"Trauma in Haiti: An Assault on the Senses" Article posted by William Spear on the Huffington Post Click This Link "Overcoming Trauma in Haiti: Reflections of a Seasoned Disaster Specialist" Article posted by William Spear on the Huffington Post Click This Link Dear Friends, People have been writing to ask if a team from the Fortunate Blessings Foundation will respond to the present disaster in Haiti. We are monitoring what's going on there, and have no immediate plans to go to Haiti right now although I can tell you two things about where we stand after a disaster of this magnitude. First, the response that is needed after a disaster of this scope is out of our area of expertise, and until people have their basic needs met, there is not much we can do. Food, water and shelter come before our powerful emotional work with children and families can take place with beneficial and long-lasting results. And second, it appears that Haiti will remain for some time in a disarray that is unfathomable -- and all we can do is observe and network with others who we know do good works on the ground. We are not emergency first responders such as Partners in Health Doctors Without Borders Architecture for Humanity Any of these good people will apply your donations immediately for the good of all those who suffer. Still, at some point, we will need your support, so after reading the above, if you would still like to donate to our cause, please click the red button on the left of our home page. We would be most grateful for your continuing support. Thanks to all for your e-mails and calls: we are deeply saddened for those who have been so badly hurt by this disaster. May all those who suffer anywhere soon be met with compassion and support. In Health and Peace, William Spear President FORTUNATE BLESSINGS FOUNDATION 24 Village Green Drive Litchfield, CT 06759, USA +1 860-567-8801 info@fortunateblessings.org www.fortunateblessings.org Link here to follow our relief efforts in Samoa. Fortunate Blessings Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) dedicated to education for well-being by promoting wholeness and vitality through dietary and lifestyle practices, for harmonious and ecologically viable human living and working environments and public spaces, and on a global level to providing trauma relief following natural disasters.