Silveus Insurance Collecting Funds For Haiti Relief
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Daniel [email protected]
A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Jan. 12 leaving upwards of 100,000 people dead and millions displaced from their homes.
Starting Jan. 15, a group including local residents flew from Fort Lauderdale Fla. to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti carrying medical supplies, food and water.
The plane was donated by Silveus Insurance.
Local pilot Jon Fussle, who works part-time for Silveus Insurance, flew four such flights before mechanical issues grounded the plane in Fort Lauderdale.
Meanwhile in Warsaw, Silveus Insurance has been working feverishly to come up with, collect and solicit funds to keep those flights and supplies coming.
Tyler Silveus, vice president with Silveus Insurance, spent Friday afternoon going between his Blackberry and his office phone, trying to coordinate what and who needs to be on the next flight.
Silveus held a conference call Friday with Todd Anderson of Anderson Lawn.
Anderson, who is currently in Haiti, described the devastation in Port-Au-Prince. The camp, if that's what it can be called, with relief workers from Full Life Crusade as well as other organizations, is basically a courtyard next to a three-story building obliterated by the earthquake.
Anderson said thousands of Haitians are being taken out of Port-Au-Prince to refugee camps in the country.
Anderson told Silveus that all the supplies, including medicine, are in the open and that they need tents as soon as possible.
"If it rains, I don't know what we're going to do," Anderson told Silveus.
Anderson, like other volunteers, has been sleeping on the ground using his backpack as a pillow.
As of Friday afternoon, Silveus, with the help of Kristi Ormsby, was pulling together food and tents to be on the next flight to Haiti that was expected to take off Friday night.
Silveus said they have rented office space at Fort Lauderdale's airport and its being used as a staging area to organize supplies to be put on the flights.
While the original plane is being serviced, Dick Miller of Image Air, has donated a corporate jet to be flown to Port-Au-Prince.
Silveus said that jet can bring as many supplies in one flight as the original plane could in three.
Friday night, Miller's plane filled with supplies and medical personnel headed to Port-Au-Prince.
Doctors and nurses are still encouraged to volunteer their time in Haiti though there are a list of doctors, nurses and emergency workers waiting to be called to service.
While good intentioned individuals may want to send along food and water, Silveus said the biggest need is money.
"Cash is king down there," said Silveus of Haiti.
Silveus has been sending cash but it goes quick.
Silveus said it costs about $2,000 for a round trip from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince and that doesn't count the cost of supplies or gear.
Anderson said prices for items are skyrocketing.
"If you had a car for sale last week it's double the price now," said Anderson.
Cash was being sent down Friday to rent a car so aid workers could service a bigger area.
Silveus said they are now working on acquiring a cargo plane that will allow the transport of vehicles to Haiti.
"Getting vehicles down there is one of the biggest needs," said Silveus.
It costs around $60,000 to rent a cargo plane that can carry up to 44,000 pounds.
The people, medical supplies and tools are being used to help, among others, Lloyd Smoker's mission in Carrefour, one of the poorest parts of Port-Au-Prince.
Smoker and his family are long-time friends of Wes Smith's who runs Full Life Crusades.
For those who want to donate money, Silveus Insurance, on Mariner Drive, near North Pointe Cinemas, is accepting cash and check donations.
Checks should be made payable to World Compassion Network.
World Compassion Network is serving as a network to get funds down to Haiti.
WCN is also partnering with Silveus Insurance to help fill the cargo plane once its secured.
For more information on the work World Compassion Network is doing visit www.w-c-n.org[[In-content Ad]]Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 2105, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Silveus also said there is a need for adoptive parents for a mounting number of Haitian babies.
God's Little Angels is the group in Haiti that according to Silveus is the best way to adopt Haitian orphans.
Anderson recounted a story of the group coming across an two-week-old baby whose mother essentially tried to sell the baby because she couldn't take care of it.
"Its the worst kind of hell right now," said Silveus of the situation in Haiti.
For more information or questions concerning adoption email Silveus at [email protected]
Facebook users can follow some of the progress being made by World Compassion Network and Silveus Insurance by joining their fan page which has video and updates of the work being done.
A 7.1-magnitude quake struck Jan. 12 leaving upwards of 100,000 people dead and millions displaced from their homes.
Starting Jan. 15, a group including local residents flew from Fort Lauderdale Fla. to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti carrying medical supplies, food and water.
The plane was donated by Silveus Insurance.
Local pilot Jon Fussle, who works part-time for Silveus Insurance, flew four such flights before mechanical issues grounded the plane in Fort Lauderdale.
Meanwhile in Warsaw, Silveus Insurance has been working feverishly to come up with, collect and solicit funds to keep those flights and supplies coming.
Tyler Silveus, vice president with Silveus Insurance, spent Friday afternoon going between his Blackberry and his office phone, trying to coordinate what and who needs to be on the next flight.
Silveus held a conference call Friday with Todd Anderson of Anderson Lawn.
Anderson, who is currently in Haiti, described the devastation in Port-Au-Prince. The camp, if that's what it can be called, with relief workers from Full Life Crusade as well as other organizations, is basically a courtyard next to a three-story building obliterated by the earthquake.
Anderson said thousands of Haitians are being taken out of Port-Au-Prince to refugee camps in the country.
Anderson told Silveus that all the supplies, including medicine, are in the open and that they need tents as soon as possible.
"If it rains, I don't know what we're going to do," Anderson told Silveus.
Anderson, like other volunteers, has been sleeping on the ground using his backpack as a pillow.
As of Friday afternoon, Silveus, with the help of Kristi Ormsby, was pulling together food and tents to be on the next flight to Haiti that was expected to take off Friday night.
Silveus said they have rented office space at Fort Lauderdale's airport and its being used as a staging area to organize supplies to be put on the flights.
While the original plane is being serviced, Dick Miller of Image Air, has donated a corporate jet to be flown to Port-Au-Prince.
Silveus said that jet can bring as many supplies in one flight as the original plane could in three.
Friday night, Miller's plane filled with supplies and medical personnel headed to Port-Au-Prince.
Doctors and nurses are still encouraged to volunteer their time in Haiti though there are a list of doctors, nurses and emergency workers waiting to be called to service.
While good intentioned individuals may want to send along food and water, Silveus said the biggest need is money.
"Cash is king down there," said Silveus of Haiti.
Silveus has been sending cash but it goes quick.
Silveus said it costs about $2,000 for a round trip from Fort Lauderdale to Port-Au-Prince and that doesn't count the cost of supplies or gear.
Anderson said prices for items are skyrocketing.
"If you had a car for sale last week it's double the price now," said Anderson.
Cash was being sent down Friday to rent a car so aid workers could service a bigger area.
Silveus said they are now working on acquiring a cargo plane that will allow the transport of vehicles to Haiti.
"Getting vehicles down there is one of the biggest needs," said Silveus.
It costs around $60,000 to rent a cargo plane that can carry up to 44,000 pounds.
The people, medical supplies and tools are being used to help, among others, Lloyd Smoker's mission in Carrefour, one of the poorest parts of Port-Au-Prince.
Smoker and his family are long-time friends of Wes Smith's who runs Full Life Crusades.
For those who want to donate money, Silveus Insurance, on Mariner Drive, near North Pointe Cinemas, is accepting cash and check donations.
Checks should be made payable to World Compassion Network.
World Compassion Network is serving as a network to get funds down to Haiti.
WCN is also partnering with Silveus Insurance to help fill the cargo plane once its secured.
For more information on the work World Compassion Network is doing visit www.w-c-n.org[[In-content Ad]]Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 2105, Warsaw, IN 46581.
Silveus also said there is a need for adoptive parents for a mounting number of Haitian babies.
God's Little Angels is the group in Haiti that according to Silveus is the best way to adopt Haitian orphans.
Anderson recounted a story of the group coming across an two-week-old baby whose mother essentially tried to sell the baby because she couldn't take care of it.
"Its the worst kind of hell right now," said Silveus of the situation in Haiti.
For more information or questions concerning adoption email Silveus at [email protected]
Facebook users can follow some of the progress being made by World Compassion Network and Silveus Insurance by joining their fan page which has video and updates of the work being done.
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