Wendell Brock - Wednesday, January 27, 2010  

On Friday night, the “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon aired on 11 channels, and in two hours raised $53M, with more donations still coming in. This is a testament to the generosity of Americans.

The money will be distributed to seven charities: the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, UNICEF, American Red Cross,Yele Haiti, World Food Programme, Oxfam America, and Partners in Health. And over the next several months, these charities will provide much-needed food, water, medical care, and other services.

But after the telethons are over, and the resilient people of Haiti have begun to rebuild, their children are going to need an education. So while I admire those who’ve donated money for Haiti’s disaster relief, I am also asking you to support CREED, and make an investment in the future of the Haitian nation.

I ask you to do this without the bright lights of a prime-time telethon. Neither Madonna nor Bono nor Bruce Springsteen will perform and entreat you to donate. If you decide to give money to CREED, Steven Spielberg will not chat you up on the phone after taking your credit card number. But I promise we will not be any less grateful.

Since 2007, CREED has been distributing School Kits in the US and around the world, anywhere there are children who want to learn but lack the tools. Children can’t learn to write if they don’t have a pencil or notebook. Without an eraser, they can’t get rid of a mistake and write the correct answer—which is the learning process. And all it costs is $10.

In a few months we will begin sending our School Kits to Haiti. The 3.5M children of this impoverished island didn’t have much before this disaster, but now they have even less. If they have a school kit, then they will have at least one thing: the opportunity to learn.

Over 50 aftershocks have rattled Haiti in the last two weeks, further damaging the island’s infrastructure. Aftershocks of another type will continue to pummel this nation—temblors that hit at the Haitian psyche and confidence—unless they are empowered to improve lives and their nation. We at CREED believe that education is the way to do this. If you agree, I invite you to join us by clicking on the button below.

Now through February 28, any donations made to Haiti relief can be deducted from 2009 tax filings.

Wendell Brock - Friday, January 15, 2010

On January 13, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the island of Haiti; many schools were damaged or destroyed. The earthquake is devastating to this small country. People from around the world are offering support to help the wounded and care for the dead. We offer our sincere condolences to those who have lost family and loved ones in this tragedy. When life begins to normalize there will be a need for children to return to school to continue their education.

This has become a concern for CREED. Many of these students are at an important time in their lives, and are depending on an education to keep them going on the right track for their future. These are the future business owners, Doctors, nurses, vets, teachers, athletes, etc. They need our help to succeed and continue what was once a part of their every day life. This earthquake hit hard, but through your help, we can soften the blow enough to keep their dreams of a bright future ahead. They truly need to continue their education.

There are many schools in Haiti that will reopen slowly. Once the immediate needs are met people begin to rebuild their lives the need to send children back to school that is when the second wave of needs will arise. There will be many who have needs for the basic school supplies we provide in our humanitarian school kits.

We have come up with a plan to help the students, as well as the schools in Haiti. CREED is gathering items and assembling humanitarian school kits for the students in Haiti. We are looking for donations, both in-kind and cash to make enough to make an impact. These kits consist of your typical cliché items like spiral bound notebooks (totaling 450 pages of paper), pencils, erasers, colored pencils, a ruler, scissors and a school bag. See School Kits for an example of what is contained in each kit.

We want to ship out these kits soon, but we need additional donations so we will be able to buy the items to put in the kits together. A typical school kits costs approximately $10.00; all donations great and small are appreciated. CREED is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and your donations are tax deductable. Thank you for your kind donation!