parish: -> Various

facility_type: Info/Hotline -> Medical Facility

town: Les Cayes, Carrefour -> Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Les Cayes
areas_served: Les Cayes, Carrefour, Haiti -> Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Les Cayes, Haiti

town: Les Cayes -> Les Cayes, Carrefour
areas_served: -> Les Cayes, Carrefour, Haiti

notes: FROM THE WEBSITE: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! -> Hope for Haiti, Naples, Florida – Update – February 2, 2010 For Immediate Release Contact: Elizabeth Davison, Executive Director, Hope for Haiti 239-434-7183 – elizabeth @hopeforhaiti.com FAX 239-434-2839 In addition to Hope for Haiti’s on-going programming (including 37 primary and secondary schools with 12,000 children and 500 teachers, medical distribution to 60 healthcare facilities, mobile medical mission teams, clean water, and reforestation), we have broadened our focus to include a comprehensive emergency relief strategy and refugee short and long term care between Port-au-Prince and Les Cayes. The Emergency Relief effort has been divided into three main categories: 1. Distribution and delivery of medical and emergency relief supplies, 2. Consistent rotation of emergency medical volunteers 3. Survival and care of 20,000 refugees in Carrefour and surrounding areas (Located approx. 30 minute drive south of the city center of Port-au-Prince). With each day the relief efforts continue to develop and change as the needs become clearer and resources become more available. Over the past week, the Hope for Haiti team as been focusing on the following: 1. Distribution and delivery of medical and emergency relief supplies: In the past 14 days, Hope for Haiti has moved over $10 million worth of emergency relief supplies including medications, food, water, construction materials, clothing, and tents/tarps. Mike Stewart “Mikey,” Hope for Haiti’s Country Director, has worked to quickly assemble a local Haitian work team of approximately 100 people who have assisted in safe and immediate distribution of materials as soon as they have reached the ground. The supplies are currently being distributed to 5 geographical locations (Port-au-Prince, Carrefour, Leogane, Maraguane, and Les Cayes) and to multiple medical sites in each location. Distribution and delivery is going extremely well and Hope for Haiti is partnering with any and all organizations that are in need of supplies and have the capacity on the ground to act immediately. Hiring of local staff is critical during this time of desperation and provides loyalty and protection. Money is needed to flow through the local economy and providing work also improves the morale of families during this time of severe emotional heartache. 2. Consistent rotation of emergency medical volunteers: Hope for Haiti has continued to fly volunteer medical teams to both Port-au-Prince and Les Cayes. We are also working with International Medical Corps (IMC) an organization that has a team of approx. 60 medical personnel in Port-au-Prince and the outlying areas. Teams are rotated on a weekly to biweekly basis. The General Hospital in Port-au-Prince is still the primary medical facility that is operational and providing 24-hour pre and postoperation care. Medical teams working at the General Hospital include, Hope for Haiti, International Medical Corps, the Red Cross, Partners in Health and others, all of whom are coordinating with one another to create on-going shifts. Mikey estimates that there are more than 1,000 patients at the General Hospital who are in critical condition - 70 % of whom need major surgery or amputation. In Les Cayes, there are more than 2,000 people entering the city from Port-au-Prince each and every day, flooding the local hospital with patients in need of primary and secondary care. According to Elizabeth Davison, Hope for Haiti’s Executive Director, “the volunteer medical teams are doing an incredible job and are truly heroes during this time of such enormous need and when saving lives is exceedingly time sensitive. All medical centers are in need of continued medical supplies, and Hope for Haiti is working to provide a continual pipeline of medications, medical equipment and materials, entering the country each week.” One Arrow Cargo DC10, is capable of carrying between 130-150,000 lbs of supplies will be leaving Miami later this week, with another full DC10 planned to travel the following week. 3. Survival and care of 20,0000 refugees in Carrefour and surrounding area: Over the past two weeks, two refugee tent camps have been established in Carrefour, a location approximately 30 minutes south of the main city center of Port-au-Prince. Both camps (Don Bosco & Gracia) have approximately 10,000 people each who have been displaced with nothing left and nowhere to go. Mikey, along with our partners and the local Haitian community, is overseeing the effort to coordinate multiple organizations in creating a comprehensive relief strategy for both camps. Currently, this includes three primary action areas: • Public Health: (outreach includes, but is not limited to the following) o Immunizations (measles, tetanus, etc…) o Wound change and primary medical care o Vitamins (A, pre-natal, etc...) o Instituting new medical documents for each person o Safety and security • Water and Sanitation: (outreach includes, but is not limited to the following) o Installation of comfort stations (latrines, showers, washing etc…) o Water purification o Constructing water fountains from an existing well o Trash management • Housing and Food: (outreach includes, but is not limited to the following) o Power o Nutrition/Food rations o Tents/shelter JoAnne Kuehner, President and Founder of Hope for Haiti, reports “beyond the immediate survival needs of the camps, one of the greatest concerns for the near future is creating protection as Haiti approaches the rainy season that will start in April and will go through September. The flooding that is expected in Haiti during the rainy season can be extremely destructive and this seasonal change must help frame what structures are put in place within the refugee camps to ensure that they can withstand heavy rain.” At this time, Hope for Haiti is working to collaborate and coordinate efforts between multiple organizations on the ground. The list below includes some examples: • International Medical Corps • Oxfam • buildOn • Red Cross • UNDP • UNICEF • Feed the Children • Our Little Brothers and Sisters (NPFS) • Silesian church • Americares • Lambi Fund • US Military Mikey Stewart was visiting our Naples office this past weekend, and was amazed at the number of volunteers who have extended Hope for Haiti’s relatively small office space into the parking lot with a tent to answer phones, and to pack, sort, and organize supplies. He strongly believes that the past three weeks have been a testament to the power of the private sector. Stewart tells us that “in addition to people volunteering their time and precious hands, there has been an unbelievable outpouring of love and support throughout the United States and internationally. This spirit has allowed Hope for Haiti, as a relatively small non-profit, to move incredibly fast and strategically on the ground. We know that this relief and reconstruction effort is going to take a full international united front and it is a marathon that needs to be paced with the right resources and a paved one-way road.” In Haiti, “Konbit” is an ideology felt strongly by Haitians that means that a community must work together. It means your neighbor must help you plow your land and reap your harvest, and you must do the same for your neighbor. It is clear that one’s community does not end outside of our doors, and the team at Hope for Haiti wishes to thank all of its supporters and volunteers for making Haiti a part of your community and for working with us and the Haitian people to heal the bodies, hearts and souls of our neighbors. Bon Koraj! “Have Great Courage!” =================================================== FROM THE WEBSITE: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US!

name: Hope for Haiti - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (SUPPORTING GENERAL HSP. - LES CAYES, HT) -> Hope for Haiti - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (DIST: MEDICAL SUPPLIES/MEDICAL TEAMS)
mission: Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti. -> Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti.

state: FL -> HT
mission: Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti. -> Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti.

town: Naples -> Les Cayes
name: Hope for Haiti (Founder: JoAnne Kuehner & Dr. Keith Hussey) - 2010 Haiti Earthquake -> Hope for Haiti - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (SUPPORTING GENERAL HSP. - LES CAYES, HT)
address: 1042 6th Avenue -> DONATION DROP OFF LOCATION: 1042 6th Avenue, Naples, FL 34102
notes: from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! -> FROM THE WEBSITE: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US!
latitude: 26.15391 ->
longitude: -81.794601 ->
organization: Social Services -> International Education/Nutrition/Healthcare
mission: from the website: is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti. -> Is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti.

address: -> 1042 6th Avenue
zip: 00000 -> 34102
latitude: -> 26.15391
longitude: -> -81.794601

notes: from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! Meet the Board Members JoAnne Kuehner is President of which she founded to help Haitian children have a more meaningful life. For 19 years, she has devoted her life to helping the “poorest of the poor” by connecting one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S. (Naples, Florida) to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. JoAnne travels several times a year to Haiti to check on progress of the projects and to spread love and compassion to the Haitian people. She, along with Dr. Keith Hussey, formed , a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people through education, nutrition and healthcare. In recognition of the work she is doing in Haiti, JoAnne has been awarded an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Scranton, named Woman of the Year by Gulfshore Life and in 2008 was granted both the Woman of Style award by n Magazine and named a Woman of Achievement by the AAUW. JoAnne and her husband, Carl, live in Naples, Florida. Lacey King: After a 25-year career with the United States Department of State in the Diplomatic Corps, serving in U.S. Embassies around the world (Germany, Pakistan, France, Thailand, the Sinai, and Dominican Republic), Lacey retired to Naples, Florida in 1995. She immediately became an active volunteer in her new community, beginning as Vice President of Friends of the Library, and followed by board positions of Greater Naples Leadership, La Chaine des Rotisseurs and the Shelter for Abused Women and Children. Lacey King became a member of the board of in 1999 and serves as its Secretary. She attended the College of William and Mary and the Foreign Service Institute where she studied political and cultural subjects relative to countries in which she served. Francis J. Proto worked in excess of twenty five years for Borden, Inc. headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Upon leaving the company in 2000 he was the Chief Financial Officer of Borden Chemicals & Plastics Limited Partnership. He then worked as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer for E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. Upon graduating from Fordham University Frank served in the U.S. Army, then went on to work first for Mobil Oil Corporation and then W.R. Grace in financial functions having to do with mergers and acquisitions, systems design and implementation, and internal audit. He joined the Board of Directors of in 2004, and is currently the Treasurer. Todd Kendall is the President of Strateca, a Division of the Lutgert Companies. He is the former President of Premier Properties for 10 years and has been a board member of the Advisory Board for The Children’s Hospital of SW Florida. In 2001 Todd became a board member of . He currently also serves as a Board member of the Naples Chamber of Commerce and in 2008 was chosen as their “Volunteer of the Year” after guiding the build-out of the half-million dollar visitors Information Center at the Chamber’s Headquarters off of US41, and in recognition of his organizing a group climb of Mt. Killimanjaro which raised over $750,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Born in Syracuse, NY, Todd graduated from Florida International University, is married to his wife, Noreen, and has three children, Jen, Julia and Christian. James B. Lancaster, Jr. is a retired U.S. Federal Government Senior Executive. He served as the Associate Director for Administration, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Senior International Affairs Officer and Foreign Service Reserve Officer U.S. Department of State, Agency for International Development (USAID); Assistant Director for Administration and Finance ACTION/Peace Corps; Senior Management Analyst, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and Senior Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee, U.S. Congress. Jim also has a varied private sector background including organizations in Paris, France, Ankara, Turkey, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland and Ghana, West Africa. Founded in 2002, Jim is the President of the African Literacy, Art and Development Association in Naples, Florida (ALAD). Jim joined the board in 2008 and has been married for the past 43 years to Harriet Levine Lancaster and has three adult children. David B. Land is a senior executive with broad management and consulting experience in the private and public sectors of the U.S. and 18 other countries. The primary focus of his international work has been in development planning, especially in the food and agriculture sector, institution building, and project identification and evaluation. David has been president and CEO of one of the largest land based agribusiness operations in the U.S. and of a Georgia-based solid waste company. David has a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from New College and a Master of Agricultural Management and Resource Development from the University of Florida. David has been involved in Haiti since 1970 and was asked to join the board in 2004. Presently he chairs the Madison (GA) Greenspace Commission and is a founder and president of the Historic Madison-Morgan Foundation. He served with distinction in the U.S. Army where he was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and a purple heart. David and his wife, Shandon, have two sons. Howard M. Hujsa is a principal in the Private Clients Group of Cummings & Lockwood LLC’s Bonita Springs office. He is certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law. Howard is a member of the board of directors of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the Greater Naples Area Planned Giving Counsel. Howard graduated from the University of South Florida and his law degree is from the University of Miami and has a Masters of Laws degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Howard is a member of the board of directors of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the Greater Naples Area Planned Giving Counsel. Howard has volunteered as both an attorney and board of director with , Care Club of Collier County, the Naples Players and Youth Haven Foundation. Bill Earls, Broker and Director, John R. Wood, Realtors, moved to Naples, Florida from Maryland in 1984. He has been the top agent at John R. Wood Inc., 18 times over the past 19 years, specializing in Commercial Investment Real Estate and Beachfront Homes and Estates. Two of Mr. Earls’ greatest passions are aviation and helping other people. In 2008, he put those passions to work in support of the people of the Les Cayes District of southern Haiti. Following the devastating storms late that summer and early fall, he piloted his aircraft to the stricken area on two occasions. On each trip, he carried over 1,000 pounds of desperately needed medical supplies and nutrition packets. In 2009 he made another airlift mission with three dentists, who Bill assembled. They helped relieve pain and brought smiles to over 100 patients in three days. He has two sons ages 26 and 28. Christina Kolbjornsen heads the Communications practice at República. Representing a variety of clients, Christina serves as their communications consultant on strategic planning, corporate communications, media relations and issues management. She has more than 15 years of experience in management, public relations, marketing and new business development. Ms. Denis has served as Senior Vice President of Thorp & Co., Vice President of Wragg & Casas Public Relations, Citigate Dewe Rogerson and Director of Public Affairs for Gordon Sloan, Diaz-Balart and Associate Director of Client Services with The Washington Economics Group. While at Price Waterhouse, she assisted the Financial Sector Development Division in preparing proposals, budgets, project monitoring and publications of newsletters, project updates and French/English translations. Ms. Denis served on the board of directors of the Public Relations Society of America, Miami Chapter. She is fluent in French and Haitian Creole and highly proficient in Spanish. Collette Hall is the Founder and Executive Director of South Florida Community Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Immokalee. She also manages her own small business based in Immokalee, with an office in West Palm Beach. Ms. Hall has also successfully managed a million-dollar contract portfolio for a non-profit organization funded by the City of Miami, Dade County, SFETC, Federal and private organizations. She has successfully supervised social programs designed for youth and low income families, including Crime Prevention, Juvenile Delinquency, After School Program, Job Training and Placement, Family Preservation and Assistance to the Elderly and has served as the Executive Director of the Haitian American Foundation, Inc. in Miami, FL (before moving to Southwest Florida), Vice President of the Haitian Coalition of Collier County and as a member of the steering committee of “Connect Now” Education Foundation. In 2009 Ms. Hall was awarded the AAUW of Collier County’s Woman of the Year Award. Vladimir J. Mathieu, MD is a Family Physician at the Naples Medical Center. He also serves as the Medical Director of Arden Court Assisted Living Facility and Encore Senior Village. He has served as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Naples Medical Center since 2004. Dr. Mathieu is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Family Physician Staff for the NCH Health System. Dr. Mathieu was born in Haiti has traveled to Haiti as part of a Hope for Haiti medical mission team recently. He lives in Naples, Florida. Gilbert Saint-Jean, MD, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He did his dissertation on The Haitian Community of Miami-Dade County: A Cross-Sectional Study of Needs, Access, and Utilization of Health Services. He is also the Director of the Treatment and Prevention Evaluation Group at the University. Dr. Saint-Jean has written published books, many journal articles, and abstracts on a variety of topics including Cervical and Vaginal Diseases in Developed and Developing Countries, Barriers to Care Among HIV-Positive Haitians, Education in the Prevention of and transmission of HIV, to name a few. He is a member of the American Public Health Association, Association de Sante Publique d’Haiti and the Society for Epidemiologic Research and has been a NIH Health Disparities Scholar since 2006. -> from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US!

name: Hope for Haiti (Founder: JoAnne Kuehner and Dr Dr. Keith Hussey) -> Hope for Haiti (Founder: JoAnne Kuehner & Dr. Keith Hussey) - 2010 Haiti Earthquake
region: -> Haiti, Caribbean

mission: -> from the website: is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. Through your generous donations and the helping hands of our family of volunteers and dedicated staff, is helping to improve the quality of life of hundreds of thousands of Haitian children and their families. Our unique approach of helping the poorest of the poor in Haiti is both efficient and effective. We encourage you to look at our “Programs” section to see how over 95% of donations we raise directly reach the people who need it most. We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti.

notes: from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! -> from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US! Meet the Board Members JoAnne Kuehner is President of which she founded to help Haitian children have a more meaningful life. For 19 years, she has devoted her life to helping the “poorest of the poor” by connecting one of the wealthiest communities in the U.S. (Naples, Florida) to the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. JoAnne travels several times a year to Haiti to check on progress of the projects and to spread love and compassion to the Haitian people. She, along with Dr. Keith Hussey, formed , a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for the Haitian people through education, nutrition and healthcare. In recognition of the work she is doing in Haiti, JoAnne has been awarded an honorary Doctorate degree from the University of Scranton, named Woman of the Year by Gulfshore Life and in 2008 was granted both the Woman of Style award by n Magazine and named a Woman of Achievement by the AAUW. JoAnne and her husband, Carl, live in Naples, Florida. Lacey King: After a 25-year career with the United States Department of State in the Diplomatic Corps, serving in U.S. Embassies around the world (Germany, Pakistan, France, Thailand, the Sinai, and Dominican Republic), Lacey retired to Naples, Florida in 1995. She immediately became an active volunteer in her new community, beginning as Vice President of Friends of the Library, and followed by board positions of Greater Naples Leadership, La Chaine des Rotisseurs and the Shelter for Abused Women and Children. Lacey King became a member of the board of in 1999 and serves as its Secretary. She attended the College of William and Mary and the Foreign Service Institute where she studied political and cultural subjects relative to countries in which she served. Francis J. Proto worked in excess of twenty five years for Borden, Inc. headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Upon leaving the company in 2000 he was the Chief Financial Officer of Borden Chemicals & Plastics Limited Partnership. He then worked as Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer for E-Z Serve Convenience Stores, Inc. Upon graduating from Fordham University Frank served in the U.S. Army, then went on to work first for Mobil Oil Corporation and then W.R. Grace in financial functions having to do with mergers and acquisitions, systems design and implementation, and internal audit. He joined the Board of Directors of in 2004, and is currently the Treasurer. Todd Kendall is the President of Strateca, a Division of the Lutgert Companies. He is the former President of Premier Properties for 10 years and has been a board member of the Advisory Board for The Children’s Hospital of SW Florida. In 2001 Todd became a board member of . He currently also serves as a Board member of the Naples Chamber of Commerce and in 2008 was chosen as their “Volunteer of the Year” after guiding the build-out of the half-million dollar visitors Information Center at the Chamber’s Headquarters off of US41, and in recognition of his organizing a group climb of Mt. Killimanjaro which raised over $750,000 for the Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida. Born in Syracuse, NY, Todd graduated from Florida International University, is married to his wife, Noreen, and has three children, Jen, Julia and Christian. James B. Lancaster, Jr. is a retired U.S. Federal Government Senior Executive. He served as the Associate Director for Administration, U.S. Office of Personnel Management; Senior International Affairs Officer and Foreign Service Reserve Officer U.S. Department of State, Agency for International Development (USAID); Assistant Director for Administration and Finance ACTION/Peace Corps; Senior Management Analyst, Executive Office of the President of the United States, Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and Senior Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee, U.S. Congress. Jim also has a varied private sector background including organizations in Paris, France, Ankara, Turkey, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland and Ghana, West Africa. Founded in 2002, Jim is the President of the African Literacy, Art and Development Association in Naples, Florida (ALAD). Jim joined the board in 2008 and has been married for the past 43 years to Harriet Levine Lancaster and has three adult children. David B. Land is a senior executive with broad management and consulting experience in the private and public sectors of the U.S. and 18 other countries. The primary focus of his international work has been in development planning, especially in the food and agriculture sector, institution building, and project identification and evaluation. David has been president and CEO of one of the largest land based agribusiness operations in the U.S. and of a Georgia-based solid waste company. David has a Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies from New College and a Master of Agricultural Management and Resource Development from the University of Florida. David has been involved in Haiti since 1970 and was asked to join the board in 2004. Presently he chairs the Madison (GA) Greenspace Commission and is a founder and president of the Historic Madison-Morgan Foundation. He served with distinction in the U.S. Army where he was awarded the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and a purple heart. David and his wife, Shandon, have two sons. Howard M. Hujsa is a principal in the Private Clients Group of Cummings & Lockwood LLC’s Bonita Springs office. He is certified by the Florida Bar as a Specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates Law. Howard is a member of the board of directors of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the Greater Naples Area Planned Giving Counsel. Howard graduated from the University of South Florida and his law degree is from the University of Miami and has a Masters of Laws degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law. Howard is a member of the board of directors of the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals and the Greater Naples Area Planned Giving Counsel. Howard has volunteered as both an attorney and board of director with , Care Club of Collier County, the Naples Players and Youth Haven Foundation. Bill Earls, Broker and Director, John R. Wood, Realtors, moved to Naples, Florida from Maryland in 1984. He has been the top agent at John R. Wood Inc., 18 times over the past 19 years, specializing in Commercial Investment Real Estate and Beachfront Homes and Estates. Two of Mr. Earls’ greatest passions are aviation and helping other people. In 2008, he put those passions to work in support of the people of the Les Cayes District of southern Haiti. Following the devastating storms late that summer and early fall, he piloted his aircraft to the stricken area on two occasions. On each trip, he carried over 1,000 pounds of desperately needed medical supplies and nutrition packets. In 2009 he made another airlift mission with three dentists, who Bill assembled. They helped relieve pain and brought smiles to over 100 patients in three days. He has two sons ages 26 and 28. Christina Kolbjornsen heads the Communications practice at República. Representing a variety of clients, Christina serves as their communications consultant on strategic planning, corporate communications, media relations and issues management. She has more than 15 years of experience in management, public relations, marketing and new business development. Ms. Denis has served as Senior Vice President of Thorp & Co., Vice President of Wragg & Casas Public Relations, Citigate Dewe Rogerson and Director of Public Affairs for Gordon Sloan, Diaz-Balart and Associate Director of Client Services with The Washington Economics Group. While at Price Waterhouse, she assisted the Financial Sector Development Division in preparing proposals, budgets, project monitoring and publications of newsletters, project updates and French/English translations. Ms. Denis served on the board of directors of the Public Relations Society of America, Miami Chapter. She is fluent in French and Haitian Creole and highly proficient in Spanish. Collette Hall is the Founder and Executive Director of South Florida Community Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Immokalee. She also manages her own small business based in Immokalee, with an office in West Palm Beach. Ms. Hall has also successfully managed a million-dollar contract portfolio for a non-profit organization funded by the City of Miami, Dade County, SFETC, Federal and private organizations. She has successfully supervised social programs designed for youth and low income families, including Crime Prevention, Juvenile Delinquency, After School Program, Job Training and Placement, Family Preservation and Assistance to the Elderly and has served as the Executive Director of the Haitian American Foundation, Inc. in Miami, FL (before moving to Southwest Florida), Vice President of the Haitian Coalition of Collier County and as a member of the steering committee of “Connect Now” Education Foundation. In 2009 Ms. Hall was awarded the AAUW of Collier County’s Woman of the Year Award. Vladimir J. Mathieu, MD is a Family Physician at the Naples Medical Center. He also serves as the Medical Director of Arden Court Assisted Living Facility and Encore Senior Village. He has served as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors for the Naples Medical Center since 2004. Dr. Mathieu is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Family Physician Staff for the NCH Health System. Dr. Mathieu was born in Haiti has traveled to Haiti as part of a Hope for Haiti medical mission team recently. He lives in Naples, Florida. Gilbert Saint-Jean, MD, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He did his dissertation on The Haitian Community of Miami-Dade County: A Cross-Sectional Study of Needs, Access, and Utilization of Health Services. He is also the Director of the Treatment and Prevention Evaluation Group at the University. Dr. Saint-Jean has written published books, many journal articles, and abstracts on a variety of topics including Cervical and Vaginal Diseases in Developed and Developing Countries, Barriers to Care Among HIV-Positive Haitians, Education in the Prevention of and transmission of HIV, to name a few. He is a member of the American Public Health Association, Association de Sante Publique d’Haiti and the Society for Epidemiologic Research and has been a NIH Health Disparities Scholar since 2006.

notes: -> from the website: It only took one time for the children of Haiti to capture the heart and soul of Naples, FL resident and humanitarian, JoAnne Kuehner. Wanting to make a difference through focusing on education, she put her trust and support into “people” who were already striving for success. Joining forces with Dr. Keith Hussey in 1997, the focus to make a difference expanded to nutrition and healthcare. Now nearly 20 years later, prides its long-term success of our mission on the foundation on which it was built. continues to believe in “people” and therefore partners with those in Haiti who are doing an excellent job and supporting them in furthering their work. We do not build and run our own schools. Rather than reinvent the wheel, we work directly with those who are successfully ministering to the poor and who will be there for the long term. In this way, we make sure that over 95 cents of every dollar donated is used for programs that can help create a better future for the children of Haiti. has held the vision from the very beginning that the people of Haiti are the ones who take control of their future and we are here to lend a needed hand along the difficult path. What was once only a vision has now become a reality. The over 500,000 children and adults we touch each year THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN US!

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