<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Seth Hunter <<a href="mailto:sethismyfriend@gmail.com">sethismyfriend@gmail.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">February 16, 2010 1:39:23 AM EST</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Rebecca Roseme Obounou <<a href="mailto:rroseme@mit.edu">rroseme@mit.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Cc: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Sally Susnowitz <<a href="mailto:susnowit@mit.edu">susnowit@mit.edu</a>>, Diane Louise Hendrix <<a href="mailto:dhendrix@mit.edu">dhendrix@mit.edu</a>>, Sarah D Hendrick <<a href="mailto:hendrick@mit.edu">hendrick@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:haiti2010@media.mit.edu">haiti2010@media.mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:haiti2010@media.mit.edu">haiti2010@media.mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:HaitiProjectClass@media.mit.edu">HaitiProjectClass@media.mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:HaitiProjectClass@media.mit.edu">HaitiProjectClass@media.mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:haitistaff@mit.edu">haitistaff@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:haitistaff@mit.edu">haitistaff@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:haiticoordination@mit.edu">haiticoordination@mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:haiticoordination@mit.edu">haiticoordination@mit.edu</a>>, Nathaniel W Nickerson <<a href="mailto:nnickers@mit.edu">nnickers@mit.edu</a>>, Camilla M Brinkman <<a href="mailto:camillab@mit.edu">camillab@mit.edu</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" color="#000000" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Haiti Hub - Whats happening Around Boston</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </div>Hello Everyone,<br><br>There is a lot happening in Boston and at Institutions (Tufts, Harvard, MIT, Sloan & others) - but not enough awareness between groups. So, we are looking into putting together a comprehensive database of projects and initiatives in development during the last month since the Jan 12 earthquake in Haiti. <br> <br>That will take a while to develop, so for now, I put together a list of what I could gather from the five groups I have visited in the boston area. <br><br>They are located here: <a href="http://fluid.media.mit.edu/courses/2010-haiti/index.php?n=Main.Resources">http://fluid.media.mit.edu/courses/2010-haiti/index.php?n=Main.Resources</a><br> Password: haiti10<br><br>Please add links, organizations, notes at the bottom of the page by clicking "edit". Use wiki formatting. Feel free to add details if your organization is listed. <br><br>There are also reports from the Boston Crisis Camp, and DUSP Brainstorm on the site. <br> <br>Best,<br>Seth<br><br><br clear="all">-------------<br>Seth Hunter<br>Research Assistant & PhD Candidate, Fluid Interfaces, MIT Media Lab<br>work: <a href="http://www.perspectum.com">http://www.perspectum.com</a> (updated 2010)<br> group: <a href="http://fluid.media.mit.edu">http://fluid.media.mit.edu</a><br>pics: <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sethismyfriend/">http://flickr.com/photos/sethismyfriend/</a> <br>-------------<br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Rebecca Roseme Obounou <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rroseme@mit.edu">rroseme@mit.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div> <div dir="ltr"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"> <div>Hello Everyone,</div> <div> </div> <div>Unfortunately I'm sick and cannot attend this evening's event. I think I've emailed the activities of my nonprofit before to the MIT email but I did not get a response. Below is the email with updates that I recently sent. I look forward to getting the outcome of this meeting and I'd love to talk to whomever is necessary to get involved with the efforts of the institute and talk to whomever necessary. Best regards,<br> </div></font><br> </div> </div> <div></div> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span> <table align="left" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="0" width="1046"></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><img src="" alt="New-WEBCHES-Logo small.jpg" height="170" width="100"></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </span><br clear="all"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">Within the past few months, CHES (Christian Haitian Entrepreneurial Society, Inc.) has been deeply touched by the outpouring of support and love of everyone; we are so grateful. We especially thank you for your prayers. Many Haitians have lost loved ones but many loved ones were also spared. I personally lost 5 close cousins but thankfully got news of 10 family members who are safe. There are still some missing in my family but my story is much like many Haitians and friends of Haiti. It has been so emotionally grueling for all but I think we’ve all have drawn so many lessons from this unfortunate event in history. CHES is prepared to act upon those lessons learned and contribute to rebuilding a better and stronger Haiti through its mission. Since our series of prayer conference calls CHES has engaged in the many activities. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">As usual, we have continued </span><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 13pt;">praying</span></b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"> together as we always have weekly. </span>We believe prayer is <b>key </b>and<b> we give God the first place in all we do</b>.<span> </span>We welcome all to join us in our open prayer conference calls and ask that you always keep us in your prayers. <span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">Saturdays</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">9 AM EST</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">(712) 432-1630</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">Code: 540550#</span></p><div><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;"></span> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">We’ve been <b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 13pt;">raising funds</span></b> to help maintain the relief efforts already in place in Haiti through our online fundraising capabilities on our website (<a href="http://www.chesinternational.org" target="_blank">www.chesinternational.org</a>) and other online media. Thank you so much to those of you that have already donated. We truly hope that you can turn your one time donation into a continued donation.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span> </span>We have been raising funds for <a href="http://www.hbslimbe.org/" target="_blank"> H<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">o</span>pital Bon Samaritain</a> (HBS) in Limbe, (Northern)Haiti. They’ve received an influx of patients for which they were not prepared. So far we’ve been able to donate $500 to them so far and we look forward to sending them more funds as we raise them.</p><p class="MsoNormal">We are looking to raise funds for <a href="http://www.ucnh.org/" target="_blank"> Universite Chretien du Nord d’Haiti</a> (UCNH). Below is the message I received just this morning from the director of the university that speaks for itself:</p><p style="margin-left: 0.5in;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">"Becca, It's been pretty overwhelming here, plus we've been passing a virus around. UCNH is opening its doors on faith to take students from Port who want to come here, although we know they will need scholarship help, and we have NO money. Also, many of our students have lost all their support, some of them their homes or their workplaces. Over 50 of the Continuing Ed and Masters students in theology will have great difficulty paying the second semester and may not be able to return at all because they lost almost everything, and in many cases, everything. If we add our full-time undergrad students to the list of those affected, we will probably exceed 100. The requests from students from universities that were destroyed are coming in, over 60 so far. Three teachers from St. Trinity School have asked to come here...music teachers...and I want them! How will we pay them when students can't pay? So I pray, pray, pray the CHES will be able to raise awareness and interest in helping students in Haiti. Especially the young Diaspora...perhaps they can imagine what it must feel like to have all your dreams destroyed, and feel a bit of compassion for those here...I pray so. I pray people will open their hearts and their checkbooks. I pray they will get involved in long-term rebuilding. We want to have art and music therapy options. I'm contacting people to see if we could have someone come train students here to work with children who have been traumatized by the quake. We are hosting people. Several of the families on campus have taken in family members or friends from Port. We have eight living with us. As I said in my other message, lots of our students suffered great loss, and many lost family members. We have lost a niece...missing...we pray for a miracle still. We have friends who lost 4, some 7, others all their children, one lost wife and children...what can I say? God have mercy on the broken hearts of Haiti Pray with us. Love you...and thank you!" – Laurel Casseus, UNCH</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">We have been also raising money for the <b>CHES branch in Northern Haiti to distribute aid</b> to the displaced victims from Port-au-Prince that have migrated to the North of the country. After following many reports and speaking to those in the country. CHES saw that there were many areas in the country that were still underserved, such as the North, despite all the reported aid going to the country. There were multiple reports and primary accounts of poor distribution methods of the donations millions have been making. The members of CHES in Northern Haiti requested that we send essential items and they <img src="" alt="DSCN1554.JPG" align="left" height="162" hspace="12" width="122">would distribute them to the needy. For this reason, CHES decided to run a basics drive throughout New England. We knew that we could successfully coordinate a drive but most importantly coordinate the distribution on the ground. Many people have been looking for such an organization and for this reason our drive has been wildly successful. We have collection sites at Harvard University, Northeastern University, Pheonix University, The Liberty Hotel and many more.<span> </span><img src="" alt="DSCN1549.JPG" align="right" height="162" hspace="12" width="122">This past weekend, we had a first collection at Northeastern University where we loaded over one hundred boxes. We were joined by volunteers including two young earthquake survivors, Peralte and Iraldine Preval (siblings), who came to help us despite never suffering such cold weather. Peralte didn't even own a good coat. Thankfully we found him one in the collected items. We have found cost efficient ways to coordinate this large undertaking but the reality is that there still some costs and we need your help in raising more funds or helping us save funds by helping us reduce our spending. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Donations are tax exempt and can still be filed for 2009 taxes through March of this year. CHES is very pleased to announce that Foley & Hoag law firm is working with CHES probono through its 501(c)3, tax exempt,<span> </span>application process. </p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">CHES is pleased to announce that it will be part of another <b> Bentley University Social Media Course</b>. We will be working with Bentley students to address bettering CHES’ online presence.<span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saturday, February 27, CHES will be participating in a business plan competition, <b>Pitch for Change, at Harvard University’s </b><a href="http://socialenterpriseconference.org/about-pitch-change" target="_blank"><b>Social Enterprise Conference</b></a> hosted by the Business School and the Kennedy School of Government.</p><p><b>Join us to pray for Haiti</b><br> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">Sunday, February, 21, 2010</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">4 PM EST</span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">Location TBA </span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">(Please email to express interest of attending </span></p><p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">or </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/group.php?gid=42145911899" target="_blank"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">check our facebook group page</span></b></a><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 10pt;">)<br> <br> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><u><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;">You can Help us Help Haiti!</span></u></b><u><span style="line-height: 115%; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a href="http://www.chesinternational.org/" target="_blank"><b>Make a financial donation</b></a> and make a long-term commitment to our work.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><a href="http://doodle.com/nw89k67n2kmfre5q" target="_blank"><b>Volunteer some time</b></a> to help in our massive drive.</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><i>Spread the word</i>!!!</b> Please pass this email along. We’re on <a href="http://doodle.com/nw89k67n2kmfre5q" target="_blank"><b>facebook</b></a>.<span> </span>Join our group, invite your friends, fan us. Tell someone!</p><div> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">God bless you and thank you for your continued interest and support of CHES</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br> </p><div><span lang="FR"></span> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div> </div> <br> -- <br> Rebecca Obounou<br> President and Founder<br> CHES (Christian Haitian Entrepreneurial Society, Inc.)<br> <a href="http://www.chesinternational.org" target="_blank">www.chesinternational.org</a><br> (617) 299-0564<br><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div> <br> <br> </div> </blockquote></div><br></blockquote></div><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>