Doug and Susan Williams, owners of Kalalou, a gift and home accents supplier, are collecting monetary donations to create care packages for Haiti’s earthquake victims. Below is the message the Williams sent out to their friends and business partners…
As most of you know, Haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake last week. And as most of you know, Susan and I have been doing business in Haiti for over 20 years. We’ve developed many friends there that we consider our extended family, and we both feel a bit helpless not being able to do more, faster. So after much consideration we have come up with a care package that we know will be handed directly to the people who need it most. Having travelled to Haiti for over 20 years we recognized what are considered necessities in helping start up a new household, and this care package consists of the following items that will be packed in a box small enough so each recipient can easily carry it.
1 five-gallon bucket
6 cotton towels
1 fleece blanket
1 cook pot
1 sleeping pad
5 T-shirts
10 bars of soap
3.5 lbs. powdered milk
12 packs of tuna or chicken
1 plastic bowl
2 flashlights with batteries
1 box saltine crackers
1 40 oz. jar of peanut butter
4 pack storage containers
4 plastic plates
4 each spoon, fork and knife
50 pack tea-light candles
1 roll of duct tape
3 boxes of stick patches
1 pocket knife
1 8’x10’ all-purpose tarp
70’ of plastic multi-use clothesline
4 toothbrushes
Toothpaste
And for the children of these families:
1 bag of hard candy
Box of crayons
Coloring book
The total cost of each care package is approximately $100 U.S. We have already ordered all of the ingredients to make 200 care packages and once they are packed, they will be loaded on a trailer and sent to our custom broker’s warehouse in Miami, Fla. Then, as soon as the port is operational again in Haiti, they will immediately be sent by ship. Once they arrive in Port-au-Prince, they will be picked up by my friend Victor Boulos and taken to his factory where they will be distributed to those in need.
If you would like to help, please send a donation to “Doug and Susan’s Kids Foundation” c/o Haiti Care Package, 3844 West Northside Drive, Jackson, MS, 39209. Or you can go online to our website www.kalalou.com and click “Doug and Susan's Kids Foundation” then click “Sister Clara's Clinic/Haiti” then click “donate” under the photo. All administrative expenses are paid by our company, therefore every penny will go toward this effort. Any amount you can give is appreciated and 100% tax deductible.