Help For Haiti
1/16/2010
On Tuesday, January 12, a terrible earthquake struck Haiti. Our friends and previous beneficiaries of Piggy Ink projects, Foyer de Sion orphanage and Sion Fonds education-based charity were severely affected. Foyer de Sion runs three different orphanages in Haiti and is in the process of building a fourth. Their building in the town of Petionville as well as the one in Leogane both collapsed. The new (currently uninhabited) building in Croix-des-Bouquets is still standing, but some damage was sustained to perimeter structures. The main orphanage in Fontamara (located only about three kilometers from the epicenter of the quake) is miraculously still fully intact. Every other building on the same street was flattened.
In a true miracle, all 225 children in their care are safe and accounted for. Those who were in the orphanage at Petionville which collapsed were relocated to a church nearby, and relief teams have delivered water and food. Those who were in the Leogane building have been relocated to the Fontamara building, and they have also received water and food.
During all of this, the director, Guesno Mardy continues to work diligently for the care of these children while his own child's future in unknown. In mid-December his two-year-old son was kidnapped and is being held for ransom. His faith and strength are heroic.
Please help us help Haiti. We are still offering our Christmas cards for sale. Remember, the Christmas season is only eleven months away! For only $25, you can show your support to Sion Fonds, a 501c3 charity which focuses on supplying Haitian adults with education and life skills to break the chain of poverty. We also still have numerous copies of
The Gravy Queen
, our first project. For only $10, you can send some much needed love to Foyer de Sion. And of course, you can always add some "Extra Gravy" to your order. Please visit our Current Projects and Past Projects pages to help.
Also, you can donate directly to these two charities at their respective sites:
http://www.foyerdesion.org
http://www.sionfonds.org
