CONSORTIUM'S

RAPID RESPONSE TO SCHOOL CASUALTIES IN

PETION VILLE,

HAITI.

To our members, friends, supporters, and visitors,

Please, pass it on!

HAITIAN CONSORTIUM

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Novembre 7, 2008

CONTACT : Enock Gustave, Chairman

206-312-7274

e-mail : info@haitianconsortium.com

The Haïtian Consortium is shocked and deeply saddened by the news that a school, located near Pétionville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, and populated by a student body of nearly 700, has collapsed suddenly this morning while classes were in session. The death toll has risen to 30 so far, and is expected to grow. Dozens more of seriously wounded students, teachers and other adults have been taken to area hospitals.

The Haitian Consortium has already deployed a team of 20 volunteers, well trained members of its Rapid Deployment Disaster Response Team, to participate in the on-going Search and Rescue operation. In addition, the Haitian Consortium has made available, immediately, monetary funds to assist the families of the victims. More targeted assistance will follow soon, including Grief Specialists, to help victims and their families face the trauma and losses generated by this tragedy.

The Haitian Consortium shares the sorrow of all who lost loved ones, expresses its condolences, and offers its prayers and comfort to families and friends affected by this tragic event.

The Haitian Consortium calls on the Preval administration to deploy, without delay, Construction Safety Code Inspectors to insure that school buildings are safe for our children, our most valuable national resource.

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We attribute the ongoing success and the performance of the Haitian Consortium to the guidance and leadership of: Mr. Parnell Gérard Duverger, Président

Centre Louverture pour la Liberté et le Développement

*And also to the following donor and supporters:

Raphaëlle St. Phard, Toronto, Canada,
Ms. Clunie Arlene St. Cloud, Brooklyn, NY,
Maryse P. Pierre, age 6, Paris, France,
Salomon Jean, age 11, Tokyo, Japon,
Maie Aime Sévère, age 6, Amsterdam, Holland,
Orel C. Ducamel, age 16, Montréal, Canada,
Sylvia O. Cadet, age 13, Washington, DC,
Mitton Joseph, age 17, San Juan, Puerto Rico,
Azémar Theodore, age 18, New York City, USA, et others.....

To our volunteers and interns in Haiti and the United States of America

· To the Haitian community at large

To our beloved members,

To our friends,

To our associates,

And also to our national and international supporters and contributors

*Names and Numbers are taken at random.

General Overview

of the

HAITIAN CONSORTIUM

The Haitian Consortium is a nonprofit, grassroots alliance organization committed to helping Haitian communities achieve economic sufficiency. The Haitian Consortium fosters strategic alliances with grassroots movements, community programs, neighborhood associations and religious organizations in the United States and the Caribbean in order to achieve its goals.

The Haitian Consortium is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, community empowerment, human development and educational purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Services of the United States. The Haitian Consortium is also registered to operate as a not for profit organization in Haiti and by other foreign countries.

Please send your DONATIONS to::

Enock Gustave, Chairman

The Haitian Consortium:

5927 Anno Avenue Orlando, Florida, 32809 (USA)

Phone: 206-312-7274 / 206-736-7808

e-mail: campaign@haitianconsortium.com

web site : www.haitianconsortium.com