Inwood Rotarians Jim Kushehner Reports from Haiti

Jim Kushner reports via Helen Reisler Feb 11, Thur: Yesterday I took a team of doctors to Lila Vois. One kid had commicable conjunctivitus and could have gone blind or spread it around the other refugees and orphans. I am putting Sean Penn in touch with several orphanages out in the sticks. He has been working with us exchanging meds and info. After having been given the bum's rush by the World Food Program. I brought in a NY Post photographer, Marcos Santos, who caused a stink and we were immediately hooked up with 2,700 MRE's, good prepacked military chow. It took two big trucks to haul it all back to camp. The crowds waiting to come into the camp are orderly but getting larger. The rainy season is coming and there will be huge outbreaks of cholera, maleria, etc. I guess Haiti is now pretty much off the news. Wait till the rains come. More refugees and orphans will die than in the earthquake. Many sleep outside and the make-shift tents they live in will be swept away in mudslides. Please keep up support. We see about 400 people a day now and send out triage teams to the boondocks. We are doing OK, but need more money for gasoline and vehicles. RSVP. - Jim K, Haiti

Birthday Party raises $2000 for Haiti

Tom,
great to have.

I will send you more info shortly (and hopefully a couple of pictures) - regarding the haiti relief fundraiser/personal bday party that I had last thursday night (that continued into the weekend) at the Riverwalk Bar and Grill.
I had the idea of people eating, drinking and enjoying with me on my birthday - with some of the money spent going to charity (instead of gifts and straight giving to charity as many of my friends have so generously done in the past weeks).

It looks like ~$2,000 will be donated by the Riverwalk Bar and Grill - on Roosevelt Island - to the New York Rotary Foundation - earmarked for haiti relief, as a result of the charity/bday night that we had.
The Riverwalk agreed to donate a % of all money spent at their bar and grill on the night of my birthday party (many rotarians came, ate and drank for fun and charity) - the Riverwalk was charitable and kind - they continued the fundraising on Sunday by entering the foundation - haiti relief - into a superbowl pool.. the foundation won in the pool and this added to the total $$.

-Steven

Haiti Program of Assistance

Greetings David,



With the excellent discussions at this morning’s Rotary International Breakfast, we are delighted to inform you of the organization of a Working Group on Emergencies and Disaster Recovery. We suggest the group serve with the International Service Division. The following responsibilities are proposed:




The Working Group will be led by Hugh Fox, Sheila Washington and Paul Caruso. Hugh Fox has kindly agreed to be the Coordinator for the Haiti Program of Assistance.


We wish to request five minutes at the January 25th luncheon to urge member’s contributions to Haiti and describe avenues for giving. With clearance from our working group, I will forward a briefing note to encourage all funds to be channeled through the New York Rotary Foundation with an earmarking. We suggest the Monday presentation open with Dr. Lesley Kernisant, M.D. and President of the Society IMmobiliere d’Agriculture de Commerce et de Tourisme. Paul Caruso will follow with the urgent request for assistance and avenues for giving. Emphasis will be given to the NGO’s with Rotary involvement and the presence of NY Rotarians.


Tom McConnon has kindly agreed to assist in posting the opportunities for Rotary Giving to Haiti on our website.

We greatly appreciate your support for this initiative. We believe it will reflect a united commitment of our members to the Haiti Disaster.

My best,

Natalie Hahn

Chair
International Service Division
Rotary Club of New York

NYC Rotaract Hold Fund Raiser with Shelter Box Representative.

Photo: Kelly Roberts, Past Pressident of the Rotaract at the UN at the recent fundraiser for Rotary Shelter Boxes for Haiti

Dear all,
I'm forwarding an email from our Rotaract club at UN's President. As leaders within Rotary perhaps you could share any Rotary efforts to help Haiti that we could help support .
Sincerely,

Ms. Kelly Roberts
past- president 08-09
District Rotaract Rep 09-10



cc
Subject Rotary response to Haiti



Dear Fellow Rotarians and Rotaractors,

I am writing to find out if we have any Rotary contacts on the ground in Haiti that we can connect with to send District-wide support in light of the recent devastation. I've just written to a Haitian Rotaractor that served on the board of RYLA North America with and am anxiously awaiting his response, though I fear it may be awhile due to communication problems throughout the entire island.

My hope is that we could somehow band together and let them know that their Rotary family in New York is behind them. I am proud to be a member of an organization that is always so quick and efficient when it comes to responding to a need and would love to go through the Rotary channels rather than soley donating to a larger aide organization.

Yours in Rotary,

Nicole Dolan
President
Rotaract Club at the UN
www.rotaractnewyorkcity.org



http://rotaractnewyorkcity.org/events/support-haiti/


Yi Shun Lai, ShelterBox USA Response Team Member, will be on hand to
answer questions about the organization & provide information about how
ShelterBox USA is responding to this crisis.


When: Monday, January 18th, 5pm-7pm

Location:
Village Pourhouse downtown location 64
Third Avenue (Corner of 11th Street)
New York

With a minimum donation of $10, you will receive a wristband for open bar
from 5pm-6pm.

Additional donations are appreciated.

Metro Club of New York Donates $5,000 to purchase Shelter Boxes

Dear Karl,

Thanks very much for your email. Our Club already donated 5k to the Rotarian organization shelter box who was there already right after it happened. I have passed on your email to other friends, colleagues etc to support your efforts as well.
Unfortunately i wont be able to be at the charter celebration of the new walls tr club( i m in Germany bec. my grandma passed away) but i m crossing my fingers and wishing them all the best. I m in contact with Susanne to see how we can set up an international project together with our club or how else we can grow the "youngsters" together.

greetings from Germany, Nadine

Mother Theresa's Missionaries of Charity asks for Rotarian Support

Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:31 PM
Subject: From Dr Walley Report MaterCare goes to Haiti


Dear Mr Klee and Mr Zinser;
We received an urgent call from Mother Theresa's MIssionaries of Charity to help in what they called a 1st aid station which turned out to be a mini hospital in the open. Our real concerns were for the welfare of mothers. (see attached)The Churchlike everyone has suffered grievously - the Archbishop of P-au - P, a second bishop, at least 50 sisters and brothers and 45 seminarians many about to be ordained were killed. Only one survived by jumping from the 3rd floor as the building collapsed. Many docs and nurses were also killed. The Hospital of St Francis de Sales, which is the Archdiocesan hospital is now under the administration of the Apostolic Nuncio. The Nuncio asked MCI to develop obstetric services with Hatian coleagues as the three story building which contained the maternity ward, labour and delivery and the nursery collapsed and all were trapped including docsand nurses.. They all still in the building and the smell of death is overpowering. We are appealing for help. The problem is that most donations go towards the "big" agencies, CRS, Development and Peace, MSF, Red Cross etc and motherhood and those agencies who provide for them are not considered.I would be grateful for any help that Rotary and anyone else can give. We are in contact with Rotarians here.
Thanks and kind regards

Rob Walley

Offer to set up a Social Networking Group

Dear Ms. Hahn and respectful colleagues,

Thanks for forwarding the draft. I attended the January 20th breakfast meeting as a guest of Hugh Fox. I felt so honored to be there with such enthusiastic and philanthropic leaders. I was most moved by their deep-hearted efforts to find out action-oriented practical solutions for people in disaster.

As Hugh announced, I would be happy to give my hand in setting up the web focal-center for networking and administering the recovery actions. The network will also enable each Rotarian Action Group to promptly report the current situations in Haiti and share what they have done with the donated money, not only through the web site but also by their mobile phones. Any information posted to the center will be shared instantaneously through emails as well.

I believe Hugh, the focal point, will provide me with the information necessary for the networking. In the mean time, please let me know, should you have any additional thoughts/requests related to the web focal-center.

Most respectfully yours,

Eunhee

Jim Kushner of Inwood Rotary Club reports via Helen Reisler

Feb 2, Tues: I hope to return to Haiti in the near future, and although I don't foresee leaving NYC before next Monday, I do have an urgent and timely request from Jim regarding a group of 90 orphans in desperate need of food, water, tents to sleep in, and medical care. We learned about the orphans only a few days ago, when we met Bishop Louis Marcel Pierre, the caretaker of 60 of the orphans. Jim Kushner had been asked to contact the Bishop by Dr. Pierre Morninglane, whom Jim had met at the Inwood Rotary Club. We managed to find the bishop in his parish (St. Matthews) this past Saturday in Croix de Bouquet, a town just north of Port-au-Prince that is receiving little to no help from the outside. As we were leaving the parish, another woman approached us in the street and told us about another 30 orphans who are suffering the same plight. Jim is trying to coordinate a team of doctors and aid workers to take medical supplies and food to the 90 children.

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Rotary Service Above Self recipient Jim Kushner of Inwood Rotary Club is very determined. The victims of Haiti need our help. Jim is a Rotarian who will make sure that our help will get to the right places.

Please contact Past District Governor Helen Reisler, who is point person for Jim Kushner. Call her at 914.277.3117 or 718.622.2148. You can also e-mail Helen at helenbreisler@aol.com .

Rotary Club of New York Donates $10,000 to Fraternite Notre Dame Mission in Haiti

Dear Fellow Rotarians,



In response to the desperate situation in Haiti and reports from fellow Rotarians, we request your urgent attention and contributions for Haiti Disaster Relief. “An estimated 1.5 million people were left homeless by the 7.0-magnitude quake, which some have estimated has killed as many as 200,000 people. (BBC, January 22,2010)



The New York Rotary Foundation has approved $10,000 to the Fraternite Notre Dame Team for transport to the Dominican Republic and supplies. As members of the Rotary Club of New York, we know this team well and have full confidence for their important work in Haiti with French language capabilities, a mission hospital and outreach to a large number of communities.



We encourage you to send the contributions directly to the New York Rotary Foundation so the contributions can be tracked. The contribution/check should be made payable to the New York Rotary Foundation with the memo/for line to state, Haiti Disaster Relief.



If Rotary Members wish to support other initiatives, we invite you to submit the proposal directly to the New York Rotary Foundation. Funds can be earmarked for the group of your choice. Your contribution/check should specify this earmarking.



Make the checks payable to the New York Rotary Foundation and forward to:

The Rotary Club of New York

322 Eighth Avenue

Suite 701

New York, N.Y. 10024



Also, we also ask you to join the Emergencies and Disaster Recovery Working Group. The focal point is Hugh Fox in collaboration with Sheila Washington, Paul Caruso and Helen Reisler. hughfox@mindpsring.com, sheilawash@aol.com, causo7230@aol.com , helenbreisler@aol.com Hugh will be working closely with the New York Rotary Foundation for this campaign drive.



We urge you to contribute and request matching funds from your companies and other colleagues. Let us support Rotarians and save lives in Haiti.



With our appreciation,

The Emergencies and Disaster Recovery Working Group

International Service Division.

Rotary Club of New York

Matercare International

mis queridos amigos ,es para difundirlo ! UNAMOS NUESTRAS MANOS,SIN FRONTERAS, DE CONTINENTE A CONTINENTES !un abrazo muy fuerte.liliana venier.
La UNQUI envió una tonelada de Supersopa a Haití

La Universidad Nacional de Quilmes ( UNQUI ) donó una tonelada ( 10000 porciones ) de producto. El envío partió el 15 de enero y será distribuido por los Cascos Blancos de la Cancillería.

La UNQ se ha unido a la ayuda internacional humanitaria enviada a Haití, debido a los terremotos ocurridos el pasado 12 de enero.

El envío fue realizado en el avión Hércules que partió con más ayuda humanitaria desde Argentina hacia Puerto Príncipe.

La Supersopa es un alimento integral precocido y esterilizado producido integralmente en la UNQ, no necesita refrigeración, su uso es simple, y es de fácil manipulación y almacenamiento, lo cual facilita su consumo en el marco de las duras circunstancias que está atravesando el pueblo haitiano.

Cabe consignar que el primer envío importante de Supersopa se hizo durante las inundaciones de Santa Fé y que se han hecho envíos a Uruguay y Mozambique, además de ser usada con éxito en los comedores comunitarios del país.

Lamentablemente esta noticia no apareció en los diarios de mayor tirada del país y solamente la encontramos en algún diario local, pero merece ser difundida, como otras tantas noticias positivas.

Para la gente solidaria que quiera apoyar este proyecto les cuento que el costo es bajísimo, se presenta en envases de 4 litros, con 50 porciones en cada lata y un costo de 8 pesos con 50 centavos y se puede conservar por 2 años sin refrigeración.

Para comunicarse con la Universidad de Quilmes:
supersopa@unq.edu.ar

Tel: 4365 - 7100

Roque Sáenz Peña 180 ( B1876BXD )
Bernal Bs. As. Argentina

SE AGRADECE LA DIFUSIÓN DE ESTE MATERIAL UTILIZANDO CCO
MATERCARE INTERNATIONAL
8 Riverview Avenue, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 2S5
Tel: (office) 709-579-6472 Fax: (office) 709-579-6501
Email: info@matercare.org Website: www.matercare.org

MATERCARE INTERNATIONAL (MCI) IN HAITI

Two days following the earthquake in Haiti, MCI received a request it could not refuse from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity asking for medical help at their centre in Port au Prince (P au P), where they had been overwhelmed by severely injured adults and children. Simon Walley, MCI’s project manager and I left St John’s on the 19th and with the help of the sisters in Miami and the American Airlines free flight for volunteers, we arrived in Haiti early in the morning of January 20th. The object of the trip was two fold, to treat the injured and to look for somewhere to set up an obstetric unit.
The sisters have a large feeding programme, based in their compound at Delmas 31, and at a number of out stations, as well as a nursery with around 50 orphans. Two of the buildings in the compound have been badly damaged, the three story children’s house and nursery and the volunteers house. They established a make shift first aid station in the open soon after the earthquake which quickly became a mini hospital where some of the severely injured, who had lost their homes, were being cared for. We joined two American doctors, an internist and the other an emergency room physician, a physician's assistant and a social worker also from the USA and later by a Haitian medical student and treated severe head injuries, compound limb fractures of all types and lacerations. The Sisters normally have a large feeding programme, for 400 families each day, in their compound and this has been expanded to outstations.
We were housed in a small bungalow, three to a room, sleeping on mattresses. The lady volunteers preferred to sleep outside because of the frequent after shocks which could occur at any moment, some at embarrassing times and one then had to collect ones dignity fast and head for the door. Food was in short supply for everyone but the sisters managed to feed us volunteers and also the many sisters drafted from their other houses untouched by the earthquake, to help with the emergency.
Nothing we had seen on TV prepared us for what we found, the heat, the noise of aircraft and helicopters; the gridlock of traffic in the streets partially blocked by massive piles of concrete, the overpowering smell of death, the screams of the children and adults as lacerations were stitched, massive, infected soft tissue injuries cleaned and debrided, and fractured limbs stabilised; the shooting an night.
Downtown Port au Prince has been so destroyed that for the locals, assigned to guide us around the city, it was difficult to get their bearings as the streets are unrecognisable. We spent some time exploring for possible sites for the obstetrics unit. The first place we looked was in the Cite Soleil, one of the largest slum areas in the Western hemisphere and a no go area for outsiders. However, the possible buildings - schools, churches a large dispensary have been destroyed. There was a functioning hospital nearby but it was very overcrowded and two other international medical agencies were already providing trauma care and first aid but no obstetrical care. There was really no room for another agency.
On another day we ventured into the downtown area past the destroyed Cathedral and the badly damaged White Palace. Travelling through the streets was extremely difficult, a bit like here in Canada after a snowstorm, when a plough will make one cut for at least one car to be able pass. Here that cut was between concrete on both sides.
With some difficulty we found the hospital of St Francis de Sales, the Archdiocesan Hospital now being administered by the Apostolic Nuncio, Msgr Bernardito Auza. This too was crowded with patients, some on camp beds others lying on the mattresses, underneath strips of plastic, filling what looked like the garden and car park. They were being attended by Haitian and overseas doctors and nurses. The tragedy at this hospital was that the three storey building that housed the maternity ward, the delivery rooms and nursery had collapsed during the quake, trapping everybody inside. The smell of death was overpowering. To retrieve the bodies would be an enormous job and require heavy lifting gear which would be very difficult to bring down because the road around the hospital is so narrow. We found in this hospital an area that could be turned into an operating and delivery rooms and labour ward but would require renovation or a mobile. We were told that there was an urgent need for obstetrical specialists. It was the best opportunity at this point.
Another day we visited a very large paediatric hospital near the airport. The hospital had not been too badly damaged where Italian and Belgian surgeons were providing emergency trauma care for both children and adults. The volunteer health administrator, a paediatrician from Venice indicated that there was an urgent need for obstetricians and gynaecologists (ob/gyns) and welcomed MCI as our intention was to stay for the long term, and we wanted to work with Haitian specialists and midwives. Another Obstetrics and Gynaecology team had just arrived from Milan and we were introduced to the department Professor and found we had the same ideas. We learned that the Italian troops had established a field hospital and would be vacating it on Feb.10th which we could then used as a self contained obstetrical unit. Three mobile clinics had been established to provide ante-natal care in the large makeshift camps with as many as 20 to 30 thousand, established for those who had lost their homes. It was agreed that we would in partnership to develop this unit. Now we have to serve the two hospitals but we have enough volunteers to start but will need more to increase the out clinics.
Following any natural disaster such as this earthquake, the first requirement understandably is for search and rescue and emergency trauma surgery, water, food and shelter which are provided by the large international relief and medical agencies with teams from all over the world. However, from previous experience in East Timor, after the occupation forces left and during the Kosovo crisis back in 1999, it seems that the needs of women during pregnancy and childbirth are forgotten as if pregnancy and birth can be put on hold. Mothers to be in Haiti have experienced everything; they have lost children, loved ones, homes, all their possession and suffered severe injuries – crush fractures to limbs and pelvises. However they have special need during pregnancy for care of high risk conditions which can’t wait for treatment and neither can labour when it starts. Having lost there homes and as most hospitals have been badly damaged, there are few opportunities for them to have safe, clean, deliveries and there are few doctors or midwives to help them. They deliver where they are lying in the camps or in the street, alone and without dignity.
To ignore these needs is a form of violence caused by omission (neglect). The World Health Organization has recently stated that the most neglected health problem in the world is women's health. Haiti already had one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world and given this catastrophe will become even worse. The international community has admitted that the 5th Millennium Development Goal (MDG), to improve women's health by reducing maternal mortality by 75% by 2015, is the most neglected of the eight MDGs. In fact at the present rate of progress it will take 275 years to reach that goal. But as the former Director General of WHO, Dr.Halfdan Mahler, commented at the first Safe Motherhood Conference in Nairobi back in 1987,
“We know enough to act now, it could be done; it ought to be done; and in the name of social justice and human solidarity, it must be done.”
Pregnant women are optimistic and are not expecting to die and frequently they have no way to voice their needs for proper care and when they are dead they have no voice only ours.
The reconstruction of Haiti is going to take decades. MCI’s mission is to help mothers and to work with Haitian doctors and midwives to re-establish maternity services perhaps in two centres. The large, well-known, international relief agencies are able to solicit and receive your help for their work but MCI needs your help too.

Thank you.


Dr Rob Walley
Executive Director, MaterCare International
Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Memorial University of Newfoundland

01/02/10

Port au Prince Rotary Club: A letter from the Past President

Working with Rotary club of Port au Prince, Haiti
Dear Fellow Rotarians of Haiti:

Rotarians from the New York City area would like to extended deep condolences and unwavering support for your community and all the people of Haiti. This earthquake seems especially cruel and unimaginable since Haiti already has a long history of hardship and suffering. Our thoughts and prayers are with the many Haitians and their families who are suffering from this terrible tragedy.
A number of Rotary Clubs in the New York City area would like to provide to your club with some funding for humanitarian assistance. Please let us know where we could send monetary donations so that your Rotary club could provide some assistant to those in your community.
God bless you all,
Thomas V. McConnon
Rotary Club of New York

Dear Thomas:

I am Ronald Lilavois Past presidnt of the Rotary Club of Port au Prince . We greatly appreciate your concern .We didn 't meet yet to plan the actions to be taken . AS soon as we have a plan will contact you.

Thank you
YIR
Ronald Lilavois
Past President 2008 2009

Rotary Partnerships with establihed NGO's

Greetings Tom,



Thanks for all your encouragement and assistance for the Haiti initiatives. I need to get information from the District Governor and add to this note. The purpose is to highlight those NGO’s that have Rotary involvement and a NY Rotarian presence.

Let me update this earlier note (below) and I will forward to you in the morning. Also, I need to get Giorgio’s input.



Cheers,

Natalie



Dear Fellow Rotarians,



This morning, the leading U.S. General in Haiti reports that it is a "reasonable assumption" that up to 200,000 people may have died in last Tuesday's earthquake. Lt Gen Ken Keen said the disaster was of "epic proportions", but it was "too early to know" the full human cost. Rescuers pulled more people alive from the rubble at the weekend, but at least 70,000 people have already had burials. Relief efforts are being slowed by bottlenecks, and many thousands of survivors are fending for themselves. (BBC News, January 18, 2010).



In response to the desperate situation, we have three Rotarian Teams including New York members now in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. They deserve our support.



Helen Reisler received a report from Todd Shea on Sunday who reports, “ If things don’t start improving very rapidly, then life and limb-threatening infections and deadly dehydration and unnecessary conflict will likely emerge within the affected population on a scale that has the potential of becoming rampant and widespread, resulting in more death and injury that could still be avoided though time is fast running out”.



Our New York Rotary Teams include:



1. The Fraternite Notre Dame Team who urgently need funds for food and medicine.

2. The Global Giving Foundation led by Jim Kushner and five other Inwood Club members and Bill DeLong. They will be working with Todd Shea, Founder of the Comprehensive Disaster and Response Service. They are in desperate need for money and supplies, particularly antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medicines, pain medication and anti-bacterial ointment.

3. Carlos Bergantinos, who is traveling with local Rotarian doctors at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He has assisted in organizing a transport team to transport much needed antibiotics and tetanus shots to the border hospitals. Jet Blue is flying these supplies free of charge and Carlos is covering all local costs.



All of these colleagues deserve our urgent support. We encourage you to send the contributions directly to the New York Rotary Foundation so the total contributions can be tracked. Earmark the group for your specific contribution. This is extremely important so total contributions can be totaled and specific earmarked contributions tracked. Andreas will immediately forward your contribution to the specified group. If you wish to contribute, but not to a specific group, earmark, Haiti Disaster Relief.



Make the checks payable to the New York Rotary Foundation and earmark the specific group you wish to assist and send to:

The Rotary Club of New York

322 Eighth Avenue

Suite 701

New York, N.Y. 10024



Let us support Rotarians and save lives in Haiti.



With our appreciation,

David



David Wankoff

President

Rotary Club of New York City

Rotary Club of New York

Greetings David,



With the excellent presentation by Girogio Balestrieri and discussions at this morning’s Rotary International Breakfast, we are delighted to inform you of the organization of a Working Group on Emergencies and Disaster Recovery. We suggest the group serve with the International Service Division. The following responsibilities are proposed:



1. Preparation of the club to respond to national or international disasters in close collaboration with other New York Rotary Clubs, the District Governor and Rotary International. In particular, to work closely with the Rotary International Action Groups to ensure coordination and consistency for Rotary assistance.

2. To acquaint Rotary Club of New York members with avenues for giving and assist with the Rotary Club Partnerships in recipient countries.

3. To work closely with the New York Rotary Foundation on disaster contributions and earmarking of the donor’s contributions.



(I would ask my colleagues to make any changes/additions to these proposed responsibilities as discussed this morning)


The Working Group will be led by Hugh Fox, Sheila Washington and Paul Caruso. Hugh Fox has kindly agreed to be the Coordinator for the Haiti Program of Assistance.



We wish to request five minutes at the January 25th luncheon to urge member’s contributions to Haiti and describe avenues for giving. With clearance from our working group, I will forward a briefing note to encourage all funds to be channeled through the New York Rotary Foundation with an earmarking. We suggest the Monday presentation open with Dr. Lesley Kernisant, M.D. and President of the Society IMmobiliere d’Agriculture de Commerce et de Tourisme. Paul Caruso will follow with the urgent request for assistance and avenues for giving. Emphasis will be given to the NGO’s with Rotary involvement and the presence of NY Rotarians.



Tom McConnon has kindly agreed to assist in posting the opportunities for Rotary Giving to Haiti on our website.



We greatly appreciate your support for this initiative. We believe it will reflect a united commitment of our members to the Haiti Disaster.

My best,

Natalie



Natalie Hahn

Chair

International Service Division

Rotary Club of New York

Wall Street Club Rotarian Donates 100% of Sales to Haiti

At Wall Street's Charter Night Celebration, Oliver Esslinger's raffle for Haitian Relief was very successful.

Dear All,


From January 18 to 22 THE TEA SET - NEW YORK will give 100% of the sales on www.the-tea-set.com to ROTARY INTERNATIONAL, helping HAITI.


So you can give 100% and receive Tea for free,


Best regards








Jacques DOASSANS






http://www.the-tea-set.com







On Jan 17, 2010, at 8:01 PM, Susanne Gellert wrote:


Dear All,

The earthquake in Haiti is a terrible disaster, but Rotary is a shining light during a dark time.

The Rotaract Club at the UN has chosen to support Sheltebox USA and will hold a fundraiser tomorrow, Monday, January 18, 2010.

Please see the link below for details:

http://rotaractnewyorkcity.org/events/support-haiti/


Yours in Rotary Service

Susanne Gellert
President
Rotary Club of Wall Street New York


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Metro NY Club doantes $5,000 for Rotary Shelter Boox

Dear Karl,

Thanks very much for your email. Our Club already donated 5k to the Rotarian organization shelter box who was there already right after it happened. I have passed on your email to other friends, colleagues etc to support your efforts as well.
Unfortunately i wont be able to be at the charter celebration of the new walls tr club( i m in Germany bec. my grandma passed away) but i m crossing my fingers and wishing them all the best. I m in contact with Susanne to see how we can set up an international project together with our club or how else we can grow the "youngsters" together.

greetings from Germany, Nadine

Inwood Club's Jim Kushner in the Field

Rotary International District 7230
Karl Milde – District Governor



Fellow Rotarians,


District Governor Karl Milde has asked me to send out the following urgent message from Jim Kushner, who is now established in the field in Haiti:


Subjet: >From Jim Kushner in the Field via Helen Reisler



We need medical teams we need nurses, trauma nurses and doctors to man the main camp and its satellites, triage people, EMTs.



They can go through Columbia Presbyterian and contact other hospitals for personnel. They can fly Jet Blue or American and come down in teams. We will pick them up at the airport and drive them to our medical camps in Haiti. Let me know in advance when they are coming.



I need their passport numbers, name, specialty, flight number, dates and times of arrival and departing



Aside from personal belongings they should bring:



Cephalaxen tabs & injects
Table paper and bed sheets
Pediatric and adult iv needles
Ace bandages
Alcohol pads
Dexamethasone
Hydrocortisone cream
Pedialyte diapers, baby oil, powder
Bedpans
Basic pediatric meds
Basicobgyn medicines and supplies
Speculum headlamps
Idoform, gauze


As soon as possible!



Jim Kushner

Rotary Club of Inwood





Rotary Service Above Self Recipient Jim Kushner is very determined. The victims of Haiti need our help. Jim is a Rotarian who will make sure that our help will get to the right places.



Please contact Past District Governor Helen Reisler, who is the "Point Person" for Jim Kushner. Any questions please call her at 914-277-3117 or 718-622-2148. You can also e-mail Helen at helenbreisler@aol.com.





Yours in Rotary Service,



Matts Ingemanson

District Secretary

Rotary International District 7230


Six Manhattan Rotarians Are On Their Way to Haiti
To all concerned Rotarians and friends:Jim Kushner and 5 other Inwood Rotary Club members, joined by New York Rotarian Bill DeLong, are on their way to Haiti. They will be working with Todd Shea, Founder of the Comprehensive Disaster & Response Services. Jim, Bill, and Todd have addressed major disasters , previously and are expeienced and reliable.Jim was written up in the Rotarian Magazine and has been on the back cover of the two latest issues. Todd has received a medal from the Pakistan President. Bill is a recipient of New York's "Liberty Medal" presented to him by Mayor Bloomberg. We worked together during 9/11.They are in desparate need of money and supplies.These are the details:SUPPLIES NEEDED:Pain MedicationAnti-Bacterial OintmentAnti-Inflammatory MedicationAnti-Biotics ( cipro, penicillan)Medical GlovesBaby FormulaBaby WipesSEND SUPPLIES TO:TODD SHEAc/o EDWARD SANCHEZAVENUE INDEPENCIA # 201CONDOMINIO BUENA VENTORAAPT 104 ER PISO GAZCUESANTO DOMINGO DRSEND CHECKS TO::THE GLOBAL GIVING FOUNDATION1023 15th STREET NW 12th FLOORWASHUNGTON, DC 20005 Phone: 202-232-5784 ( It is a 501 c3 organization)You must write in memo of check "TODD SHEA-HAITI "I am the "Point Person" for Jim. Any questions:helenbreisler@aol.com Tel: 914-277-3117 or 718-622-2148They need our help
Posted by Rotary Club of New York at 12:07
20100117

Memebers, Friends, and Family Are Cordially Invited:
Rotary Club of Wall Street Charter Dinner
At The Down Town Association
Friday 29, January 2010
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Members, Friends, and Family are cordially invited to attend
the Charter Dinner for the Rotary Club of Wall Street.
7:00 - 8:00
Cocktails and Fellowship
8:00 - 10:00
Dinner, Charter Ceremony, Keynote Speaker and Remarks by the District Governor
Contributions $125 / person
$1000 for a table of 8, plus a page in the Charter Journal
Cash or Check only for Payment
Checks should be made out to The Rotary Club of Wall Street
Please RSVP By Friday 22 January To:
Kazumi Hasegawa: kazumihc@gmail.com,
Posted by Rotary Club of New York at 15:02
20100110

Please, just do it again!
January 10, 2010
Our last collection of hats, gloves and scarves was a success with over 200 items being collected and handed out. Thanks to all of you. Remember, if you ever have any other items like coats you can just contact me directly and I can arrange to get them and distribute them.Since our last drive was such a success we are going to do it again. This time we will be collecting socks. They must be new and can vary in size. Nothing fancy, just basic cotton tube socks varying in size. I think that larger sizes are probably better as most people that come are men. I am requesting that everyone bring socks to the Wednesday, January 27th meeting. If you are unable to bring in socks but would like to make a cash donation I will accept the money and buy socks.Our goal will be 250 pairs of socks. I am sure we can do this and thank you all in advance for your efforts.Hermann P. Walz
Posted by Rotary Club of New York at 08:31
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The RCWS meets at 5:30pm on Wednesdays at The Downtown Association, 60 Pine Street. Email: Rotarywallstreet@aol.com

For More Information:
Wall Street Journal Editorial On Polio
Rotary International
Rotary District 7230 Website
Rotary at the United Nations in N.Y.

Weekly Program Schedule:
January 20, 2010Speaker: Dr. Jerry LuftmanProfessional Title: Executive Director & Distinguished Professor STEVENS Institute of TechnologyHowe School of Technology ManagementPresentation Title: How to leverage Information Technology from the Recession through the Turnaround Presentation Overview:Today's businesses are compelled to continue the penetration of Information Technology (IT) into all facets of the organization. Businesses, regardless of their size, cannot function without IT enabling/driving every activity, from traditional back office systems such as e-mail, accounting, payroll, and inventory management, to strategic applications that interact with customers and business partners. These challenges are compounded by the dynamics of the business, technology, and economy. Dr. Luftman has analyzed over 300 U.S. corporations and will provide an overview on important trends such as key management issues, important technologies, budgets, headcount, skills, and organization structure. Hosted by Stanley Kules.

For More information
Rotary International Website
Rotary District 7230 Website
Rotary at the United Nations
Polio-Plus WSJ Editorial