In Loving Memory of Kenia, Rony and Guesno’s Mother
This evening we received some very sad news from Annie Blackstone. Annie does an incredible work assisting Guesno with Sionfonds. If you don’t know SionFonds is the organization that Guesno directs to helps fund the education for children of Haiti. The following is a copy of the email that Annie has asked to be shared with everyone.
“Dear Friends,
We have made contact with Guesno Mardy the director of Sionfonds and Foyer De Sion Orphanage, I have not talked with him myself but we know that all the children at the Orphanage are okay. Information is still very limited.
We are devastated to hear that our dear friend Kenia, Guesno’s sister, and Majorie’s brother Rony, who both have worked for Sionfonds and been on our medical trips are missing and presumed dead also Guesno’s mother.
This is only the beginning, there are so many people trapped and hurt under concrete, so many already lost it is heartbreaking.
Help is beginning to arrive and President Obama has pledged one hundred million dollars to Haiti, increasing over 20 years. The pledge of long term support is vital.
Please continue to gather and send in donations. We will get them to Haiti as soon as possible.
I know that those we know and love in Haiti are already working at relief efforts, already helping those in need, because that is what they do, who they are. I am sure the magnitude of the disaster is overwhelming, I know that grief and fatigue, thirst and hunger must be draining their courage even now, but they will keep working to save and keep safe every person they can.
It is our job then, to help them by sending funds to help in their efforts.
Water and food are already in short supply. They will need medicine to help the sick and injured and food for orphaned babies and children. Tools and resources to dig out the rubble.
I have been touched by so many of you reaching out to help, sending donations, taking up collections at work. My son brought home $45 from classmates at Campolino highs school yesterday, a neighbor stopped me at the post office to give the money in his pocket, kids having bake sales, standing in front of Safeway, all of it helps, every penny.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you and please keep it up.
Remind your friends that the best thing about donating to Sionfonds is that you know all of your donation will go directly to Haiti.
There is a paypal button on our site www.sionfonds.org now, so if your thinking about donating do it now, just a couple clicks.
Or send in your tax deductible donations to
Sionfonds
PO BOx 79
Canyon Ca 94516
I am posting developments on our facebook group page Sionfonds for Haiti.
The San Francisco Foundation named Sionfonds as one of 4 groups to donate to http://www.sff.org
Please do pass this on to anyone who may be interested.
Sincerely
annie
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Tags: Emergency Aid, Fontamara, Haiti Earthquake, orphans, Sion Fonds