VERMONT HAITI PROJECT NEWS

     Several members of the Vermont Haiti Project are employed in various functions by Fletcher Allen University Medical Center in Burlington, VT.  FAHC has responded with great generosity to the recent earthquake in Haiti.  Ron Sweeten, founder of Project Haiti- VHP’s fore bearer- reports on the activity and issues his vision for relief assistance:

   Here at Fletcher Allen we have organized a group of doctors, nurses, E.M.T.'s, paramedics, etc.,  who have signed up to do earthquake relief work.  Right now 70 people; the plan here was to send a team out every two weeks.

   We also have access to medical supplies. There are trauma surgeons who are available right now... there is a group going with the Red Cross on Wednesday.
   I understand that the Dominican is starting to get overwhelmed... a few have left already to the Dominican with plans to work just over the border.

   I am putting this out to those of you I know who are connected to relief work with the hopes of connecting some dots. For now, I think we are looking to find a staging area or work area in the Dominican. We need to find a place to be of benefit in either Haiti or the Dominican. We have means of transportation of personnel and supplies and are looking for a way to get to Haiti via  the D.R.  We are also looking to find a place to work in Haiti. I know we all have connections and am hoping we can be instruments in getting these medical people where they are needed.

- Ron Sweeten

(Ron can be contacted at Fletcher Allen Health Care, or through the Vermont Haiti Project)