U.S. Department of Health and Human Services asks Jacksonville-based nonprofit to coordinate massive Haiti relief effort
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington,
D.C. has asked my company, Jacksonville, FL-based nonprofit FreshMinistries and its
international arm, Be The Change International (BTCI), to coordinate a large-scale
effort to bring desperately needed doctors, medical technicians, translators
and pharmaceuticals to Haiti in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic
earthquake.
The Rev. Dr. Robert V. Lee, chairman of FreshMinistries and
BTCI, has been leading the way in the pooling of resources since HHS contacted
him. Dr. Lee has long-standing
relationships with the Episcopal Church in Haiti and close ties with the
Haitian government and will be flying to Haiti as soon as possible to help
organize the relief efforts and resources as they are administered, helping
align them to meet the needs of this major response.
Coordinating the relief efforts on the ground in Haiti will
be BTCI's NGO subsidiary, Be The Change Haiti (BTCH).
The Rev. Oge Beauvoir, head of BTCH and Haitian dean of Bureau
Anglican de l'Education en Haiti (BAEH), which operates 254 Episcopal Haitian
schools, has so far rounded up 41 Haitian physicians and 37 translators. Beauvoir, who escaped harm during the
earthquake, has also offered the BAEH school buildings for use in administering
aid and coordinating further relief efforts.
Merck Pharmaceuticals, which is working with
FreshMinistries, is preparing to make pharmaceutical donations. Another donor is offering 46,000 doses of the
antibiotic Doxycycline.
John 'Jack' Logue, Haitian outreach coordinator and former
administrator at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville,
has an orthopedic surgical team ready to fly in to Haiti. He is also assisting by
putting out a call for more physicians and medical techs.
In addition, those networking to round up resources are: Jay
Millson, EVP of the Duval County Medical Society; Pam Chally, PhD, Dean of the
UNF Brooks College of Health; Robert Harmon, MD, Director of the Duval County
Health Department; Mt. Sinai Hospital; Trinity Wall Street; Baptist Medical
Center; Memorial Medical; Shands Florida; Mayo Clinic; Dr. Yank Coble,
distinguished professor and Director of the Center for Global Health and
Medical Diplomacy, University of North Florida and Clinical Professor of
Medicine, University of Florida; as well as many other churches and hospitals
from New York to Houston.
For more information and to find out how you can help,
contact FreshMinistries/Be The Change International at 904.355.0000 or email me at matt@freshministries.org
D.C. has asked my company, Jacksonville, FL-based nonprofit FreshMinistries and its
international arm, Be The Change International (BTCI), to coordinate a large-scale
effort to bring desperately needed doctors, medical technicians, translators
and pharmaceuticals to Haiti in the aftermath of last week's catastrophic
earthquake.
The Rev. Dr. Robert V. Lee, chairman of FreshMinistries and
BTCI, has been leading the way in the pooling of resources since HHS contacted
him. Dr. Lee has long-standing
relationships with the Episcopal Church in Haiti and close ties with the
Haitian government and will be flying to Haiti as soon as possible to help
organize the relief efforts and resources as they are administered, helping
align them to meet the needs of this major response.
Coordinating the relief efforts on the ground in Haiti will
be BTCI's NGO subsidiary, Be The Change Haiti (BTCH).
The Rev. Oge Beauvoir, head of BTCH and Haitian dean of Bureau
Anglican de l'Education en Haiti (BAEH), which operates 254 Episcopal Haitian
schools, has so far rounded up 41 Haitian physicians and 37 translators. Beauvoir, who escaped harm during the
earthquake, has also offered the BAEH school buildings for use in administering
aid and coordinating further relief efforts.
Merck Pharmaceuticals, which is working with
FreshMinistries, is preparing to make pharmaceutical donations. Another donor is offering 46,000 doses of the
antibiotic Doxycycline.
John 'Jack' Logue, Haitian outreach coordinator and former
administrator at St. Vincent's Hospital in Jacksonville,
has an orthopedic surgical team ready to fly in to Haiti. He is also assisting by
putting out a call for more physicians and medical techs.
In addition, those networking to round up resources are: Jay
Millson, EVP of the Duval County Medical Society; Pam Chally, PhD, Dean of the
UNF Brooks College of Health; Robert Harmon, MD, Director of the Duval County
Health Department; Mt. Sinai Hospital; Trinity Wall Street; Baptist Medical
Center; Memorial Medical; Shands Florida; Mayo Clinic; Dr. Yank Coble,
distinguished professor and Director of the Center for Global Health and
Medical Diplomacy, University of North Florida and Clinical Professor of
Medicine, University of Florida; as well as many other churches and hospitals
from New York to Houston.
For more information and to find out how you can help,
contact FreshMinistries/Be The Change International at 904.355.0000 or email me at matt@freshministries.org
