John and Merline Engle talk about what their family experienced during the Jan. 12 Haiti earthquake as their children Daniel, 4, and Leila, 2, sit with them. Read more at http://bit.ly/dvmfRH
VERO BEACH – The Engle family of Vero Beach has returned from Haiti after spending more than a month in the earthquake-devastated nation and already they are planning their next trip.
They arrived home on Friday, Feb. 5, and have tickets to fly back to Haiti on Feb. 21. They plan to stay for months.
John Engle, co-founder of Haiti Partners, and his family, along with many volunteers have spent the last several weeks since the massive earthquake ripped through the country assessing the damage and the needs.
The Department of Social Services is seeking families to take in Haitians displaced by the devastating earthquake that rocked the impoverished nation nearly two weeks ago.
Haitian families are arriving daily into Orlando and have no place to stay, according to officials.
There is a need for housing of families that are arriving. Some families consist of four to eight people and might include children and seniors.
HAITI – A group of Vero Beach volunteers helping with the relief effort in Haiti following the devastating earthquake nearly two weeks ago is seeking its own aid to transport medical teams to areas where no help has arrived.
“We have needs here,” said Haiti Partners co-founder John Engle on a recent video blog update.
As of the update, taped on Day 8 after the earthquake – Jan. 20 – the volunteers were $3,000 shy of the $15,000 they needed to purchase a Nissan Patrol 4wd.
HAITI – A group of Vero Beach volunteers helping with the relief effort in Haiti following the devastating earthquake nearly two weeks ago is seeking its own aid to transport medical teams to areas where no help has arrived.
“We have needs here,” said Haiti Partners co-founder John Engle on a recent video blog update.
As of the update, taped on Day 8 after the earthquake – Jan. 20 – the volunteers were $3,000 shy of the $15,000 they needed to purchase a Nissan Patrol 4wd.
