As the need for relief persists in Haiti, the Southfield-based Life for Relief and Development charity continues to provide assistance to the victims of the devastated country.
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Life for Relief and Development workers prepare supplies for Haitian earthquake victims. |
The first truck entered the country’s capital city of Port-au-Prince following the earthquake through the Dominican Republic and provided 53 feet worth of food and drink for distribution.
Three more large shipments of food and water were scheduled to arrive Tuesday and Life’s efforts were part of an initiative that allowed locals to make 10,000 hot meals per day on average for distribution. The meals are made by local Muslim Haitians and then distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis to needy individuals.
“We will continue to work with MBRMC and our other partners to continue these relief efforts,” said president and CEO, Dr. Mujahid Al-Fayadh. “As neighbors to Haiti, we cannot stand idly by without lending a helping hand to those in need on this Caribbean Island.”
In addition to the food, 12 more large containers filled with additional supplies such as clothing, tents, medical supplies such as wheelchairs and crutches and water were sent from both Life’s Southfield location and from Cleveland, Ohio to provide direct aid to the battered civilian population of Haiti.
For more information on the effort, visit www.lifeusa.org.
Many local businesses and organizations have also stepped up to donate. Popular weekly entertainment event “Lebanese Nights” at LaPita Restaurant in Dearborn raised funds on Saturday, pledging all cover charge proceeds, portions of other profits and additional donations to Haiti aid.
Students, teachers and parents at area schools have also pitched in.
Riverside Academy in Dearborn raised funds through bake sales, donation boxes placed in classrooms and an afterschool movie day in which students purchased tickets for a movie at the school. Proceeds were all to go to Haiti, said Principal Eman Radha.
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