Help for Haitians

Many of you can recall that dark and destructive day when well over 200,000 Haitians lost their lives in the 2010 earthquake. Sadly, too much remains to be done in light of that tragedy. Thanks to many global citizens, lives were saved and rebuilding has taken place for a good number of the citizens.

Many of you lent a hand in rebuilding a school, Institution Mixte Nao, in Darbonne. Thankfully, the school is doing well!

As you know, Hurricane Matthew leveled a severe blow to the west of Darbonne and this area of the country is literally devastated on so many levels; lives lost (at least 1,000), homes which have disappeared, crops destroyed, clean water/medicine needed, the spread of cholera, and hope all but gone for so many families.

Our SCC Board of Directors is seeking to help this portion of Haiti as their needs are urgent. Though we recently worked with the Chicago area and the good people of Baton Rouge, LA, we feel a strong connection to the people of this region.

You can make a donation to this cause by making a check payable to Schools Count Corp. and writing the words "Help for Haitians" in the memo portion of the check. Kindly mail it to Dick Flesher at 14004 John Humphrey Dr., Orland Park, IL 60462. You can also go online to make a donation.

To kick off this effort I am pleased to match all total donations, dollar for dollar, up to $2,000.00. Our friends at Haiti Partners, along with others, could certainly use a lift. Thank you for your consideration of this special request. As always, we are ever grateful for all that you do for those in need.

Sincerely,
Dick Flesher