Haiti

An article by Jeanne Burger, just published in the Journal of Christian Nursing, about Haiti and the FSIL nursing school that members of First Presbyterian were instrumental in developing, is avail

At coffee hour on Sunday, November 21, the Haiti Medical Mission Task Force will host a thank-you reception with breakfast treats and Haitian coffee.

Hilltoppers will meet on April 15 (one week later than usual), at noon in the Social Hall, to hear a presentation by Deb Hutton and Lisa Johnson, two church members who have just returned from Hait

First Presbyterian will be sending a medical team to Leogane, Haiti to help in the inpatient wards and outpatient clinic at the mobile hospital in Leogane. The trip will be May 1 to 10, 2010.

There are many ways to help with the Haiti Earthquake Relief.
1) Donate Money.  Checks can be make out to First Presbyterian Church with "Haiti Earthquake Relief" on the memo line, or you may contribute through our online gifts/payment page. Donations will be sent directly to our medical and nursing colleagues in Leogane, Haiti, to assist with purchasing supplies for disaster relief.
2) Prepare and Donate Disaster Assistance Kits. Kit descriptions can be found outside the church office, or at the Welcome Center.

Hello everyone,
PCUSA is suggesting that those with a calling to do some stateside "hands on" work use their talents to assemble Disaster Assistance Kits that can be forwarded though PCUSA to Haiti.

If the spirit moves you here are the two kits that they need:

Hygiene Kit

1 - hand towel (approx 16 x 28 - no fingertip or bath towels)
1 - washcloth
1- wide tooth comb

The Medical Mission Task Force is going to Haiti From May 16 to May 23 to provide mobile health clinics for those in need. They welcome the donation of a wide variety of items. For more information, please see the April First Press or check the Haiti page under "Mission Programs" on this website or contact Linda Kerr Johnson at 665 -8299.

The Haiti Nursing Foundation is sponsoring a celebration of Ruth Barnard's remarkable work in spearheading the establishment of the Nursing School in Haiti. The celebration will be held at the Michigan Theater on Saturday, April 4, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The celebration will include an informal symposium entitled, "Global Health: Haiti." The keynote speakers are Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, Director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, and Dr. Gary Nabel, Director of Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health.