Friday, November 19, 2010

Postponed :(

This is the letter we received late Thursday night regarding our trip.

We are saddened to say that there is considerable unrest in Haiti at this time due to the fact that the UN is being held responsible for bringing cholera to Haiti. After very careful consideration, we have decided that for everyone's safety we will be postponing the trip at this time. We want to provide you an immersion into the Haiti we know and love, a peaceful Haiti, and unfortunately, that is not the current climate.  2 travelers that are at St. Joseph's have already witnessed 3 accounts of violence firsthand and there is currently an anti-UN demonstration in Port-au-Prince. That said - the funds that you all have raised, OVER $7000 at this point, has allowed St. Joseph's to hire the workers that are moving forward with the classroom project. 
  
We are all extremely disappointed at this turn of events, but feel that it is the wisest course to air on the side of caution with such volatility on the ground. We deeply appreciate your commitment to this trip and look forward to discussing how and when we can best reschedule this trip for everyone’s safety and convenience.


As you can see in the letter, the fundraising efforts are very encouraging.  We were really looking forward to this trip and are very saddened to have to delay our volunteer effort.  Although it would have been great to have gone down to Haiti now; it is best for us to wait and go when we can be most productive.  When we have a better idea of our rescheduled trip, we will reach out to everybody.  Thanks for taking an interest.  

<3 Gina and Sal


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