Haiti Disaster - Update #5

We are still receiving support from our customers for the Haiti outreach. We still have a definite need for vitamins, especially chewable forms, pain medications such as Tylenol or Ibuprofen (not aspirin), skin rash ointments especially those with hydrocortisone, and benadryl tablets. Please remember that donations are eligible for tax credit through Together We Can, Inc. All donations for Haiti received by the end of February can still be used on your 2009 tax returns.

We need these by March 15 since the medical team that Philip is taking to Haiti is leaving March 20. This team has already purchased all medications that are not over-the-counter and so this help would be great! Just drop this by the store.

MERCI in Goldsboro is still shipping items and will be for a long time. You can see their list of items here. You can continue to bring these items to Beleza.

Monday morning Philip met with a woman who had just returned from three weeks of helping set up temporary clinics in Haiti. She told him about a woman who walked in with her lower arm wrapped in dirty strips of cloth. When asked about her arm, she said it hurt a little. When the medical personnel looked at her arm, they saw mostly exposed bone and not much else. She had received no medical attention since the earthquake. They sent her for an amputation. How this woman is alive is hard to understand. This just points to what we all know. There will be need for caring support in this country for a long time.

Thank you for all your support!
-Sara and Philip