NEWS AND ANALYSIS
Activists and diplomats unite to help Sun Youth?s Haitian relief
Dominican Republic Consulate aids Garceau Foundation and Public Affairs Institute efforts
By Alan Hustak Special to the Suburban Sometimes tragedies do bring out the better angels of our nature. And they bring together new allies in common cause to help those who are always at the forefront of relieving human suffering. Much money has been raised for Haitian relief. World leaders meet at conferences to discuss reconstruction. Great concerts are held. All this is just and right. But sometimes we forget that there are things to do right here at home. Sid Stevens and his Sun Youth organization have never forgotten that. When Haitian survivors and orphans began arriving at Trudeau Airport he leapt into action. Sun Youth has had a round-theclock staff of 25 volunteers at Trudeau International Airport since the earthquake hit, working five shifts a day, seven days a week, to welcome and process Haitians returning on Canadian passports. Sun Youth is working in partnership with the Red Cross and the Quebec Protection Agency, and has already provided emergency help to the more than 2,000 Haitians who have arrived. Some 6,000 more are still expected. ?Montreal is the clearing centre for most of them. Some are going on to other centres, other cities,? explained Stevens, ?These are not refugees, but Haitian-Canadians who are arriving with nothing more than the clothes on their back. Many have lost everything. We needSUBURBAN CLASSIFIEDS 514-484-3525
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