League of Hope would like to thank all of the people making relief and recovery efforts in Haiti possible. League of Hope has recently been approved as a Partner with MAP International, which allows us to deliver high-quality pharmaceuticals to desperately needy clinics in Haiti. On March 15, League of Hope took 150 pounds of medicine with a wholesale value of about $40,000US to Port Au Prince for the Bill Rice Clinic on La Gonave. This medicine was purchased with funds raised by Girl Scout Troop 3538 at Morningside Elementary School.
League of Hope organized, funded and led a group of agricultural experts from University of Georgia and Birdsong Peanuts on an assessment trip travelling from Port Au Prince to Cap Haitien. Check back soon for video of the trip.
In 2010, 100% of received funds are going directly to League of Hope projects in Haiti!
Check out the new website:
www.leagueofhope.org
Friday, March 26, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Relief in and around Jacmel
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Plans
I am finishing up with a few freight forwards: supplies donated by Emory University, Gainesville College and Childspring...should be 10 pallets or so. Hopefully, these will make it on a C130 out of Opa Laka, Florida for free.
I am meeting on Monday with the Dean of the UGA Agricultural School to discuss a partnership of ag and poultry experts helping to ensure the spring crops on La Gonave are maximized. This could be an important step in helping the Haitians supply their own food locally, which 50 years ago was common.
I am also excited about organizing a partnership of hospitals, doctors and suppliers of prostheses to help the estimated 100,000 that have had amputations as a result of the earthquake. This plan was hatched last night after a conversation with my friend Ingrid Arnesen in Petionville, Haiti who described walking through a clinic with human arms and legs lying all over the floor. If you want to join in the effort, please let me know. Graham
I am meeting on Monday with the Dean of the UGA Agricultural School to discuss a partnership of ag and poultry experts helping to ensure the spring crops on La Gonave are maximized. This could be an important step in helping the Haitians supply their own food locally, which 50 years ago was common.
I am also excited about organizing a partnership of hospitals, doctors and suppliers of prostheses to help the estimated 100,000 that have had amputations as a result of the earthquake. This plan was hatched last night after a conversation with my friend Ingrid Arnesen in Petionville, Haiti who described walking through a clinic with human arms and legs lying all over the floor. If you want to join in the effort, please let me know. Graham
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Videos of Airstrip in Leogane
The pilots in this whole saga are the true heroes in my opinion:
David Lee of AirShares Elite and Eric Zipkin and Adam Schaefer of Tradewinds Aviation are the three that I was associated with. They put a lot of effort and a lot of their own resources into early relief missions to Haiti:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=leagueofhope&search_type=&aq=f
David Lee of AirShares Elite and Eric Zipkin and Adam Schaefer of Tradewinds Aviation are the three that I was associated with. They put a lot of effort and a lot of their own resources into early relief missions to Haiti:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=leagueofhope&search_type=&aq=f
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Out of Leogane
I am sitting on a plane now in Santiago. The trees along the road where we landed have been cleared making the take-off much easier. League of Hope was able to provide several families with funds to build a better tent. Right now, they have blankets and sheets as the roof and they sleep on the grass. One family has 5 kids on a single-bed mattress. RoRo said he would help with the construction.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
One Airstrip Too Far
I had arranged for 2 loads of food already in santiago to be delivered
in Cessna Caravans to La Gonave for today, which is sunday, by pilot
jose maldonado out of san juan. I did not get a price from jose until
about 10 last night. Around 6pm, I was copied on an email to pere ajax
asking for assistance clearing airspace in the 70 mile zone for a
flight(s?) from a Bahamas outfit. That was the first time for me to
hear of this plane which also was to arrive Sunday on the small, dirt
airstrip on La Gonave. Around 10 pm, jose emailed me with the flight
cost for two loads: $10232! Come on, Jose! I'm not going to the
Masters! The food has been donated by Go Ministries. Since the
Bahamas plane was going(I thought) and David Hammer Lee has access now
to a much cheaper plane with much higher capacity that can start as
soon as monday, I told jose to hold off. The Bahamas plane never made
it. And La Gonave still needs food :(
in Cessna Caravans to La Gonave for today, which is sunday, by pilot
jose maldonado out of san juan. I did not get a price from jose until
about 10 last night. Around 6pm, I was copied on an email to pere ajax
asking for assistance clearing airspace in the 70 mile zone for a
flight(s?) from a Bahamas outfit. That was the first time for me to
hear of this plane which also was to arrive Sunday on the small, dirt
airstrip on La Gonave. Around 10 pm, jose emailed me with the flight
cost for two loads: $10232! Come on, Jose! I'm not going to the
Masters! The food has been donated by Go Ministries. Since the
Bahamas plane was going(I thought) and David Hammer Lee has access now
to a much cheaper plane with much higher capacity that can start as
soon as monday, I told jose to hold off. The Bahamas plane never made
it. And La Gonave still needs food :(
People are running out of stuff everywhere. Everyone is trying their best.
Water from camp
Still trying to solve food to La Gonave...difficult.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Ramping Up Production
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Saturday
Sorry about earlier post...Florida says no can see well. Wireless down now, not expected to be up soon. Not many pilots willing to go to La Gonave. Working with guy in San Juan now. Can get food from Santiago that is already there. We can send Atlanta collections down later. Trying to get 2X2000 pound loads today to La Gonave. Will keep you posted.
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Haitian coffee
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Re: Supply Chain
This post is intended to give an idea about the emails that are flying around and the people involved in getting things here. If this had happened pre-internet........
ok - that sounds like a plan. So adam & eric will pick up Aquatabs.... any indication of when? I assume that Leogane airport is still in play for the short term for things we need quickly but we will work on another route for the larger volumes.
Dave - see below. we need to establish a supply chain to Leogane. I that means staging in one US city and flying into PaP then Pgh probably makes the most sense. CAn you find out if there are any plans for cargo transports from pgh that will be routine trips?
Jim - can LXS donate the use of a container or two to load in pgh and get to Leogane? I think a container would be valuable to Michael since he could keep it locked for security.
jeff
We just talked and he wants it. I try toi get ft laud gear and salt on one plane to PAP, and truck to here. Have call into bill cargill @ ft laud executive airport. Long term, better to get a large load to PAP and truck here. Runway capacity in leogane too small for long term. We should try to stage out of 1 US airport and 1 dr(santiago) or try for direct to PAP from US. So, on spreadsheet note supply points for all gear. I recomend google docs and will be easy for everyone to stay up to date.
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From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:57:29 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Supply Chain
michael could tell you. i will eventually put together a spreadsheet that shows all supplies, how much is where and how much we need. I don't have a handle on salt right now.
jeff
Ok got it.What abiout salt?
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From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:50:02 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Cc: <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>; <jack.hasnauer@gmail.com>
Subject: Supply Chain
talk to Michael about priorities. I would think that the first load of Aquatabs is a high priority. The bottle caps from FLL may be next. Then the second load of Aquatabs.
If this thing keeps growing we need a routine way to get more bottles, spigots, etc into Leogane. DSI can definitely pay for fuel and expenses. If we get major funding from a large org we could probably pay for flight time, etc so that the pilots don't have to keep pulling out of their pockets.
Let's start to think about establishing a supply chain that can support a larger effort. So far you probably have transported the volume for ~5,000 systems. The target of our proposals is about 20,000 systems. It may well grow to 40,000 or more.
jeff
2 loads then. Ill work on it.
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From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:41:25 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Cc: <mgately@medentech.com>; <sdalzell@medentech.com>; <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
My understanding is that the total weight is 1,600 kg and that is distributed among 11 pallets. I would estimate a pallet to be 4'x4'x3' high. They are very light so I would guess that you would max out on volume.
Michael/Suzanne - pls confirm if you get this.
jeff
Jeff Ritter
Technical & Services Procurement 412-809-2248 (office)
Lanxess 412-809-1053 (fax)
111 Park West Drive 412-260-5248 (cell)
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
We need weight and volume. Only cesna caravans make sense to land in leogane, which means adam and eric. Need to know how many loads so can arrange them to go get from santiago and deliver
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From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:07:44 -0500
To: Robert Overly<roverly@rinkdesign.com>
Cc: <chamo@tds.net>; <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>; Michael Ritter<michael.ritter2@gmail.com>; Voss, Phil<pvoss@lsijax.com>; <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>; <purecompassion@dccnet.com>; <charles@taeria.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
any more info on this - should we consider having David Lee or another private pilot try to get to Puerto Plata?
Michael needs them quickly. Aquatabs are the best source of chlorine at this point.
jeff
Richard,
I am going to send you a couple of email correspondences that will give you contact points and location.
This email gives the coordinates for Leoganes, Haiti which is where the location of the NGO, Deep Springs International.
Michael Ritter is your contact, but as you can see in the attachments, there are other individuals representing the organization.
Telephone connections have been spotty at best so they have been communicating through emails.
I am copying a number individuals that I have been working with to let them know what we are up to.
For their benefit: we have been having difficulty getting transportation out of Puerto Plata. I still waiting on a few phone calls, but as a back up, Richard Taylor, who has been working with my community in the Dominican Republic, has agreed to help me look for other options in getting the product to Michael.
I am sending Richard all of my contact information, so that if things work his way, He will be able to contact Michael and his group.
H. Robert Overly, AIA,
Architect
Rink Design Partnership, Inc.
architecture | landscape architecture | interior design
1301 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 500, Jacksonville, FL 32207
PH 904.396.6353 FAX 904.346.0781
www.rinkdesign.com
MP Please consider the environment and the impact on ourchildren's future before printing this email.
From: james.coccagno@lanxess.com [mailto:james.coccagno@lanxess.com]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:15 AM
To: Robert Overly
Subject: Fw: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
Robert,
Here is some more info on Leogane. Jeff has sent 4 planes on their the past two days. Shouldn't be a problem getting the goods on the ground and secured, that is if we can get them in the air.
______________________
Jim Coccagno
LANXESS Corporation
Head of International Logistics
and Logistics Procurement
111 RIDC Park West
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
PH - 412-809-2245
Fax - 412-809-1053
James.Coccagno@lanxess.com
www.us.lanxess.com
----- Forwarded by James Coccagno/MIGQT/USERS/LANXESS on 01/22/2010 10:11 AM -----
Here are the images of the airstrip. Is this what you wanted or do you want copies of the pics I've been taking?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Ritter <michael.ritter2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Subject: Fwd: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
To: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com, Ruth Entwistle <entwistle.ruth@gmail.com>, "jeffrey.ritter2" <jeffrey.ritter2@gmail.com>, amy.ritter3@gmail.com, Robert Simpson Kinelski <Rsk1148@aol.com>
Kind of just for fun and because I'm a Google Earth nerd - but feel free to pass along to press people to give a sense of what's going on here. They haven't yet marked out the field in the SW corner where the roads converge that is now being staked out by the Marines and being used as their helicopter pad now. In my pics you can see one with the plane that landed on the "airstrip" and a Marines helicopter in the air.
Not sure what's all in the emails below the latest, but please strip them if you pass them along in case there's any CDC/UND/CNP stuff that isn't meant to be passed along.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jim Sylivant <jsylivant@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Subject: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
To: wpierre@nd.edu, jbrissau@nd.edu
Cc: jcmcafee@aol.com, Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu, gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr, michael.ritter2@gmail.com, "Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mjb3@cdc.gov>, "Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR)" <doe3@cdc.gov>, aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com, boyda02@gmail.com, cagrady@gmail.com, dujour102@hotmail.com, Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca, "Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <lff4@cdc.gov>, lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu, ldesir@nd.edu, mdineen@auafl.com, mdorvil@uic.edu, nessimizmery@yahoo.com, pfwilbur@aol.com, rwhite@midcitypartners.com, Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org, sphasg@gwumc.edu, srmspano@yahoo.com, L.Rand.Carpenter@state.tn.us, Yao Sodahlon <Ysodahlon@taskforce.org>, "Parise, Monica E. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mep0@cdc.gov>, "Eberhard, Mark (Atlanta) (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mle1@cdc.gov>, "Winings, John" <jwinings@oxidyn.com>, "Gee, Tim" <timgee@pobox.com>, "Bennett, Jr., Tyler" <tylerbeniii@gmail.com>, Nicole and Mike Carlin <carlin6619@aol.com>, wwhite@maf.org, reservations@haiti.maf.net, "Parker, John" <johnwparker2002@yahoo.com>, Streit Tom <streit.1@nd.edu>, Bertone Kercelin <kercelin@yahoo.fr>, "Markee, Linda" <linda.markee@comcast.net>, contact@cnphaiti.org, Hilda Alcindor <halcindor@msn.com>, joey leary <joey.leary@intervol.org>, "Hornsby, Jess" <JHornsby@aol.com>, "Sternbergh, Martha W." <mwsternbergh@gulftel.com>, "Walmer, Kathy" <kathywalmer@usa.net>, "Walmer, David" <fhm@usa.net>, "MERISIER, Delson" <delsonmerisier@yahoo.fr>, "Butler, Fred" <fbutler@ec.rr.com>, "Gerald, Toussaint" <gtoussaintca@yahoo.fr>, "Gateaux, Yoleine" <Pyo1@aol.com>, "Philem, James" <JPhilem@aol.com>, "Raber, Phil & Myriam" <raber88@zoominternet.net>, "Tintin, Nicolas" <tincol2002@yahoo.fr>, ALBERT POINT DU JOUR <albepdj@hotmail.com>, presrevrob@aol.com, hscenews@yahoo.com, "Mahler, Pix" <pix@e-mahlers.net>, Evens <laguerre90@yahoo.fr>, "Madsen, Dr." <Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu>, robin@jet-quest.com, ezipkin@tradewindaviation.com, emm7@cdc.gov, Sarah Miller <sarahamiller@nd.edu>, Adam Schaefer <aschaefer@tradewindaviation.com>, dispatch@tradewindaviation.com, christopher-buresh@uiowa.edu, dzipkin@tradewindaviation.com, "Land, Rich & Kathy" <landsinhaiti@yahoo.com>
Information on reaching Leogane
Attached are .jpg images taken from Google Earth and marked with information on:
-Temporary landing strip on the bypass road of Léogâne
-Helicopter landing area near the Nursing School and Residence Filariasis
-Street route that is not blocked to reach the Nursing School and Residence Filariasis from main road
Overlays and map mark-ups created by Tyler Bennett from information from Wesly Pierre and Jean-Marc Brissau.
This information is current as of January 20, 2009 and is subject to change. The .jpg pictures are smaller to download, but do not offer full resolution. The .kml file is for users of Google Earth. By downloading the .kml file, when you open it, it will launch Google Earth which will use this data instead of older (pre-earthquake). More detailed map information is given and the tools in
Google Earth can be used to navigate and zoom in. Port-au-Prince and Léogâne views are AFTER the earthquake.
Please send updates/corrections to jsylivant@pobox.com
Jim Sylivant
ls (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) wrote:
from the CNN website
9:33 p.m. -- International aid has just started reaching Léogâne, Haiti, where the mayor says 90 percent of buildings have collapsed. For five days, the director of a local nursing school and its students gave medical aid to about 5,000 people in a makeshift clinic with few supplies, CNN's Karl Penhaul reports. The first international humanitarian aid arrived with a World Food Program team on Saturday night, and a Doctors Without Borders team arrived Sunday. Watch
9:20 p.m. -- About 100 children are believed to be buried in the rubble of a school in Léogâne, about a hour's drive west of Port-au-Prince, CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/01/17/lok.penhaul.leogane.cnn
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:34 PM
To: 'wpierre@nd.edu'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'jbrissau@nd.edu'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu'; 'jsylivant@pobox.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com'; 'Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'sarahamiller@nd.edu'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'boyda02@gmail.com'; 'carlin6619@aol.com'; 'cagrady@gmail.com'; 'dujour102@hotmail.com'; 'Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu'; 'ldesir@nd.edu'; 'mdineen@auafl.com'; 'mdorvil@uic.edu'; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com'; 'pfwilbur@aol.com'; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com'; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org'; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu'; 'srmspano@yahoo.com'; Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'L.Rand.Carpenter@state.tn.us'
Subject: First flight into Leogane
A first plane landed today in leogane and more will follow in the following days.
Thanks to all of you for not forgetting Leogane
Els
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From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
To: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Wesly Pierre' <wpierre@nd.edu>; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau' <jbrissau@nd.edu>; 'jcmcafee@aol.com' <jcmcafee@aol.com>; 'Luccene Desir' <Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu>; 'jsylivant@pobox.com' <jsylivant@pobox.com>; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr' <gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr>; 'jcmcafee@aol.com' <jcmcafee@aol.com>; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com' <michael.ritter2@gmail.com>; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars' <Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu>; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller' <sarahamiller@nd.edu>; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com' <aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com>; 'boyda02@gmail.com' <boyda02@gmail.com>; 'carlin6619@aol.com' <carlin6619@aol.com>; 'cagrady@gmail.com' <cagrady@gmail.com>; 'dujour102@hotmail.com' <dujour102@hotmail.com>; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr' <gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr>; 'Julsain, Henrilio' <Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca>; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu' <lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu>; 'ldesir@nd.edu' <ldesir@nd.edu>; 'mdineen@auafl.com' <mdineen@auafl.com>; 'mdorvil@uic.edu' <mdorvil@uic.edu>; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com' <nessimizmery@yahoo.com>; 'pfwilbur@aol.com' <pfwilbur@aol.com>; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com' <rwhite@midcitypartners.com>; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org' <Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org>; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu' <sphasg@gwumc.edu>; 'Mary Spano' <srmspano@yahoo.com>; 'TArnason@holyinnocents.org' <TArnason@holyinnocents.org>; 'wirthpr@gmail.com' <wirthpr@gmail.com>; 'Logan Anderson' <Logan.Anderson.290@nd.edu>; 'Sarah Craig' <Sarah.C.Peterek.3@nd.edu>; 'aultstev@paho.org' <aultstev@paho.org>; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com' <jeff.ritter@lanxess.com>; 'Jon Steele' <jon@madewell.com>; 'Megan Wilson' <mwilson@psi.org>; 'Nathan Michaels' <nathanlmichaels@gmail.com>; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net' <danielelantagne@earthlink.net>; '<mdineen@auafl.com>' <mdineen@auafl.com>; '<jsylivant@pobox.com>' <jsylivant@pobox.com>; 'Brittany Eddy' <brittanyeddy@gmail.com>; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com' <aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com>; 'Ferdinand Merlène' <ferdinandmerlene@yahoo.ca>; 'Claude Surena' <csurena@yahoo.com>; 'Dujour Jean François' <dujour102@hotmail.com>; 'delorm2005@yahoo.fr' <delorm2005@yahoo.fr>; 'Steven Osborne' <drauz@hotmail.com>; 'gnicolas20@hotmail.com' <gnicolas20@hotmail.com>; 'Gary PERODIN' <gperodin@hotmail.com>; 'Gaetan Mentor' <gmentor57@gmail.com>; 'Guy Theodore' <hh5gt@aol.com>; 'Haiti Program' <haiti.haiti.1@nd.edu>; 'Kevin P. Osborne' <kpo1213@gmail.com>; 'Katie Zakas' <kzakas@nd.edu>; 'kzelenka@crshaiti.org' <kzelenka@crshaiti.org>; 'Linda Mans Leary' <lmansleary@roadrunner.com>; 'Leslie Roberts' <lroberts@aaas.org>; 'MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org' <MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org>; 'Marcia Lane' <mlane@haitinursing.org>; 'Osnel Sagaille' <nelomag@yahoo.com>; 'pinter@stjoe-redcross.org' <pinter@stjoe-redcross.org>; 'Philip Coyne' <Philip.Coyne@usuhs.mil>; 'Xue Yang' <qingtiansnowena@gmail.com>; 'Ruth Barnard' <rbarnard@umich.edu>; 'streit.1@nd.edu' <streit.1@nd.edu>; 'slpelletreau@gmail.com' <slpelletreau@gmail.com>; 'Ted Lazarre' <ted.lazarre@yahoo.com>; 'Victor Marie carmelle' <carmylove2001@yahoo.fr>; 'Vincenzo Di Maro' <vincenzod@iadb.org>; 'Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen' <vbeaude@emory.edu>; 'wcanny@crshaiti.org' <wcanny@crshaiti.org>; 'wphoffmann@comcast.net' <wphoffmann@comcast.net>; 'wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net' <wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net>; 'Ximena Medellin' <xmedelli@nd.edu>; 'Yves Marcel COIMIN' <yvesmarcel_coimin@yahoo.fr>; 'Yves Vericain' <jvericain@yahoo.fr>; 'Rodrigue Lovince' <rodpink2001@yahoo.fr>; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net' <danielelantagne@earthlink.net>; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'joey.leary@intervol.org' <joey.leary@intervol.org>; 'fhm@usa.net' <fhm@usa.net>; 'yao sodahlon' <ysodahlon@taskforce.org>; McMorrow, Meredith (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'gmcmorrow@att.net' <gmcmorrow@att.net>; 'kbolles@savechildren.org' <kbolles@savechildren.org>; 'aaakesson@cnphaiti.org' <aaakesson@cnphaiti.org>; Mintz, Eric (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Parise, Monica E. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Eberhard, Mark (Atlanta) (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Farnon, Eileen (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Sat Jan 16 20:34:19 2010
Subject: a flight with MDs an supplies on Monday to Leogane and one on Wedensday?
Chers ami(es) de Leogane
Je veux d’abord vous assurer que vous avez beaucoup d’amis et que le monde ne vous a pas oublié.
After a whole day emailing and calling, it seems that we reached our goal that we - a handful of public health professionals from different institutions - set on Thursday night: getting help to Leogane! So before going into the details, I want to thank everyone, but especially Wendy, Caroline and Tiffany for their help!
As you all know, we tried to get a plane directly to Leogane. Jean Marc and Wesley made sure we had the GPS coordinates and a plan of the airstrip. Thanks to some of you, Robin Eissler from Jet quest was contacted and she arranged a donated flight. She also arranged a helicopter in case the plane can’t land in Leogane. For the latter we have to pay, but we think we can easily find those funds. This flight is available tomorrow at 8 am in Fort Lauderdale, but though we really tried, we were – on a Saturday – not able to get supplies in time to Florida. But co-incidentally, there was a group MDs from Iowa who were looking to get down to Leogane and we found out that Ashley Aakesson from CNP was willing to coordinate efforts for Leogane. So we put Ashley in contact with Robin and we hope that on Monday, Leogane can get supplies!
We are still trying to get some medicine to Ralph Pennino from Intervol who will bring supplies on Wednesday to Leogane trough 2 donated flights to DR and helicopters from the US Southern Command.
A lot of you had offered money or wanted to help with fundraising. Our plan is to take tomorrow a break, but Monday we are going to organize the best way to organize this. We will send you regularly updates on activities and on how to donate. Although we focus now on the emergency phase, we plan to keep on working on the reconstruction of Leogane.
Thanks!
els
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:03 PM
To: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Wesly Pierre'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'Luccene Desir'; 'jsylivant@pobox.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com'; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'boyda02@gmail.com'; 'carlin6619@aol.com'; 'cagrady@gmail.com'; 'dujour102@hotmail.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'Julsain, Henrilio'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu'; 'ldesir@nd.edu'; 'mdineen@auafl.com'; 'mdorvil@uic.edu'; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com'; 'pfwilbur@aol.com'; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com'; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org'; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu'; 'Mary Spano'; 'TArnason@holyinnocents.org'; 'wirthpr@gmail.com'; 'Logan Anderson'; 'Sarah Craig'; 'aultstev@paho.org'; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com'; 'Jon Steele'; 'Megan Wilson'; 'Nathan Michaels'; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; '<mdineen@auafl.com>'; '<jsylivant@pobox.com>'; 'Brittany Eddy'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'Ferdinand Merlène'; 'Claude Surena'; 'Dujour Jean François'; 'delorm2005@yahoo.fr'; 'Steven Osborne'; 'gnicolas20@hotmail.com'; 'Gary PERODIN'; 'Gaetan Mentor'; 'Guy Theodore'; 'Haiti Program'; 'Kevin P. Osborne'; 'Katie Zakas'; 'kzelenka@crshaiti.org'; 'Linda Mans Leary'; 'Leslie Roberts'; 'MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org'; 'Marcia Lane'; 'Osnel Sagaille'; 'pinter@stjoe-redcross.org'; 'Philip Coyne'; 'Xue Yang'; 'Ruth Barnard'; 'streit.1@nd.edu'; 'slpelletreau@gmail.com'; 'Ted Lazarre'; 'Victor Marie carmelle'; 'Vincenzo Di Maro'; 'Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen'; 'wcanny@crshaiti.org'; 'wphoffmann@comcast.net'; 'wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net'; 'Ximena Medellin'; 'Yves Marcel COIMIN'; 'Yves Vericain'; 'Rodrigue Lovince'; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'joey.leary@intervol.org'; 'fhm@usa.net'; yao sodahlon; McMorrow, Meredith (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'gmcmorrow@att.net'; 'kbolles@savechildren.org'
Subject: Aid for leogane:we need supplies in Fort lauderdale tomorrow at 8 am
Importance: High
Dear
Things are moving! It seems we secured 2 flights, now we have to move to get supplies
Robin Eissler ( who got on board thanks to Nicole and Mike Carlin and Jim Sylivant). They are looking into sending a small plane to Leogane. We will have to send all the supplies to Fort Lauderdale by tomorrow 8 am!. Please help if you have supplies, contacts with UPS, etc.
Ralph Pennino, a MD and ND alumni from Rochester who is active in Intervol.org secured a Falcon 900 jet to fly to Santa Domingo donated by a friend. The US military would then fly the supplies to Leogane via Black Hawk helicopter. This is not finalized but extremely probable.
He has medical supplies but no drugs, IV fluids
So it looks like we have to go to a new search: for supplies and money for the supplies. I know we got already some emails offering supplies.
Thanks
els
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:01 AM
To: 'Wesly Pierre'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau'; jcmcafee@aol.com; 'Luccene Desir'; jsylivant@pobox.com; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; michael.ritter2@gmail.com; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller'; aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com; boyda02@gmail.com; carlin6619@aol.com; cagrady@gmail.com; dujour102@hotmail.com; gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr; 'Julsain, Henrilio'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu; ldesir@nd.edu; mdineen@auafl.com; mdorvil@uic.edu; nessimizmery@yahoo.com; pfwilbur@aol.com; rwhite@midcitypartners.com; Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org; sphasg@gwumc.edu; 'Mary Spano'; TArnason@holyinnocents.org; wirthpr@gmail.com; 'Logan Anderson'; 'Sarah Craig'; 'aultstev@paho.org'; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com'; Jon Steele; Megan Wilson; Nathan Michaels; danielelantagne@earthlink.net; <mdineen@auafl.com>; <jsylivant@pobox.com>; Brittany Eddy; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; Ferdinand Merlène; Claude Surena; Dujour Jean François; delorm2005@yahoo.fr; Steven Osborne; gnicolas20@hotmail.com; Gary PERODIN; Gaetan Mentor; Guy Theodore; Haiti Program; Kevin P. Osborne; Katie Zakas; kzelenka@crshaiti.org; Linda Mans Leary; Leslie Roberts; MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org; Marcia Lane; Osnel Sagaille; pinter@stjoe-redcross.org; Philip Coyne; Xue Yang; Ruth Barnard; streit.1@nd.edu; slpelletreau@gmail.com; Ted Lazarre; Victor Marie carmelle; Vincenzo Di Maro; Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen; wcanny@crshaiti.org; wphoffmann@comcast.net; wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net; Ximena Medellin; Yves Marcel COIMIN; Yves Vericain; Rodrigue Lovince; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Subject: Aid for leogane: update
Dear
There was a lot of emailing back and forth.
This is what we have at the moment:
- We have regular contact with our Haitian friends and colleagues in Leogane
- We have the coordinates of an airstrip in Leogane who was used in the past. The place is clear
- we are preparing a short text to send out as soon we found a plane so that we can find funds.
- we are looking in ways to collect money (paypal?).
- We don’t have a plane yet, that will be the most difficult. We have contacts, but nothing concrete. We also try to get contact with people who are bringing relief with helicopters ( thanks Wendy!)
We contacted a lot of people: US military, CDC hierarchy, MSF, …to ask help for Leogane.
I will stop copying everyone, but please let me know if you want to be copied…
I add some assessments of the situation of Leogane and some pictures
Joey's report:
My name is Joey Leary I have lived in Leogane since August 11th. I am intimately acquainted with the Leogane community as I have many contacts and speak Kreyol. I was airlifted out of the country this morning after a brief visit to the US embassy in Port au Prince. I spent 6am to 6pm on Wednesday working with USPH nursing students to provide emergency medical care tohundreds of critically injured men women and babies. Gangrene, sepsis, and impending kidney failure will surely occur in half of these patients if further medical assistance is not provided. I am sending this information in an attempt to expediate the provision of aide to my friends and colleagues in Leogane.
1. Where?
-Leogane
2. Where in Leogane?
- BELVAL PLAZA (UNPH Nursing School, Notre Dame Haiti Program) - 400 displaced families - 100 critically injured, dying
-CAVALY SOCCER STADIUM - unspecified
-HOSPITAL SAINT CROIX (has been closed for the past two years but still is standing after the earthquake) - has 100 empty rooms. If safe, could be turned into a military hospital.
3. Possible Access Points?
- I was able to drive unimpeded from Leogane to the airport on Thursday Jan. 14. We took the route that remains closest to the sea and takes one through the Oil Refinary. (old route has a sink hole and is inaccessable)
-Ca Ira is 1 mile West of Leogane on the beach. Aid that lands in Ca Ira could be transported on the road that dead ends into Belval Plaza.
4. Important to Note
- 100 residential nursing students (army of healthcare workers) living at Belval Plaza.
- NO MEDICAL SUPPLIES!
-Hospital St Croix, UNPH Nursing School, and Residence Filarose have functioning generators for electricity.
-With the generator Hospital St. Croix can pump clean water into the compound.
- Based on my walk from Champ de Mars to Leogane on Tuesday night, the destruction in Leogane was equal or worse than that in Carrefour.
5. Hospital St. Croix Contacts
- Americans (Suzie and John Parker) have opted to stay behind at Hospital St. Croix to direct relief (contact them at
hscguesthouse@gmail.com and 3.582.1664)
- Belval (Residence Filarose, Nursing School contact) -> Jean Marc Brissau (
jbrissau@nd.edu) 3.557-6424, 3.818.2410
- Leogane Physician Contact information: Dr. Luccene Desir (3-555-5246)
Airstrip info
They can land between
Latitude 18.4933420
Longitude -72.6309900
And
Latitude 18.5110180
Longitude -72.6135950
roads from Leogane into Carrefour and Port are open
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ok - that sounds like a plan. So adam & eric will pick up Aquatabs.... any indication of when? I assume that Leogane airport is still in play for the short term for things we need quickly but we will work on another route for the larger volumes.
Dave - see below. we need to establish a supply chain to Leogane. I that means staging in one US city and flying into PaP then Pgh probably makes the most sense. CAn you find out if there are any plans for cargo transports from pgh that will be routine trips?
Jim - can LXS donate the use of a container or two to load in pgh and get to Leogane? I think a container would be valuable to Michael since he could keep it locked for security.
jeff
| wgrahamhuff@gmail.com 01/23/2010 08:10 AM
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We just talked and he wants it. I try toi get ft laud gear and salt on one plane to PAP, and truck to here. Have call into bill cargill @ ft laud executive airport. Long term, better to get a large load to PAP and truck here. Runway capacity in leogane too small for long term. We should try to stage out of 1 US airport and 1 dr(santiago) or try for direct to PAP from US. So, on spreadsheet note supply points for all gear. I recomend google docs and will be easy for everyone to stay up to date.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:57:29 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Supply Chain
michael could tell you. i will eventually put together a spreadsheet that shows all supplies, how much is where and how much we need. I don't have a handle on salt right now.
jeff
| wgrahamhuff@gmail.com 01/23/2010 07:52 AM
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Ok got it.What abiout salt?
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:50:02 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Cc: <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>; <jack.hasnauer@gmail.com>
Subject: Supply Chain
talk to Michael about priorities. I would think that the first load of Aquatabs is a high priority. The bottle caps from FLL may be next. Then the second load of Aquatabs.
If this thing keeps growing we need a routine way to get more bottles, spigots, etc into Leogane. DSI can definitely pay for fuel and expenses. If we get major funding from a large org we could probably pay for flight time, etc so that the pilots don't have to keep pulling out of their pockets.
Let's start to think about establishing a supply chain that can support a larger effort. So far you probably have transported the volume for ~5,000 systems. The target of our proposals is about 20,000 systems. It may well grow to 40,000 or more.
jeff
| wgrahamhuff@gmail.com 01/23/2010 06:43 AM
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2 loads then. Ill work on it.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:41:25 -0500
To: <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>
Cc: <mgately@medentech.com>; <sdalzell@medentech.com>; <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
My understanding is that the total weight is 1,600 kg and that is distributed among 11 pallets. I would estimate a pallet to be 4'x4'x3' high. They are very light so I would guess that you would max out on volume.
Michael/Suzanne - pls confirm if you get this.
jeff
Jeff Ritter
Technical & Services Procurement 412-809-2248 (office)
Lanxess 412-809-1053 (fax)
111 Park West Drive 412-260-5248 (cell)
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
| wgrahamhuff@gmail.com 01/23/2010 06:29 AM
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We need weight and volume. Only cesna caravans make sense to land in leogane, which means adam and eric. Need to know how many loads so can arrange them to go get from santiago and deliver
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From: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:07:44 -0500
To: Robert Overly<roverly@rinkdesign.com>
Cc: <chamo@tds.net>; <james.coccagno@lanxess.com>; Michael Ritter<michael.ritter2@gmail.com>; Voss, Phil<pvoss@lsijax.com>; <wgrahamhuff@gmail.com>; <purecompassion@dccnet.com>; <charles@taeria.com>
Subject: Re: FW: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
any more info on this - should we consider having David Lee or another private pilot try to get to Puerto Plata?
Michael needs them quickly. Aquatabs are the best source of chlorine at this point.
jeff
| "Robert Overly" <roverly@rinkdesign.com> 01/22/2010 05:52 PM |
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Richard,
I am going to send you a couple of email correspondences that will give you contact points and location.
This email gives the coordinates for Leoganes, Haiti which is where the location of the NGO, Deep Springs International.
Michael Ritter is your contact, but as you can see in the attachments, there are other individuals representing the organization.
Telephone connections have been spotty at best so they have been communicating through emails.
I am copying a number individuals that I have been working with to let them know what we are up to.
For their benefit: we have been having difficulty getting transportation out of Puerto Plata. I still waiting on a few phone calls, but as a back up, Richard Taylor, who has been working with my community in the Dominican Republic, has agreed to help me look for other options in getting the product to Michael.
I am sending Richard all of my contact information, so that if things work his way, He will be able to contact Michael and his group.
H. Robert Overly, AIA,
Architect
Rink Design Partnership, Inc.
architecture | landscape architecture | interior design
1301 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 500, Jacksonville, FL 32207
PH 904.396.6353 FAX 904.346.0781
www.rinkdesign.com
MP Please consider the environment and the impact on ourchildren's future before printing this email.
From: james.coccagno@lanxess.com [mailto:james.coccagno@lanxess.com]
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 10:15 AM
To: Robert Overly
Subject: Fw: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
Robert,
Here is some more info on Leogane. Jeff has sent 4 planes on their the past two days. Shouldn't be a problem getting the goods on the ground and secured, that is if we can get them in the air.
______________________
Jim Coccagno
LANXESS Corporation
Head of International Logistics
and Logistics Procurement
111 RIDC Park West
Pittsburgh, PA 15275
PH - 412-809-2245
Fax - 412-809-1053
James.Coccagno@lanxess.com
www.us.lanxess.com
----- Forwarded by James Coccagno/MIGQT/USERS/LANXESS on 01/22/2010 10:11 AM -----
| Michael Ritter <michael.ritter2@gmail.com> 01/22/2010 08:52 AM |
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Here are the images of the airstrip. Is this what you wanted or do you want copies of the pics I've been taking?
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Michael Ritter <michael.ritter2@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:00 AM
Subject: Fwd: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
To: jeff.ritter@lanxess.com, Ruth Entwistle <entwistle.ruth@gmail.com>, "jeffrey.ritter2" <jeffrey.ritter2@gmail.com>, amy.ritter3@gmail.com, Robert Simpson Kinelski <Rsk1148@aol.com>
Kind of just for fun and because I'm a Google Earth nerd - but feel free to pass along to press people to give a sense of what's going on here. They haven't yet marked out the field in the SW corner where the roads converge that is now being staked out by the Marines and being used as their helicopter pad now. In my pics you can see one with the plane that landed on the "airstrip" and a Marines helicopter in the air.
Not sure what's all in the emails below the latest, but please strip them if you pass them along in case there's any CDC/UND/CNP stuff that isn't meant to be passed along.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jim Sylivant <jsylivant@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:37 PM
Subject: Leogane-Runway & Helicopter
To: wpierre@nd.edu, jbrissau@nd.edu
Cc: jcmcafee@aol.com, Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu, gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr, michael.ritter2@gmail.com, "Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mjb3@cdc.gov>, "Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR)" <doe3@cdc.gov>, aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com, boyda02@gmail.com, cagrady@gmail.com, dujour102@hotmail.com, Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca, "Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <lff4@cdc.gov>, lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu, ldesir@nd.edu, mdineen@auafl.com, mdorvil@uic.edu, nessimizmery@yahoo.com, pfwilbur@aol.com, rwhite@midcitypartners.com, Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org, sphasg@gwumc.edu, srmspano@yahoo.com, L.Rand.Carpenter@state.tn.us, Yao Sodahlon <Ysodahlon@taskforce.org>, "Parise, Monica E. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mep0@cdc.gov>, "Eberhard, Mark (Atlanta) (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)" <mle1@cdc.gov>, "Winings, John" <jwinings@oxidyn.com>, "Gee, Tim" <timgee@pobox.com>, "Bennett, Jr., Tyler" <tylerbeniii@gmail.com>, Nicole and Mike Carlin <carlin6619@aol.com>, wwhite@maf.org, reservations@haiti.maf.net, "Parker, John" <johnwparker2002@yahoo.com>, Streit Tom <streit.1@nd.edu>, Bertone Kercelin <kercelin@yahoo.fr>, "Markee, Linda" <linda.markee@comcast.net>, contact@cnphaiti.org, Hilda Alcindor <halcindor@msn.com>, joey leary <joey.leary@intervol.org>, "Hornsby, Jess" <JHornsby@aol.com>, "Sternbergh, Martha W." <mwsternbergh@gulftel.com>, "Walmer, Kathy" <kathywalmer@usa.net>, "Walmer, David" <fhm@usa.net>, "MERISIER, Delson" <delsonmerisier@yahoo.fr>, "Butler, Fred" <fbutler@ec.rr.com>, "Gerald, Toussaint" <gtoussaintca@yahoo.fr>, "Gateaux, Yoleine" <Pyo1@aol.com>, "Philem, James" <JPhilem@aol.com>, "Raber, Phil & Myriam" <raber88@zoominternet.net>, "Tintin, Nicolas" <tincol2002@yahoo.fr>, ALBERT POINT DU JOUR <albepdj@hotmail.com>, presrevrob@aol.com, hscenews@yahoo.com, "Mahler, Pix" <pix@e-mahlers.net>, Evens <laguerre90@yahoo.fr>, "Madsen, Dr." <Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu>, robin@jet-quest.com, ezipkin@tradewindaviation.com, emm7@cdc.gov, Sarah Miller <sarahamiller@nd.edu>, Adam Schaefer <aschaefer@tradewindaviation.com>, dispatch@tradewindaviation.com, christopher-buresh@uiowa.edu, dzipkin@tradewindaviation.com, "Land, Rich & Kathy" <landsinhaiti@yahoo.com>
Information on reaching Leogane
Attached are .jpg images taken from Google Earth and marked with information on:
-Temporary landing strip on the bypass road of Léogâne
-Helicopter landing area near the Nursing School and Residence Filariasis
-Street route that is not blocked to reach the Nursing School and Residence Filariasis from main road
Overlays and map mark-ups created by Tyler Bennett from information from Wesly Pierre and Jean-Marc Brissau.
This information is current as of January 20, 2009 and is subject to change. The .jpg pictures are smaller to download, but do not offer full resolution. The .kml file is for users of Google Earth. By downloading the .kml file, when you open it, it will launch Google Earth which will use this data instead of older (pre-earthquake). More detailed map information is given and the tools in
Google Earth can be used to navigate and zoom in. Port-au-Prince and Léogâne views are AFTER the earthquake.
Please send updates/corrections to jsylivant@pobox.com
Jim Sylivant
ls (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) wrote:
from the CNN website
9:33 p.m. -- International aid has just started reaching Léogâne, Haiti, where the mayor says 90 percent of buildings have collapsed. For five days, the director of a local nursing school and its students gave medical aid to about 5,000 people in a makeshift clinic with few supplies, CNN's Karl Penhaul reports. The first international humanitarian aid arrived with a World Food Program team on Saturday night, and a Doctors Without Borders team arrived Sunday. Watch
9:20 p.m. -- About 100 children are believed to be buried in the rubble of a school in Léogâne, about a hour's drive west of Port-au-Prince, CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2010/01/17/lok.penhaul.leogane.cnn
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 6:34 PM
To: 'wpierre@nd.edu'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'jbrissau@nd.edu'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu'; 'jsylivant@pobox.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com'; 'Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'sarahamiller@nd.edu'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'boyda02@gmail.com'; 'carlin6619@aol.com'; 'cagrady@gmail.com'; 'dujour102@hotmail.com'; 'Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu'; 'ldesir@nd.edu'; 'mdineen@auafl.com'; 'mdorvil@uic.edu'; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com'; 'pfwilbur@aol.com'; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com'; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org'; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu'; 'srmspano@yahoo.com'; Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'L.Rand.Carpenter@state.tn.us'
Subject: First flight into Leogane
A first plane landed today in leogane and more will follow in the following days.
Thanks to all of you for not forgetting Leogane
Els
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From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
To: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Wesly Pierre' <wpierre@nd.edu>; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau' <jbrissau@nd.edu>; 'jcmcafee@aol.com' <jcmcafee@aol.com>; 'Luccene Desir' <Luccene.Desir.2@nd.edu>; 'jsylivant@pobox.com' <jsylivant@pobox.com>; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr' <gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr>; 'jcmcafee@aol.com' <jcmcafee@aol.com>; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com' <michael.ritter2@gmail.com>; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars' <Madsen.BeaudeRochars.1@nd.edu>; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller' <sarahamiller@nd.edu>; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com' <aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com>; 'boyda02@gmail.com' <boyda02@gmail.com>; 'carlin6619@aol.com' <carlin6619@aol.com>; 'cagrady@gmail.com' <cagrady@gmail.com>; 'dujour102@hotmail.com' <dujour102@hotmail.com>; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr' <gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr>; 'Julsain, Henrilio' <Henrilio.Julsain@cibc.ca>; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu' <lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu>; 'ldesir@nd.edu' <ldesir@nd.edu>; 'mdineen@auafl.com' <mdineen@auafl.com>; 'mdorvil@uic.edu' <mdorvil@uic.edu>; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com' <nessimizmery@yahoo.com>; 'pfwilbur@aol.com' <pfwilbur@aol.com>; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com' <rwhite@midcitypartners.com>; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org' <Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org>; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu' <sphasg@gwumc.edu>; 'Mary Spano' <srmspano@yahoo.com>; 'TArnason@holyinnocents.org' <TArnason@holyinnocents.org>; 'wirthpr@gmail.com' <wirthpr@gmail.com>; 'Logan Anderson' <Logan.Anderson.290@nd.edu>; 'Sarah Craig' <Sarah.C.Peterek.3@nd.edu>; 'aultstev@paho.org' <aultstev@paho.org>; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com' <jeff.ritter@lanxess.com>; 'Jon Steele' <jon@madewell.com>; 'Megan Wilson' <mwilson@psi.org>; 'Nathan Michaels' <nathanlmichaels@gmail.com>; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net' <danielelantagne@earthlink.net>; '<mdineen@auafl.com>' <mdineen@auafl.com>; '<jsylivant@pobox.com>' <jsylivant@pobox.com>; 'Brittany Eddy' <brittanyeddy@gmail.com>; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com' <aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com>; 'Ferdinand Merlène' <ferdinandmerlene@yahoo.ca>; 'Claude Surena' <csurena@yahoo.com>; 'Dujour Jean François' <dujour102@hotmail.com>; 'delorm2005@yahoo.fr' <delorm2005@yahoo.fr>; 'Steven Osborne' <drauz@hotmail.com>; 'gnicolas20@hotmail.com' <gnicolas20@hotmail.com>; 'Gary PERODIN' <gperodin@hotmail.com>; 'Gaetan Mentor' <gmentor57@gmail.com>; 'Guy Theodore' <hh5gt@aol.com>; 'Haiti Program' <haiti.haiti.1@nd.edu>; 'Kevin P. Osborne' <kpo1213@gmail.com>; 'Katie Zakas' <kzakas@nd.edu>; 'kzelenka@crshaiti.org' <kzelenka@crshaiti.org>; 'Linda Mans Leary' <lmansleary@roadrunner.com>; 'Leslie Roberts' <lroberts@aaas.org>; 'MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org' <MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org>; 'Marcia Lane' <mlane@haitinursing.org>; 'Osnel Sagaille' <nelomag@yahoo.com>; 'pinter@stjoe-redcross.org' <pinter@stjoe-redcross.org>; 'Philip Coyne' <Philip.Coyne@usuhs.mil>; 'Xue Yang' <qingtiansnowena@gmail.com>; 'Ruth Barnard' <rbarnard@umich.edu>; 'streit.1@nd.edu' <streit.1@nd.edu>; 'slpelletreau@gmail.com' <slpelletreau@gmail.com>; 'Ted Lazarre' <ted.lazarre@yahoo.com>; 'Victor Marie carmelle' <carmylove2001@yahoo.fr>; 'Vincenzo Di Maro' <vincenzod@iadb.org>; 'Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen' <vbeaude@emory.edu>; 'wcanny@crshaiti.org' <wcanny@crshaiti.org>; 'wphoffmann@comcast.net' <wphoffmann@comcast.net>; 'wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net' <wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net>; 'Ximena Medellin' <xmedelli@nd.edu>; 'Yves Marcel COIMIN' <yvesmarcel_coimin@yahoo.fr>; 'Yves Vericain' <jvericain@yahoo.fr>; 'Rodrigue Lovince' <rodpink2001@yahoo.fr>; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net' <danielelantagne@earthlink.net>; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'joey.leary@intervol.org' <joey.leary@intervol.org>; 'fhm@usa.net' <fhm@usa.net>; 'yao sodahlon' <ysodahlon@taskforce.org>; McMorrow, Meredith (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'gmcmorrow@att.net' <gmcmorrow@att.net>; 'kbolles@savechildren.org' <kbolles@savechildren.org>; 'aaakesson@cnphaiti.org' <aaakesson@cnphaiti.org>; Mintz, Eric (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Parise, Monica E. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Eberhard, Mark (Atlanta) (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Farnon, Eileen (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Sat Jan 16 20:34:19 2010
Subject: a flight with MDs an supplies on Monday to Leogane and one on Wedensday?
Chers ami(es) de Leogane
Je veux d’abord vous assurer que vous avez beaucoup d’amis et que le monde ne vous a pas oublié.
After a whole day emailing and calling, it seems that we reached our goal that we - a handful of public health professionals from different institutions - set on Thursday night: getting help to Leogane! So before going into the details, I want to thank everyone, but especially Wendy, Caroline and Tiffany for their help!
As you all know, we tried to get a plane directly to Leogane. Jean Marc and Wesley made sure we had the GPS coordinates and a plan of the airstrip. Thanks to some of you, Robin Eissler from Jet quest was contacted and she arranged a donated flight. She also arranged a helicopter in case the plane can’t land in Leogane. For the latter we have to pay, but we think we can easily find those funds. This flight is available tomorrow at 8 am in Fort Lauderdale, but though we really tried, we were – on a Saturday – not able to get supplies in time to Florida. But co-incidentally, there was a group MDs from Iowa who were looking to get down to Leogane and we found out that Ashley Aakesson from CNP was willing to coordinate efforts for Leogane. So we put Ashley in contact with Robin and we hope that on Monday, Leogane can get supplies!
We are still trying to get some medicine to Ralph Pennino from Intervol who will bring supplies on Wednesday to Leogane trough 2 donated flights to DR and helicopters from the US Southern Command.
A lot of you had offered money or wanted to help with fundraising. Our plan is to take tomorrow a break, but Monday we are going to organize the best way to organize this. We will send you regularly updates on activities and on how to donate. Although we focus now on the emergency phase, we plan to keep on working on the reconstruction of Leogane.
Thanks!
els
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 2:03 PM
To: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Wesly Pierre'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'Luccene Desir'; 'jsylivant@pobox.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; 'michael.ritter2@gmail.com'; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'boyda02@gmail.com'; 'carlin6619@aol.com'; 'cagrady@gmail.com'; 'dujour102@hotmail.com'; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'Julsain, Henrilio'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu'; 'ldesir@nd.edu'; 'mdineen@auafl.com'; 'mdorvil@uic.edu'; 'nessimizmery@yahoo.com'; 'pfwilbur@aol.com'; 'rwhite@midcitypartners.com'; 'Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org'; 'sphasg@gwumc.edu'; 'Mary Spano'; 'TArnason@holyinnocents.org'; 'wirthpr@gmail.com'; 'Logan Anderson'; 'Sarah Craig'; 'aultstev@paho.org'; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com'; 'Jon Steele'; 'Megan Wilson'; 'Nathan Michaels'; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; '<mdineen@auafl.com>'; '<jsylivant@pobox.com>'; 'Brittany Eddy'; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; 'Ferdinand Merlène'; 'Claude Surena'; 'Dujour Jean François'; 'delorm2005@yahoo.fr'; 'Steven Osborne'; 'gnicolas20@hotmail.com'; 'Gary PERODIN'; 'Gaetan Mentor'; 'Guy Theodore'; 'Haiti Program'; 'Kevin P. Osborne'; 'Katie Zakas'; 'kzelenka@crshaiti.org'; 'Linda Mans Leary'; 'Leslie Roberts'; 'MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org'; 'Marcia Lane'; 'Osnel Sagaille'; 'pinter@stjoe-redcross.org'; 'Philip Coyne'; 'Xue Yang'; 'Ruth Barnard'; 'streit.1@nd.edu'; 'slpelletreau@gmail.com'; 'Ted Lazarre'; 'Victor Marie carmelle'; 'Vincenzo Di Maro'; 'Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen'; 'wcanny@crshaiti.org'; 'wphoffmann@comcast.net'; 'wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net'; 'Ximena Medellin'; 'Yves Marcel COIMIN'; 'Yves Vericain'; 'Rodrigue Lovince'; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'joey.leary@intervol.org'; 'fhm@usa.net'; yao sodahlon; McMorrow, Meredith (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'gmcmorrow@att.net'; 'kbolles@savechildren.org'
Subject: Aid for leogane:we need supplies in Fort lauderdale tomorrow at 8 am
Importance: High
Dear
Things are moving! It seems we secured 2 flights, now we have to move to get supplies
Robin Eissler ( who got on board thanks to Nicole and Mike Carlin and Jim Sylivant). They are looking into sending a small plane to Leogane. We will have to send all the supplies to Fort Lauderdale by tomorrow 8 am!. Please help if you have supplies, contacts with UPS, etc.
Ralph Pennino, a MD and ND alumni from Rochester who is active in Intervol.org secured a Falcon 900 jet to fly to Santa Domingo donated by a friend. The US military would then fly the supplies to Leogane via Black Hawk helicopter. This is not finalized but extremely probable.
He has medical supplies but no drugs, IV fluids
So it looks like we have to go to a new search: for supplies and money for the supplies. I know we got already some emails offering supplies.
Thanks
els
From: Mathieu, Els (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 2010 11:01 AM
To: 'Wesly Pierre'; Lammie, Patrick J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); 'Jean Marc Brissau'; jcmcafee@aol.com; 'Luccene Desir'; jsylivant@pobox.com; 'gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr'; 'jcmcafee@aol.com'; michael.ritter2@gmail.com; 'Madsen BeaudeRochars'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); Weinkopff, Tiffany S. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED) (CTR); 'Sarah Miller'; aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com; boyda02@gmail.com; carlin6619@aol.com; cagrady@gmail.com; dujour102@hotmail.com; gerardjimmyp@yahoo.fr; 'Julsain, Henrilio'; Fox, LeAnne M. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED); lynchj@gunet.georgetown.edu; ldesir@nd.edu; mdineen@auafl.com; mdorvil@uic.edu; nessimizmery@yahoo.com; pfwilbur@aol.com; rwhite@midcitypartners.com; Ralph.Pennino@rochestergeneral.org; sphasg@gwumc.edu; 'Mary Spano'; TArnason@holyinnocents.org; wirthpr@gmail.com; 'Logan Anderson'; 'Sarah Craig'; 'aultstev@paho.org'; 'jeff.ritter@lanxess.com'; Jon Steele; Megan Wilson; Nathan Michaels; danielelantagne@earthlink.net; <mdineen@auafl.com>; <jsylivant@pobox.com>; Brittany Eddy; 'aissatou_diawara@hotmail.com'; Ferdinand Merlène; Claude Surena; Dujour Jean François; delorm2005@yahoo.fr; Steven Osborne; gnicolas20@hotmail.com; Gary PERODIN; Gaetan Mentor; Guy Theodore; Haiti Program; Kevin P. Osborne; Katie Zakas; kzelenka@crshaiti.org; Linda Mans Leary; Leslie Roberts; MeltzerD@usa.redcross.org; Marcia Lane; Osnel Sagaille; pinter@stjoe-redcross.org; Philip Coyne; Xue Yang; Ruth Barnard; streit.1@nd.edu; slpelletreau@gmail.com; Ted Lazarre; Victor Marie carmelle; Vincenzo Di Maro; Beau De Rochars, Valery Madsen; wcanny@crshaiti.org; wphoffmann@comcast.net; wkevinolehnik@adelphia.net; Ximena Medellin; Yves Marcel COIMIN; Yves Vericain; Rodrigue Lovince; 'danielelantagne@earthlink.net'; Beach, Michael J. (CDC/CCID/NCZVED)
Subject: Aid for leogane: update
Dear
There was a lot of emailing back and forth.
This is what we have at the moment:
- We have regular contact with our Haitian friends and colleagues in Leogane
- We have the coordinates of an airstrip in Leogane who was used in the past. The place is clear
- we are preparing a short text to send out as soon we found a plane so that we can find funds.
- we are looking in ways to collect money (paypal?).
- We don’t have a plane yet, that will be the most difficult. We have contacts, but nothing concrete. We also try to get contact with people who are bringing relief with helicopters ( thanks Wendy!)
We contacted a lot of people: US military, CDC hierarchy, MSF, …to ask help for Leogane.
I will stop copying everyone, but please let me know if you want to be copied…
I add some assessments of the situation of Leogane and some pictures
Joey's report:
My name is Joey Leary I have lived in Leogane since August 11th. I am intimately acquainted with the Leogane community as I have many contacts and speak Kreyol. I was airlifted out of the country this morning after a brief visit to the US embassy in Port au Prince. I spent 6am to 6pm on Wednesday working with USPH nursing students to provide emergency medical care tohundreds of critically injured men women and babies. Gangrene, sepsis, and impending kidney failure will surely occur in half of these patients if further medical assistance is not provided. I am sending this information in an attempt to expediate the provision of aide to my friends and colleagues in Leogane.
1. Where?
-Leogane
2. Where in Leogane?
- BELVAL PLAZA (UNPH Nursing School, Notre Dame Haiti Program) - 400 displaced families - 100 critically injured, dying
-CAVALY SOCCER STADIUM - unspecified
-HOSPITAL SAINT CROIX (has been closed for the past two years but still is standing after the earthquake) - has 100 empty rooms. If safe, could be turned into a military hospital.
3. Possible Access Points?
- I was able to drive unimpeded from Leogane to the airport on Thursday Jan. 14. We took the route that remains closest to the sea and takes one through the Oil Refinary. (old route has a sink hole and is inaccessable)
-Ca Ira is 1 mile West of Leogane on the beach. Aid that lands in Ca Ira could be transported on the road that dead ends into Belval Plaza.
4. Important to Note
- 100 residential nursing students (army of healthcare workers) living at Belval Plaza.
- NO MEDICAL SUPPLIES!
-Hospital St Croix, UNPH Nursing School, and Residence Filarose have functioning generators for electricity.
-With the generator Hospital St. Croix can pump clean water into the compound.
- Based on my walk from Champ de Mars to Leogane on Tuesday night, the destruction in Leogane was equal or worse than that in Carrefour.
5. Hospital St. Croix Contacts
- Americans (Suzie and John Parker) have opted to stay behind at Hospital St. Croix to direct relief (contact them at
hscguesthouse@gmail.com and 3.582.1664)
- Belval (Residence Filarose, Nursing School contact) -> Jean Marc Brissau (
jbrissau@nd.edu) 3.557-6424, 3.818.2410
- Leogane Physician Contact information: Dr. Luccene Desir (3-555-5246)
Airstrip info
They can land between
Latitude 18.4933420
Longitude -72.6309900
And
Latitude 18.5110180
Longitude -72.6135950
roads from Leogane into Carrefour and Port are open
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