District 6110 Helping Haiti

I'm not sure how many area Rotarians have subscribed to the various Rotary International and District 6110 newsletters, but area Rotarians have joined the many others who are actively helping Haitians or donating money to a variety of Haitian relief projects.  The RI Weekly Update has featured several first-hand stories on the disaster in Haiti:
    Rotarians witness chaos in Haiti
    Rotarians focus on Haiti relief

In addition, District 6110 Rotarians have launched their own relief effort through the Medical Supply Network, Inc. (MSNI) program in Tulsa. Larry Biron, Director of MSNI reports that district Rotarians have now collected close to $70,000 district wide in support of the water box initiative for Haiti. In addition to the donations from Rotarians, many of the donations are from the general public.

Starting first with a request for 50 water boxes, the order was quickly expanded to 200 water boxes which have already been shipped. The water boxes cost $150 per box. These 200 water boxes will fill 1 million 16oz bottles of safe drinking water. MSNI is also exploring the purchase of 2 portable 40' x 40' clinics and seeking donations of medical supplies.

It is NOT TOO LATE to help. Checks made payable to "MSNI-Haiti Fund" can be mailed to Medical Supplies Network, Inc., 1123 South Erie, Tulsa, OK 74112. All donations collected will be combined as a district-wide effort. MSNI is a 501c3 and letters of contribution will be sent to all donors.