What's Happening
ICC Members Rally to support Haiti
David Vliet, CEO of CommUnity Care and the Travis County Medical Society have coordinated the donation of cash and medical supplies for Austin's support of Mission of Hope Haiti. The first group of volunteers left for Haiti Saturday but more flights are expected. David is collecting supplies for future trips to Haiti and has refrigerated storage space available. To read the full story go to http://www.statesman.com/news/local/austin-church-mobilizes-volunteers-planes-and-medical-supplies-191511.html
Members of the Hill Country Bible Church who are in Haiti will post updates at http://www.haitihcbc.blogspot.com
The church is accepting donations to help cover the cost of airplane fuel for delivery of medical supplies at hcbc.com or by calling (512) 331-5050. Texas Orthopedics is collecting medical supplies at its office at 4700 Seton Center Parkway, Suite 200, in Austin. For more information, call (512) 439-1000 or go to www.txortho.com.
More information about Mission of Hope Haiti is available at www.missionofhopehaiti.org
Lone Star Circle of Care through the leadership of Jane Pope, CEO of Clinical Services has collected car loads of supplies for Dr. Bonnell and Dr. Van Cleave, two physicians out of Fort Worth who have been working since December 2006 to build a clinic for the Canaan orphanage in the community of Montrouis. The website for Canaan is
www.canaanorhpanage.org
LSCC has more than filled the back of a Suburban with dressing supplies, splinting supplies, medical devices, syringes and medications that went to the group for a flight that left Saturday. They are collecting supplies for additional trips to be made; medical supplies and medications including antibiotics, Ketamine, Versed, IV supplies and equipment, orthos supplies--pins, saws, ortho glass, etc are needed. Of note, LSCC has a large number of insulin syringes to donate and they are not taking them since they have no insulin--so that is also a big need.
LSCC will pick up the supplies from you and get them to the group if needed.