Donations for Haiti

My brother is going to Haiti on Monday as part of a surgical team with his hospital in Florida. He is taking donations to help buy meds and supplies to take with him since the supplies there are minimal. ie. doing amputations with motrin :(

100% of donations will go directly to purchasing meds and supplies this weekend that will be taken into the field on Monday morning. So many of us feel paralyzed by what is going on, and this is one concrete thing we can do and know that they will receive the gift asap. I know most people have already given money, but even a little bit will go a long way.

Here is the original email from him to our family. If you want to email me a pledge, and then mail a check to him that's fine, or you can paypal me at llowella@bigfoot.com and he will cover the pledges to go get supplies this weekend. But please let me know if you'll be sending something so I can tell him amounts and he will cover the expense until it arrives.

I know times are tough, but they are even tougher down there. Please give, if you can. Even a little bit can go a long way.


Original Email from my brother and sister-in-law:

Dear Family and Friends,
As Jews, we are supposed to take action when fellow human beings are in distress. As a doctor, the phrase"!לא תעמוד על דם רעך You shall not stand idly by your brothers blood" has an added meaning and responsibility that I am priveledged to be a part of. We have just found out that Elie is going to be joining a surgical team in Haiti starting this monday morning for 4 to 5 days. It is being sponsored by his hospital, Holy Cross in Fort Lauderdale and will include ER docs, Anesthesiologists, Surgeons (I will be 1 out of 2), and Critical care specialists. While they will be only able to take in what they carry on their backs, our hope is to have some amount of medicines and surgical tools/supplies that will be directly used by the team on the ground. Elie will be able to obtain medications, such as basic antibiotics, pain medicines, water purifying tablets, lidocaine, etc... at cost and is looking to raise money between now and the trip to beable to purchase as much of these vital and life-saving medicines as he can carry.His email is eschochetmd@gmail.com. If you are able to send a pledge before he leaves we will be happy to honor it. Thank you, Elie and Abby