Following devastating floods in Pakistan, with affected 20 million people and put nearly one-fifth of the nation’s land under water, three Forest Road School students decided they were going to take some action.
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Andrew Hackmack
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11/17/10
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Only 12 years old, Aaron Adams and Matthew Marcott are trying to better the world. After hearing about January’s devastating earthquake in Haiti, the boys decided to do something, and have raised several hundred dollars in the past three months.
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Andrew Hackmack
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5/5/10
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The Haiti Relief Fund Inc., headquartered in Lynbrook, has distributed another 40 ft. container of relief goods collected from New York to approximately 3,000 earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Mary Malloy
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3/24/10
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One Elmont family had plenty to celebrate on Saturday, March 13, as they welcomed home their 2-year-old daughter after she spent months stranded in Haiti.
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Matthew Hampton
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3/17/10
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Second-graders at Clear Stream Avenue School have found their own special way to help those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Each student designed a T-shirt to show they care for fellow children in another nation.
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Andrew Hackmack
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3/3/10
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On Feb. 4, the Haiti Relief Fund, headquartered in Lynbrook and run by Island Park resident Carlo Thertus, sent off a 40-foot shipping container loaded with do
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Mary Malloy
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2/18/10
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Forest Road School students raised $779 for Haiti relief efforts. The money was presented last Friday afternoon to Nancy Duchatllier Esposito, a founder of Forgotten Children of Haiti.
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Andrew Hackmack
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2/3/10
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Haitian-American Carlo Thertus of Island Park speaks about his brother, Hansy Thomas, who is in Haiti, awaiting the first shipment of goods from The Haiti Relief Fund.
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Mary Malloy
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1/24/10
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Those interested in helping victims of the earthquake in Haiti may contact the following organizations:
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1/21/10
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In addition to Nassau County’s efforts, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and the Catholic Church as a whole, has rallied to aid the people of Haiti after the devastating magnitude 7 earthquake on Jan. 12.
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Alex Costello
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1/20/10
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