Give an Hour has expanded its free mental health services to all military personnel and civilian aid workers, as well as their families, serving in Haiti. The organization's original focus has been on providing free counseling and other mental health services to military members, veterans, their...
Read MoreMIAMI--This Sunday the Miami HEAT will transform Miami’s Watson Island into the HEAT Wild, Wild West during the 13th Annual Miami HEAT Family Festival presented by Carnival Cruise Lines, an interactive celebration benefiting SafeSpace, the Jackson Memorial Foundation’s Guardian Angels and Holtz Children’s Hospital, the...
Read MoreBy PJ Pitts It's hot, I can't sleep. You'd think it wouldn't be an issue - I worked until almost 4 a.m., but my mind is racing a mile a minute. We landed in Port Au Prince (PAP) yesterday, way ahead of schedule. There were no working...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Within a two month period two earthquakes struck. On January 12, Haiti's Port-au-Prince rumbled and roared when a quake the magnitude of 7.0 left the city in ruins and killing over 200,000. Early Saturday morning, a more powerful earthquake, an 8.8, rocked Concepcion,...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning From Pittsburgh, Lynn Byers flew to Port-au-Prince with Project Medishare to work at the field hospital set up there between February 17-23. Volunteer nurses work 12 hour shifts during their time at the Project Medishare and UM Global Institute hospital. Byers spent most her...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning While Project Medishare volunteer relief workers continue to work long hours providing medical care to earthquake victims in Port-au-Prince, 60 miles away those living in the communities of Thomonde and Marmont are feeling aftershocks of their own. With the mass migration of earthquake victims...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning When the violent shaking began, Monique was standing on the second floor in the dining quarters of the Project Medishare's small office in Port-au-Prince. Within seconds the china cabinet fell on her and rubble surrounded her. [caption id="attachment_1364" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This is what is...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning More than a month after the January 12th earthquake, Project Medishare volunteers continue providing care for those affected by the disaster. Now you can show your support of these heroes of Haiti by purchasing items from Project Medishare's online store. Purchase an earthquake...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning This Sunday, February 21, be a part of “SHINING FOR A CAUSE” Uniting Sports for Haiti Charity Fundraiser which will benefit Project Medishare and the UM Global Institute's earthquake relief efforts. The benefit is organized on behalf of “Project Save the World” a...
Read MoreBy Jennifer Browning Tomorrow new Suniland Shopping Center tenants are pledging to donate all the proceeds from their Grand Opening festivities to Project Medishare’s “Save Haiti Saturday” relief fund. New franchise Tutti Frutti and the wellknown Sir Pizza will open for business tomorrow. From 2-6 p.m, Terranova...
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