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STAND 4 Haiti Volunteer Trip

Hi Friends,

I am hoping to raise money to fund a volunteer trip to Haiti at the end of September.  I will be making prosthetic limbs with STAND- The Haiti Project.  Thanks to the generosity of many of you I was able to participate in this trip last year.  It was truly a life-changing experience.  Not only for me, but for all the people worked with this wonderful organization and especially the Haitians who received care.

After I returned home last year, I was inspired to paint the portrait seen below.  Check out STAND's video to get the back story on this inspiring woman.  Any donation of $75 or above will receive a thank you gift of an 8x10 print on archival art stock of this original work entitled "Thia."  This is being made possible by the generosity of the lovely Lisa Langer at Pencil in the River Studio. Please include the address you would like your print mailed to in the notes section of your donation. 




STAND (Sustainable Therapy And New Development) believes that freedom from pain and disability is a basic human right, not a privilege. In rural Haiti, only the highest socioeconomic class can afford medical care, but most people do not have access at all. This lack of access to the most basic care leads to widespread suffering from disabling pain and injury. These unaddressed ailments engender an environment where people lack the ability to work, farm, and care for themselves and their families. The social effects of this lack of care and community support are too often poverty, famine, and even death. By providing access to rehabilitative care, STAND aims to decrease disability and reverse its social effects on the populace. As a result, Haitians will be able to work, provide for their families, contribute to their communities, and ultimately enjoy a higher quality of life.

Your contributions will cover the $2000 cost of my transportation, room, and board while I work for two weeks with this organization. Any additional money raised above this amount will be donated to children in Haiti so that they can attend school. Fewer than 30% of children in Haiti make it to the 6th grade. 

STAND is non-profit organization totally dependent on volunteers and donations.  I promise I will work hard to help as many people as I possibly can.  Any donation you can give would be a great help towards establishing permanent access to orthopedic rehabilitative services in the country of Haiti through direct patient care and clinical training of its citizens.  Together we can help a lot of people. 

Thank you!!!

http://www.standhaitiproject.org/
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  • Mary & Richard Whitford
    • $518 (Offline)
    • 8 yrs
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Emily Daham
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Buffalo, NY

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