With scavenged equipment, station hit hardest by earthquake stays on the air during town’s ‘time of great need’. Read more…..http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/jacmels-airwaves-radiating-hope-in-haiti/article1502629/

The Kids Care Club of Ridgebury Elementary School in Ridgefield, CT has completed their February Hope for Haiti: Have a Heart fundraiser, raising $700 for Ridgefield Responds: Hope for Jacmel, Haiti. In the Have a Heart program, children made $1 donations and received a heart sticker from their teacher. The children were encouraged to do chores at home to earn their $1 which was then donated. The children then placed their sticker on large heart posters near the cafeteria. The proceeds, along with the posters full of heart filled stickers, will be sent to Jacmel. Thank you to all the children, teachers and parents who made this wonderful, love-filled fundraiser possible.

The last weekend in February proved fruitful for Ridgefield Responds and Jacmel as the community stepped up by purchasing t-shirts featuring the beautiful Ridgefield Responds logo. Thank you to all who shopped for the cause! $1700 will provide 3400 meals over the coming weeks.

These are some of the children we are feeding through our relief program.  Our donations can help keep up the spirits of these children, some suffering severe trauma, and give them some hope for the future.

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Due to the impending storm, we are postponing tonight’s committee meeting.  We will meet next Thursday evening at 7 pm at the Rec Ctr.  Thanks…and see you then!

St. Mary Mothers Club (SMMC) has just completed a Baby Formula collection for the babies of Jacmel, Haiti.  Over the course of 2 weeks, the club collected a “trunk-load” of formula from members of the club & parish and monetary donations of $915!  Half of the money was donated by members of the club, mothers helping children.  The other half was donated by Jim Sullivan, father-in-law to Sarah Sullivan who is one of the club’s presidents.  Jim’s wife, Angela Sullivan, passed away shortly after the earthquake hit.  In lieu of flowers, many of her friends sent Jim donations for the charity of his choice.  Overhearing Sarah talk about the club’s formula collection, he knew he found the perfect place.

The formula has been packaged and is ready to be shipped in a container with other supplies collected by Ridgefield Responds next week.  The money has been sent to Haiti, by way of Unibank and is being used specifically to feed the babies of Jacmel.

Thank you to SMMC, St Mary’s parishioners, and Jim Sullivan.  And a special thanks to Ridgefield Primary Care who heard about the collection and donated boxes of formula to our cause! Continue Reading…

Sanitation is essential to disease control in disaster zones and many of the toilets were lost in the quake. Relief workers are addressing issues of disease, dehydration and depression. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, in his recent visit to Jacmel, visited a medical clinic and water purification site. Read more….