My blog is focused on inspiration, living a creative life and being part of the world beyond our front door as a way to be the best version of ourselves possible. The events of the past two weeks have reminded me of this in shocking intensity: as the people of Haiti struggle to deal with extreme conditions of life and death, and the anguish of physical and emotional pain and separation, my heart has gone out to them. As a mother, I can barely process the photos and stories of families destroyed in such devastating ways. And then my thoughts are lifted - by the work of rescue and aid agencies there on the ground, those volunteers working around the clock, putting aside their own emotional and physical needs to help those in dire situations. In particular, my heart is full of gratitude for my (former) colleagues at the Red Cross - the American, International and Red Crescent organizations. Not only have these volunteers galvanized into action, as they always do, using their disaster training and their spirits of giving to leave their own families behind to help, they are using innovative technologies to raise money... the money it will take not only to survive now, but to help the Haitian people rebuild and have homes once again.
I was head of communication for the Red Cross in Los Angeles in the late 1990s... and went through the disaster and other trainings - and so I know firsthand - how the people of the world look to the Red Cross for expert response during these times of severe crisis because they know they can count on them. And i know the people of the Red Cross are serious about helping - I know so many people who, employed by other companies and organizations, would take their vacation time to do disaster training and then go out on disaster relief missions - as volunteers.
My family, through its work with Community Uplift Projects, International (http://www.cupinternational.org/), keeps the daily needs of children and families on the top of my priority list each day. I urge you to send your support (financial, physical, moral) to the Red Cross, too - they deserve it and they need all of us.
I was head of communication for the Red Cross in Los Angeles in the late 1990s... and went through the disaster and other trainings - and so I know firsthand - how the people of the world look to the Red Cross for expert response during these times of severe crisis because they know they can count on them. And i know the people of the Red Cross are serious about helping - I know so many people who, employed by other companies and organizations, would take their vacation time to do disaster training and then go out on disaster relief missions - as volunteers.
My family, through its work with Community Uplift Projects, International (http://www.cupinternational.org/), keeps the daily needs of children and families on the top of my priority list each day. I urge you to send your support (financial, physical, moral) to the Red Cross, too - they deserve it and they need all of us.
Ways to help through the Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.org/
Text "Haiti" to 90999
http://redcrosschat.org/
http://www.redcross.org/
Text "Haiti" to 90999
http://redcrosschat.org/
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