A Time Of Crisis, A Call To Action
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Well, I'm sure you all must have heard by now of the utter devastation on the Island of Hispaniola this past week. I mean, Haiti was just obliterated by that 7.0 earthquake. I mean, there was practically nothing left. This tragedy has hit my family particularly hard because, my father's family is from Haiti. My great, great grandmother, Mary Hathaway, came from Haiti in 1871 and settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she worked as a paid cook for an Irish immigrant, Harland Harley, who was a potato and poultry farmer (the Harley farm is still in existence in New Orleans, having survived Hurricane Katrina, and is today the Harley family homestead), so you could say that, on my father's side of the family, I am of proud duel heritage, Irish and Haitian. (My mom's family is Scottish and Moroccan.) We got in contact with some of our family in Haiti this past week, and they said that the tiny village where Mary Hathaway originated is gone. There's nothing left, except a lot of rubble and torned-up roads. I mean, I'm telling you all, the people of Haiti have nothing now. And the saddest part of all is, they had very little to begin with.
Even sadder than that is the attitude towards this catastrophe of some of the people in this country who have everything. Take Rush Limboar, for example. He said that people in America shouldn't donate to help these people, and that they already donated, through their tax dollars. Now, let me get this straight, people. This was the same guy who was hospitalized a few weeks ago for some kind of heart problem. I just don't get it, because I always thought that you had to have a heart to have heart problems. Another work of art is this preacher from the Christian Broadcasting Network, whose name escapes me for the moment, but I'll never forget what he said about the people of Haiti making a pact with the Devil in order to get out from the oppression of the French. Now, I might be wrong, but if you sell your soul to the Devil, aren't you supposed to get money and fancy cars and luxurious mansions and stuff? Something that the people of Haiti never had? I might be wrong. Maybe I saw the Damn Yankees DVD one too many times.
For those of you who do care, and I know there are many, because I've seen and heard of the many donations that have been made so far, there is a lot of ways you can help. One was is to get in contact with the Red Cross, and make a donation on their website, or, even better, you can just text in HAITI 90999 on your cell phone, and ten dollars will automatically be donated to the Red Cross from your cell phone bill. You can also get in contact with your churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques and see what you can do to help. These people need everything: money, clothing, dry and canned foods, baby formula, everything, and believe me, no donation is too small. Because, after all folks, it is the charity of people like you who really made this country something special.
Well, that's all I have to say for this week. Until next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
Well, I'm sure you all must have heard by now of the utter devastation on the Island of Hispaniola this past week. I mean, Haiti was just obliterated by that 7.0 earthquake. I mean, there was practically nothing left. This tragedy has hit my family particularly hard because, my father's family is from Haiti. My great, great grandmother, Mary Hathaway, came from Haiti in 1871 and settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, where she worked as a paid cook for an Irish immigrant, Harland Harley, who was a potato and poultry farmer (the Harley farm is still in existence in New Orleans, having survived Hurricane Katrina, and is today the Harley family homestead), so you could say that, on my father's side of the family, I am of proud duel heritage, Irish and Haitian. (My mom's family is Scottish and Moroccan.) We got in contact with some of our family in Haiti this past week, and they said that the tiny village where Mary Hathaway originated is gone. There's nothing left, except a lot of rubble and torned-up roads. I mean, I'm telling you all, the people of Haiti have nothing now. And the saddest part of all is, they had very little to begin with.
Even sadder than that is the attitude towards this catastrophe of some of the people in this country who have everything. Take Rush Limboar, for example. He said that people in America shouldn't donate to help these people, and that they already donated, through their tax dollars. Now, let me get this straight, people. This was the same guy who was hospitalized a few weeks ago for some kind of heart problem. I just don't get it, because I always thought that you had to have a heart to have heart problems. Another work of art is this preacher from the Christian Broadcasting Network, whose name escapes me for the moment, but I'll never forget what he said about the people of Haiti making a pact with the Devil in order to get out from the oppression of the French. Now, I might be wrong, but if you sell your soul to the Devil, aren't you supposed to get money and fancy cars and luxurious mansions and stuff? Something that the people of Haiti never had? I might be wrong. Maybe I saw the Damn Yankees DVD one too many times.
For those of you who do care, and I know there are many, because I've seen and heard of the many donations that have been made so far, there is a lot of ways you can help. One was is to get in contact with the Red Cross, and make a donation on their website, or, even better, you can just text in HAITI 90999 on your cell phone, and ten dollars will automatically be donated to the Red Cross from your cell phone bill. You can also get in contact with your churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques and see what you can do to help. These people need everything: money, clothing, dry and canned foods, baby formula, everything, and believe me, no donation is too small. Because, after all folks, it is the charity of people like you who really made this country something special.
Well, that's all I have to say for this week. Until next time, be well and stay well!
Sincerely,
Marley Sue
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