PDX Index: Haiti
By Chris Bailey
3,414
Miles from Portland International Airport to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
11.6
Millions of dollars raised for Haiti by Portland-based global relief organization Mercy Corps (as of mid-February)
3,314
Books read by students at Beaverton’s Terra Linda Elementary School as part of their read-a-thon for Haiti (which raised $4,524)
40,000
Pounds of food and aid supplies that the Portland Haiti Relief Container Project sent to Port-au-Prince in a 40-foot cargo ship
14
Points scored by Trail Blazers forward Martell Webster against the Utah Jazz on January 27. For each point, Webster donated $1,000 to Haiti relief.
650
Tickets sold to the January 21 “Songs for Haiti” benefit concert at the Aladdin Theater
50
Number of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals Portland’s Medical Teams International sent to Haiti
1,931
Pints of organic beer served during Hopworks Urban Brewery’s “3 Days for Haiti” fundraiser
Published: April 2010
Hi Portland Monthly Peeps,
Just a small correction to the number of pounds of food, water and other aid supplies shipped to Haiti by the Portland Haiti Relief Container Project. We did a little better than 40,000 lbs. We actually sent 2 40 ft. shipping containers that each held 40,000 lbs for a total of 80,000. It all arrived safely in Port au Prince on March 20th. Yea Portland! Thanks to all the people who donated to the Haiti Relief containers either in aid goods or to the shipping fund. This month we partnered with some PDX Firefighters that went on a medical mission to Haiti for a new project called 500 Tents 4 Haiti. If you would like to know more about it, check out http://www.500tents.com
Best,
Jeff Lorton
Coordinator
Portland Haiti Relief