Our prayers go out to the millions of people effected by last weeks earthquake in Haiti. There are many ways that we as Catholics can help. One good organization to donate to is Catholic Relief Services. Catholic Relief Services is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Founded in 1943 by the U.S. bishops, the agency provides assistance to 80 million people in more than 100 countries. Their website is
http://crs.org
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education. They are providing invaluable assistance to Haiti.
http://www.redcross.org The easiest way to donate is to text the word "Haiti" on your cell phone to the number 90999, which automatically adds a $10 pledge to your phone bill. This money goes to the Red Cross. So far over 22 million dollars has been raised via text.
Locally here in Orlando the company we purchase our T-Shirts from, Uth Stuph, is preparing to take supplies directly to Haiti. They are in need of tarps, cords, blankets, inexpensive tents, medical supplies (triage, operation, gauze, Neosporin, bandages, stuff for casting) powder Enfamil, liquid Enfamil, diapers-all sizes, bottoms and baby items for Our Hands and Feet and other orphanages Send them to the Stuph Clothing office as soon as possible. (6790 Edgewater Commerce Parkway Orlando, FL 32810). They are preparing 4 planes to make a drop next week. The project that Stuph is involved with is Change this World.
http://www.changethisworld.com 
Also going on this week we are picking the 2010 CHWC Staff. Applications were due on 2/1 and the staff will be picked by the 15th. We had over 145 applications for about 75 positions. There are so many qualified people, it is a rather difficult process. The picture below is a snapshot of the process of picking the staff.
The managers are some of the hardest workers in the CHWC family and without them our camps would not be possible. We really do appreciate all they do for the camp.
