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The tragic events in Haiti have surprised and saddened all of us. The island nation was the focal point of a magnitude-7 quake on Tuesday, January 12th. The death toll estimates from the earthquake are estimated at 150,000. We offer our condolences to the families affected by the disaster. And as SECME is as an organization dedicated to science, engineering, and math education, we have asked the Haitian-American Association of Engineers and Scientists, as a professional organization, what help we can offer. We anticipate that in the days to come this emergency will need the response equal in scope to the disaster. Our students, faculty and friends can supply need items: Snack food, Granola Bars, Cereal, tarps, ropes, cooking pots, utensils, towels, blankets, bottled water, cleaning products, new clothes, new shoes, canned food/flip open tops, canned pasta meals, garbage liners, shovels, buckets, rice, beans in 10-20 lb bags, cooking oil, peanut butter, batteries, flashlights, matches, Kotex, bar soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo, washcloths, Band-aids, first Aid Kits, antibiotics, neosporin, gauze bandages.
Our thoughts will be with the Haitian-American community during the days of mourning ahead.
If you have questions, concerns and other suggestions, please contact:
- Bito David: david[at]palmbeach[dot]k12[dot]fl[dot]us, phone: (561) 963-6320
- Jimmy Peterkin: peterkinj[at]palmbeach[dot]k12[dot]fl[dot]us (561) 434-7323
