240 Generators to Light Up Haiti
Washington, D.C., June 1,
2010 – A donation of 240 portable
generators will light up emergency centers,
clinics and classrooms that are still in the
dark nearly four months after the powerful
earthquake hit Haiti, the Pan American
Development Foundation (PADF) says. http://www.panamericanrelief.org/
“This generous and much-needed in-kind
contribution by Briggs & Stratton will make
a significant difference in the lives of
Haitians,” says John Sanbrailo, PADF’s
executive director.
Briggs &
Stratton’s 5.5 kw generators, called Storm
Responders, are powerful enough to provide
electricity for a small home. They are portable
and can run for 13 hours on a tank of
gasoline.
“We are humbled to make this
donation that will hopefully make a difference
in the quality of every day living in Haiti”,
said Laura Timm, Director of Corporate
Communications at Briggs & Stratton.
“Our core value is to improve the lives of
others in our community and in order to make a
difference we must consider that community the
world.”
The donation, valued at
$250,000, was coordinated by Vero Beach,
Fla.-based Haiti Partners, which will
distribute 190 generators to schools, churches
and clinics. PADF will share its 50 generators
with Haiti’s Civil Protection Department. The
generators should clear customs by June
4.
In the eight weeks after the powerful
quake, more than 300,000 people received food,
water, shelter, medicine and other supplies
from PADF and its partners thanks to
individual, corporate and multilateral
donations.
In addition to relief work,
PADF and its partners Hollywood Unites for
Haiti (HUFH) and the Organization of American
States (OAS) have initiated recovery and
reconstruction in key areas of Port-au-Prince
and the Southeast province.
Individual
and corporate donations to PADF-OAS-HUFH’s
Haiti relief, recovery and reconstruction
efforts are encouraged by calling toll-free in
the U.S. (877) 572-4484 or visiting http://www.panamericanrelief.org/.
