Dear community,
I am happy to write you with this latest UPDATE!

On Sunday, Sept 5, the truck was loaded up with the second shipment and headed off to the city of Corail, Haiti. Situated on the northern coast, Corail suffered extensive damage, which has left a large portion of the community homeless. Over the course of two days, Junior was able to deliver $3000 worth of food and hygiene products as well as some tarps and other supplies. As Corail is Junior’s hometown, the bulk of these supplies were delivered to his extended family and community, many of whom had their houses completely destroyed.
The remainder of the supplies were delivered to folks in the city of Jeremie, which was extremely hard hit by the earthquake. Many people are in dire circumstances, and the desperation is palpable looking at images and videos taken there. We are deeply grateful to Junior who drove many extra hours to make it there and managed a tense delivery situation with grace and patience. This was a challenging trip from start to finish, and we do not take it for granted that not only is Junior safely home but that every one of your precious donations was delivered successfully to impacted people.

I also want to share that we continue to be showered with beautiful messages from our folks in Les Cayes. They want you all to know they are *so* grateful and so happy to have received your donations. Manmi B says that they continue to celebrate the gifts that were sent, and the solidarity and love each bag of food and supplies represented.

And best of all: it’s not over! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we still have one more delivery to make— stay tuned!

With appreciation,
Ethna, Jeff, Junior, and family!