and luckily, all was in order because it is now on its way to Port au Prince. It hasn't been all smooth sailing, but dedicated friends and contacts along the way have helped to facilitate the journey.

There are still no dates or plans for container #2. We want to see this one through, right to distribution of the items, before we start to work on the next container.

What's next?

Going forward, we intend to ship more containers of aid supplies to Haiti. With the overwhelming response we have received from our first container initiative, we don't think we'll have difficulty gathering items for our
second container. However, before we begin canvassing for the next one we want to ensure all our execution was done correctly and have a better understanding of the evolving needs of the people in Haiti.

Once we are ready to start up again, we will post new directions for supplies needed and where to drop these off.

We are deeply appreciative of all the generosity and support. We have showed that Canada, and more specifically Oakville and the GTA, continues to care.

The Container is on the Road

Thanks to everyone's efforts and the support of so many people in the Oakville and Greater Toronto area, we have managed to fill an entire 40’ container of emergency supplies for Haiti. Surprisingly, we were able to get the container loaded by 10:30 am this morning, although it was not on the road until 3:30 pm this afternoon. The container is bound for New York City where it will be loaded on a boat this Wednesday Feb. 17^th. It is expected to be in the Dominican Republic by Sunday Feb. 21^st - where it will be met by Judy Warrington and representatives of the Moca, DR Rotary club. Once in the Dominican Republic it should take another week to deliver the container of supplies to the Grace Children’s Hospital in Haiti which is run by International Child Care and supported by Oakville’s own Dr. John Yates.

Altogether we were able to send;

375 tents

150 tarp


12 boxes of crutches and canes as well as 4 wheelchairs and 14 walkers


17 boxes of first aid supplies


124 boxes of blankets, sheets and towels


42 boxes of sleeping bags


43 boxes of personal supplies


13 boxes of buckets


8 boxes of reusable bags

Additionally, we still have about 1/3 of a container of blankets, back packs and food items that we were not able to fit onto this container but will be a good start for our next one! Thanks to Diana we were also visited by the Oakville Beaver and the Toronto Sun for a “photo op” of the send off. Earlier in the week, Judy was also interviewed on two Hamilton radio stations, Talk 820 and CHML-AM. Attached are a few of the pictures that Wayne was able to take.

This project has been a miracle of so many people and organizations coming together to generously offer their time, talents and resources to make a difference in the lives of people they will probably never see or meet.

Special thanks go out to:

Judy Warrington – our fearless leader who rallied the troops in Canada and is now on the ground in the Dominican Republic ensuring the container arrives safely.

The Centennial and Trafalgar Rotary Clubs of Oakville – who provided the impetus, much hands-on help and a majority of the financial support for this project.

The Royalton International Ltd. – for providing all of the warehouse space, garbage removal, on-going storage etc., (Victor and Adelia – we couldn’t have done it without you!)

United Van Lines/Mayflower Canada – for providing 685 boxes, 250 lbs of packing paper, 72 rolls of tape and 2 tape dispensers – critical supplies to make the packing possible

Speedpro Imaging – for providing the 2 signs that went on the sides of the container and the NONU adhesive graphics - on such short notice

Eye Design Signz – for producing and designing our initial “Containers of Hope for Haiti” banner and graphic design.

and last, but definitely not least,

Royal Moving & Storage – for providing the professional packers to load the container and get more items packed than we could have on our own!

Here it is, the container we have prepped and planned for and packed over the last couple of weeks.

And Away We Go!

Spreadsheet is now complete! 460 boxes ready to be shipped + a whole pile of large tents and tarps!

The container will be loaded this morning and sent on its merry way.

1 Fantastic Group!

We did it! Today was the last day of packing and organising and preparing. Tomorrow the container starts its long journey to Haiti. Keep it in your thoughts and prayers, along with all the people involved both over here and over there. Thanks to everyone who has helped, in any way.

Now stay tuned for container #2. Remember, we are ContainerS of Hope for Haiti so there will definitely be more to come, once this container is seen safely through to the end.