Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Washington, D.C. » flight http://volunteerdc.org Disaster Response Hotline: 202-534-4805 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:54:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Video: Church of Scientology Sends Next Wave of Medical Personnel, Volunteers to Haiti http://volunteerdc.org/2010/02/video-church-of-scientology-sends-next-wave-of-medical-personnel-volunteers-to-haiti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-church-of-scientology-sends-next-wave-of-medical-personnel-volunteers-to-haiti http://volunteerdc.org/2010/02/video-church-of-scientology-sends-next-wave-of-medical-personnel-volunteers-to-haiti/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:06:15 +0000 @volunteer_dc http://volunteerdc.org/2010/02/video-church-of-scientology-sends-next-wave-of-medical-personnel-volunteers-to-haiti/ A dozen DC-area volunteers are en route to Haiti, on the fifth aid flight to Haiti, chartered by the Church of Scientology.   Watch the video here.

Channel 7 News reports:

Nearly 50 doctors, nurses and EMT’s flying out from Miami International Airport to the quake devastated region of Port-au-Prince. The trip is being sponsored by [...]]]> A dozen DC-area volunteers are en route to Haiti, on the fifth aid flight to Haiti, chartered by the Church of Scientology.   Watch the video here.

Channel 7 News reports:

imageNearly 50 doctors, nurses and EMT’s flying out from Miami International Airport to the quake devastated region of Port-au-Prince. The trip is being sponsored by the Church of Scientology. About 40 disaster response trained volunteer ministers will also be aboard. "We wanted to bring some medical expertise there and we would support them in what they were doing, because were talking long hours," said Church Of Scientology volunteer Pat Harney.

They’ll be assisting with medical care and providing supplies. "Every person who has come has made a difference. The efforts feel so small in the light of such devastation, but every bit helps," said physician assistant Dianne Bush.

This is the fifth flight the Church of Scientology has chartered to help with the relief efforts in Haiti.

]]> http://volunteerdc.org/2010/02/video-church-of-scientology-sends-next-wave-of-medical-personnel-volunteers-to-haiti/feed/ 0 John Travolta Flies Virginia Volunteer Back from Haiti http://volunteerdc.org/2010/01/john-travolta-flies-virginia-volunteer-back-from-haiti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-travolta-flies-virginia-volunteer-back-from-haiti http://volunteerdc.org/2010/01/john-travolta-flies-virginia-volunteer-back-from-haiti/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:28:36 +0000 @volunteer_dc http://volunteerdc.org/2010/01/john-travolta-flies-virginia-volunteer-back-from-haiti/ NBC News in Washington just posted a story of a local Virginia lawyer who went to Haiti to help, and was flown back by Scientologist John Travolta on his personal aircraft.  Our volunteers working with the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee and the Embassy of Haiti, who have been working tirelessly since the beginning to [...]]]> NBC News in Washington just posted a story of a local Virginia lawyer who went to Haiti to help, and was flown back by Scientologist John Travolta on his personal aircraft.  Our volunteers working with the Greater Washington Haiti Relief Committee and the Embassy of Haiti, who have been working tirelessly since the beginning to organize flights, supplies & volunteers to Haiti.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video.

The story from NBC follows:

After five emotionally-wrenching days volunteering in Haiti, Virginia lawyer Ramcess Jean-Louis stood at Port-au-Prince airport awaiting his flight back to the U.S. That plane carried the final surprise of his trip: Actor John Travolta was piloting the aircraft Jean-Louis was about to board.

Before the plane turned for home, Jean-Louis helped Travolta and his wife, actress Kelly Preston, unload cargo.

"He was very hands on," Jean-Louis said of Travolta. "He was unpacking the airplane, really in command of the situation. When he came down with additional supplies and another team of doctors, he made sure the doctors got everything they needed."

Jean-Louis’ decision to jump into the relief effort came shortly after the earthquake hit.

Though he was born in Brooklyn, his parents came from Haiti and he has many relatives still living there.

"You just have to deal with a sense of helplessness, and I didn’t enjoy that feeling during Katrina and I didn’t enjoy it during 9/11," he said.

So Jean-Louis immediately began volunteering at the Haitian Embassy. Professionally, he’s the general counsel for a building maintenance company in Alexandria called TK Services. Every night after work, he’d head to the embassy.

A week ago, he received an urgent call.

"They said, ‘You have to get on a plane if you want to get down there,’" he said. "It took me by surprise. Actually having the opportunity standing in front of me made me a little apprehensive."

But Jean-Louis raced to Philadelphia, caught a flight to Miami and then joined other volunteers on a flight to Haiti. He spent five days there, starting his work at the hospital, assisting patients and distributing medical supplies and food.

Jean-Louis also was able to locate his relatives. One cousin died, but the rest survived.

Jean-Louis hopes to return to Haiti soon, possibly by next month.

"I’m of the thought that Haitians have to lead the recovery and we have to be in control of our story and how this redevelopment is going to take place," he said. "I’m confident that’s going to happen with the help of the international community."

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