We have recieved an email from our contact via the US Embassy in Haiti..
"Warning: all travelers to Haiti are being subjected to robberies, and two recent murders took place."
So, in light of this fact, the team has cancelled their trip.
According to our sources, the criminals are following relief workers/volunteers from the airport. Targeting would be help to the community. Sad.
If the embassy is posting travel warnings, its for good reason!
We've contacted the team and took a vote and for personal safety reasons we have decided that its not worth dying over. No matter how great our intentions are, security comes first.
We will make arrangements to have the items donated shipped down in the near future. I was eagerly looking forward to showing off pictures and telling the tales of the trip with you all! But having my wife and family alive is of greater importance.
Hopefully we can get the items into the proper hands and distribute them as planned. My anger and frustration over the crimal behavior is at an all time high. We are trying to help!! And a few bad apples...
So much hard work and effort has gone into this project, here and in the entire HF community.
My sincerest apologies, and I will keep you all informed and updated as news comes in.
I feel terrible about the circumstances, I wish I had better news.
Gargoyle
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