By Alysia on August 17 2010, 3:33pm
A young patient recovers at the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation in Fond des Blancs, Haiti, from the effects of earthquake that hit the island Jan. 12, 2010. credit: Terry Sebastian THE PATRIOT LEDGER August 16, 2010 Editor's note: Readers often comment that there should be more good news in the paper. While it's true that there's more than enough bad news to go around, on Mondays on the editorial page we will highlight some …
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Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } A young patient that was injured in the earthquake that hit Haiti January 12, 2010, uses a walker at the St. Boniface Haiti Foundation in Fond des Blancs. Photo by terry Sebastian The Patriot Ledger Posted Aug 11, 2010 @ 01:30 PM RANDOLPH - More than six months after an earthquake devastated Port au Prince, about 24 million metric tons of rubble are still strewn about Haiti's …
Read more» [0 comments] By Alysia on July 14 2010, 1:22pm
Dr. Kirlin with young patient and his mother. The Fourth of July, a team of volunteers from VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity) and from St. Boniface Haiti Foundation traveled to our hospital in Fond des Blancs to do eye exams and vision screening, prescribe eye glasses, and perform eye surgery. Ophthalmologist Marty Arkin, MD, hailed from Traverse City, MI, while Anshu Chandra, OD, came from New York City, and Kevin Kirlin, OD, from Burlington, …
Read more» [0 comments] By Alysia on June 17 2010, 1:42pm
Creole is the language of Haiti, and the education system needs to reflect that. To read the article, click on the title above, then click on" here ". [0 comments] By Ellen on May 22 2010, 11:20am
This past Friday afternoon we were visited by two wonderful organizations, The Walkabout Foundation and Whirlwind Wheelchair International. The visit was organized through collaboration with Partners in Health They came to give our paraplegic patients new chairs that will be sturdier and stronger for them to use on the rough terrain in Haiti. The chair, called the Rough Rider, was designed by Whirlwind. The visiting team included technicians, therapists, organizers and the designer of the chair. …
Read more» [0 comments] By Ellen on May 13 2010, 6:43am
St. Boniface recently received good news in response to a proposal submitted to the World Food Progamme. We have had a large community feeding program approved. What does this mean? It means we will be distributing rations to all children aged 6 months to 5 years, and to pregnant and lactating women in Fond des Blancs and Villa. We hope to reach 12,000 children and 7,000 women with the distribution, which will provide addtional food to …
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