Info: volunteers for Haiti Fw: CHAT: Do you speak Creole - Creole speakers needed

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Carolyn Perkes wrote:

> I received this appeal for volunteer Creole speakers which I am

> posting here. Please don't turn it into a political discussion.

>

>>> • The American Red Cross is looking to deploy 100 Creole

>>> interpreters to work

>>>> on the hospital ship USNS Comfort, which will be harbored outside

>>>> Port-au-Prince. Volunteers need to be fluent in Creole and

>>>> English. Other skills are helpful but not required.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Things to keep in mind:

>>>>

>>>> (1) The ship will be deployed for a month;

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>>>> (2) Volunteers won't be able to leave the ship during that time;

>>>> and

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>>>> (3) They will not have luxurious quarters. It is important to

>>>> stress the second point: The interpreters will stay on the ship to

>>>> assist and won't be able to get off the ship to see family in

>>>> Haiti.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> We are looking for volunteers to be in Miami no later than

>>>> Wednesday night/Thursday morning (January 20/21). The Red Cross

>>>> may be able to provide accommodations for those coming from out of

>>>> town. All volunteers would be fully trained, either in Miami, or

>>>> at their home chapters of the Red Cross before they come to Miami.

>>>> Again, no skills are required beyond speaking both Creole and

>>>> English. Anyone interested in this opportunity will be contacted

>>>> ASAP with additional steps. Please communicate to me immediately

>>>> if you have persons who can do this and contact information.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> A. Blake

>>>>

>>>> Deputy Associate Director

>>>>

>>>> The White House - Offices of Intergovernmental Affairs & Public

>>>> Engagement

>>>>

>>>> - Office

>>>>

>>>> - Cell

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>>> •

>>> ______________________________________

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>>> • Donate like you did before for the last hurricanes in Haiti thru

>>> HOHS ( Haitian Organization for Health Services) an organization

>>> with 15 years of experience on the field in Haiti so every

>>> earthquake victim inside or outside Port-au-Prince can be helped

>>> through our outreach programs .

>>> •

>>> • Mail your check or money order to : HOHS, PO BOX 466 New-York,

>>> NY 110159-0466 or Go on line to contribute at www.haitianohs.org

>>> Please write on your check the mention: For the Quake Victims.

>>> Your contribution is tax deductible in the US.

>>> •

>>> • Thanks

>>> Carl Gilbert,MD, President of HOHS

>>>

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