By now, many of you have heard accounts of the damage done in the town of Jeremie, Haiti by Hurricane Matthew. Thankfully, all of our team members survived the storm without injury. We are slowly starting to put together a complete picture of all of the destruction. It is dire. Nearly all of Tek4Kids’ 18 Haitian staff members lost their homes. Several of our schools lost their roofs. Much of our electronic equipment was destroyed by water damage, including laptops and inverters. Fortunately, one of our team members was able to store our iPads in a safe place, so we will not have to replace them. We estimate it will cost upwards of $100,000 to replace the damaged equipment, rebuild the homes of our staff and repair the schools, while we do our best to continue to provide shelter and clean water for those we can.
Month: November 2016
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2016 Golf Scramble Thank You!
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all golfers, sponsors, in-kind donors and volunteers who supported the 4th Annual Golf Scramble for Haiti which was held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Champions Pointe Golf Club.
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Assessing Damage and Moving Forward in Jeremie
Tek4Kids founders Gary and Cathy Boice recently traveled to Jeremie, Haiti to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew and continue making plans for our response to this disaster. Priorities included providing housing assistance for our teachers and staff, distributing purified water to the community, determining if laptops, inverters and other equipment can be salvaged and assisting our partner schools in reopening.