Three days from now, it will be exactly one month since the day Haiti was hit with the devastating earthquake. Yet the number of survivors increases. Yesterday, a survivor was pulled out of the rubble and is under care at the University of Miami field hospital.

It just goes to tell us I guess, that what we take so simply for granted as possible and impossible needs some re-questioning. In a symbolic way, the story of this survival can push aside doubts some may entertain as to what is possible in terms of helping Haiti. There is affirmation of faith in knowing this; which I think in turn helps us stand firm with what we have set us to achieve and contribute. And if you feel you may need a little more reassurance, here are just a couple of amazing things that have happened so far that can challenge your doubts:

• One little boy reportedly raised over $160 000 for UNICEF Haiti Earthquake Children’s Appeal

• Canadians have over contributed $113 million dollars to Haiti (the figure being till yesterday, I trust I can safely say “over” )

Now for a little bit on our news front:

Elliot has been in touch with Autoshare Marketing and they have agreed to feature us in their e-newsletter which will be distributed to their clients this week.

Katherine has created an ad template we can use to reach out to more people by letting more people know about what our service providers can offer them.

And last but definitely not least, Elliot and Katherine met with Nuwan Foneska and have come up with an ambitious plan for an art auction day where we can auction off not only the paintings Nuwan has donated to us, but other pieces that he and his art community are willing to donate to us. Tentatively, we are talking of setting this up for early in March. More details will be sent out later tonight, but please let us know your thoughts and suggestions for venues, marketing and other related aspects of this event.

And with that, I wish you all a great night.

P.S. Welcome on board, our two new volunteers: Jana and Yuki.