Feb 17 2009
Konbit Sante Benefit Tonight at Flatbread
Flatbread Pizza on Commercial Street is donating a portion of its proceeds from tonight’s sales to Konbit Sante, a Maine-based medical partnership with Cap Haitien, Haiti. Amber recently did a mission trip to Haiti with our church and travelled with Konbit Sante. She’s seen the good work they’re doing to bring medical care and training to the people of Haiti’s second largest city. We’ll be going out for pizza tonight and hope to see you there. If you’ve already got dinner plans, but would like to help out this effort, take a look at Konbit Sante’s “How You Can Help” page. Financial assistance is not the only means of contributing:
Konbit Sante is different from many other organizations in that we do not send teams of doctors and nurses to provide hands-on care. Instead, our staff and volunteers work with Haitian colleagues to develop health care programs, to teach doctors and nurses, to make infrastructure improvements, and to collect and deliver much-needed equipment and supplies.
The most valuable asset you can give is your time. Not a doctor or nurse? They have many needs that can be filled by those without medical training, including infrastructure improvements, working with things like the computer and electrical systems, and collection and distribution of medical supplies and equipment.
Konbit Sante is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation organized in the State of Maine. They can be contacted as P.O. Box 11281, Portland, ME 04104. You can call 207-347-6733 or email info@konbitsante.org for more information.