Rotary District 7690 – Piedmont, North Carolina, USA
From Past Rotary International Director Barry Rassin
On Wednesday January 27, 2010 a delegation
of items sent in by Rotary to ensure they get
of Rotarians (PRID Barry Rassin, RIDE John
We only had a few hours as Dr. Surena had to
with one Orthopedic Surgeon (Dr. Patrick
return to meet with President Preval. When
Hospital which is overloaded with victims
Burton Wallace flew from Nassau to Pignon,
Leaders who have working tirelessly to bring
Below I have summarized the primary points
We met at the Hôpital de Bienfaisance de
and Adele Noel-Romelus from Pignon met us
at the airport and transported us to the
more efficient entry of goods and medical
Hospital. AG Dr. Claude Surena, PP George
personnel into the country. This could be
Pignon from Port-au-Prince to join us and
2. The acute relief efforts are coming to an
conditions and anticipated short term future
3. The next phase will be on fixed clinics
needs of the most affected areas. Dr. Surena
is our Rotary Disaster Chair for Haiti and also
4. They are working closely with WHO to get
Association and was appointed by President
complete involvement into the relief efforts of
antibiotics (Bactrim, Cipro and Keflex) are
understand what is happening and what we
need to do to assist. The Rotarians from
6. The Hospitals have been treating and the
Pignon have been coordinating the delivery
patients are recovering to go home but they have no home to go to. The plan is to
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put tents up next to the Hospitals in order
15. They need clothes including shoes as they
to provide a step down situation for the
lost all of their possessions. They ask for
7. They estimate a need of 200,000 tents to
16. They understand the need for an overall
plan for relief and will begin on that task
necessarily full blown shelter boxes but
as they can; however they must do all they
can to sustain life and develop an ability
8. Dr. Surena suggested that one possible
Rotary project, in partnership with other
17. They have begun a concerted effort to
locate Rotarians from all of the five Rotary
conjunction with the facility we need to
Rotary Clubs so that we can also support
establish a workshop for artificial limbs
they are also victims of the disaster. They
with the Rotary Jaipur Limb project to plan
18. We are considering the purchase of a
truck for Rotary in Haiti in order to help
from the ports or the airports to those that
9. The School System in Port-au-Prince has
received by Rotarians and distributed to
19. All of these priorities listed does not mean
that there are not other needs like x-ray
machines, autoclaves, or specific supplies,
priorities as the Port-au-Prince airport has
20. We in Nassau are now organizing a cargo
ship to take into Port-au-Prince all the
12. They are in great need for psychological
Methodist Conference. We are able to fill
about 12 containers or more and so it will
$40,000 for the ship to transport the goods.
14. There is an urgent need for Food and
We will need the cash to pay for the ship
water and that will continue for some time.
but the containers are being lent to us at
no charge. Again our Rotarians will meet
focus on staple goods like Rice and Beans.
21. The Rotarians in Haiti greatly appreciate
the outpouring of support from Rotary in
also from all the neighboring districts and
food items locally for distribution if they
positive and will continue to work to bring
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their country to the healthy, vibrant and
effort and we will be part of the rebuilding
and will need significant cash to participate
in meaningful projects as time goes by and
I am proud to be a Rotarian and know that
Rotary around the world will work side by
taking the time to fly in for this visit. They
side with our Rotarians in Haiti to bring them
also appreciate the hard work being done
to a new and positive era for their country.
by Rotarians within our District led by our
excellent District Governor Errol Alberga.
Please stay current with the needs as the
transitioning of relief efforts will continue.
We ask Rotary Clubs and Rotary Districts to
consider the above and work with us to focus
on their needs for today. However, please
keep in mind that this is a long term relief
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Rotary District 7690 – Piedmont, North Carolina, USA
From Past Rotary International Director Barry Rassin
On Wednesday January 27, 2010 a delegation
of items sent in by Rotary to ensure they get
of Rotarians (PRID Barry Rassin, RIDE John
We only had a few hours as Dr. Surena had to
with one Orthopedic Surgeon (Dr. Patrick
return to meet with President Preval. When
Hospital which is overloaded with victims
Burton Wallace flew from Nassau to Pignon,
Leaders who have working tirelessly to bring
Below I have summarized the primary points
We met at the Hôpital de Bienfaisance de
and Adele Noel-Romelus from Pignon met us
at the airport and transported us to the
more efficient entry of goods and medical
Hospital. AG Dr. Claude Surena, PP George
personnel into the country. This could be
Pignon from Port-au-Prince to join us and
2. The acute relief efforts are coming to an
conditions and anticipated short term future
3. The next phase will be on fixed clinics
needs of the most affected areas. Dr. Surena
is our Rotary Disaster Chair for Haiti and also
4. They are working closely with WHO to get
Association and was appointed by President
complete involvement into the relief efforts of
antibiotics (Bactrim, Cipro and Keflex) are
understand what is happening and what we
need to do to assist. The Rotarians from
6. The Hospitals have been treating and the
Pignon have been coordinating the delivery
patients are recovering to go home but they have no home to go to. The plan is to
Page 1 of 3 1/29/2010