UPDATE:: We are no longer accepting donations of any kind (cash, tents, etc.) for this particular event. However, tens of thousands of tents are still needed and we will create another giving opportunity very soon. THANK YOU!
Hey Family. My friend Carel Pedre – a rising Haitian leader that I trust a great deal – has made it clear that the overwhelming majority of homeless people in Haiti still need tents and need them badly -including many of his close friends.
Most folk are just using tarps or sheets with sticks and they aren’t very secure from bugs/impending rain, don’t provide much privacy, etc. Just put yourself there in your mind and you’ll get the picture. Would you like living under a sheet for all to see?
I want them to have some tents like the ones pictured here on my blog. They aren’t quite home, but they’re better.
So – get this – a large cargo ship is making space for us to ship 10,000 tents to Haiti on Wednesday morning from the ports in Miami, FL. This is INSANE. Likely – impossible. Going to take a miracle to pull it off.
Just my type of odds :-)
I dare you to buy every tent in Miami, the Miami Area, South Florida, Florida, the SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES and get them to Miami NOW!!!! It appears they will need to in Miami by late Tuesday night, but I will confirm that shortly…
ALL TYPES OF TENTS ARE NEEDED. Large. Small. Try to get waterproof. Don’t sweat the details…just get the best tents you can.
Just get the tents. Ask your family to buy a tent. Ask your church to buy 10 or 100 or 1,000 tents. Ask your boss to buy a tent!
We can do this!!!!!
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If you have ANY questions regarding drop-off locations please contact:
Ms. Esther Ortiz directly @ 305-761-4476
You can also reach her on Twitter @EstheriOrtiz
Email @ esther.ortiz@FlamingoRoad.org
For questions regarding the cargo ship please contact:
Ms. Kimberly Brooke
Twitter: @KimberlyBrooke
Email: kim@kimberlybrooke.com
Phone: 443.398.5294
NEW DROP OFF LOCATIONS:
TAMPA, FLORIDA
8902 citrus village Dr. #201
Tampa, Florida 33626
813-428-1111 (Megan Duncan)
Call when you are on your way!
SARASOTA, FLORIDA
2301 Ingram Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34232
813-428-1111 (Megan Duncan)
Call when you are on your way!
BROWARD COUNTY
West Pines Community Church
21113 Johnson St. STE 120
Pembroke Pines, FL 33029
Drop off hours: 9-5
For after hours donations call us: 954-432-0321.
DADE COUNTY
J-R Custom Mica Furniture
411-H NW 132nd Street
Opa Locka, FL 33054
Drop-Off Hours: 10:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Attn: Jesus Travieso
AFTER HOURS (after 5pm) DROP OFF LOCATION
5275 SW 171st Avenue
Miramar, FL 33027
We will be accepting tents at our house, into the wee hours of Wednesday morning if we have to! If you have any more questions, you can reach Esther Ortiz @ 305-761-4808. The community is GATED, so when you arrive at the gate, ask for Esther Ortiz, and they will let you through.
Update: If you are shipping tents via overnight you can ship them directly to a trusted friend of mine:
We suggest you order them from these tents @ Amazon.com. If you sign up for a 30 day trial of Amazon Prime you can overnight them for $3.99
Esther Ortiz
5275 SW 171st Ave Miramar, FL 33027
You can also go to Bass Pro Shop in Miami for tents 11551 No.West 12th. Or you can call there and order @ 305.341.4200. Ask to speak to Mgr Scott Tarlow to call & buy. All sizes and costs available. Designate 4 Haiti under name Esther Ortiz
We are securing additional drop-off locations as we type, but you can also drop tents off at the above address as well.
If you are not in the Florida area and would like to donate directly to this cause you can donate safely & securely through our registered 501c3 here.
100% of these proceeds will go directly to tents only and will be purchased at the latest possible hour in bulk in Miami on Tuesday evening.
Here is the experienced shipping company (that has already made one successful trip) that we are partnering with.
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