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Just want to give you some background on Petit Goave, Haiti, the location of St. Joseph School (to the left). Petit Goave is one of the oldest towns in all of Haiti, dating back into the 1600's. Today, the population of Petit Goave is around 14,000. The larger area including Petit Goave and Grand Goave and its surrounding region has a population of nearly 40,000 people. Sadly, we know that over 1,000 citizens from the area perished and that scores more were injured

Not only was St. Joseph school destroyed in the Jan. 12th earthquake so too were City Hall, the main church and the library. This is in addition to the countless homes and businesses either totally destroyed or severely damaged as a result of the earthquake.

Many agencies are in Petit Goave lending a hand (too many to mention but here are a few); the U.S. Marines, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, the Spanish Navy Marines, the International Medical Corps and CHF International. In fact, to get daily photos, stories and blogs, the CHF website it terrific. Check it out! www.chfinternational.org.

On the fundraising end of things, Schools Count Corp. received $1356 dollars in the first week of its efforts to raise money to rebuild St. Joe's. To play your part in helping to rebuild the school you can go to www.schoolscountcorp.org to make a donation.

Thanks for your concern and involvement.
Dick Flesher