More Miracles

We are now 16 days past the massive earthquake that struck the country of Haiti. For 16 days, search and rescue teams have been digging through the debris, desperately trying to find anyone that might still be alive. Obviously, as time has gone on, the chances of finding anyone still alive have grown very slim. Most medical experts agree that humans cannot survive more than 72 hours without water; but yesterday, a 16 year old girl shocked everyone.

15 days past the quake, or 360 hours, a French search and rescue team pulled a very weak, but alive, Darlene Etienne out from under a collapsed home near St. Gerard University.

Click here to read the full story about this amazing recovery. This story also describes the challenges officials are facing with trying to feed the survivors. Let us not forget the good we can still do for these people.

Wal-Mart and Baskbetball Games

Good evening everyone. Just wanted to give you all some information on new ways to donate. This weekend, Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 12-5, we will have students set up in front of Wal-Mart accepting jars of peanut butter. They will be handing out slips with information about our goal to passersby and allowing the customers to drop off their purchased jars on their way out of the store.

Also, tomorrow you'll have a chance to enjoy some high school basketball while supporting our cause. Tomorrow night, starting at 6:00, you can gain access to the double header games at Scott County High School for a reduced admission if you bring a jar of peanut butter to donate! That means all you'll need is $3, and your pb of course! First game is Scott County vs. Frankfort High School followed by Scott County vs. Highlands. Come out, bring the family and enjoy some great athletics and help the people of Haiti.

Save Money, Help Haiti!

This weekend I was contacted by another local business offering their help with our goal of three million jars of peanut butter for the victims in Haiti. Between Friends, located in downtown Georgetown at 124 E. Main Street, has agreed to be another drop off point for anyone wanting to donate peanut butter. Not only can  you drop it off, but, if you bring two or more jars in, they will take 10% off your total purchase!!! What a great opportunity, now you can help the people of Haiti, support a local business AND save money!

A big thank you to Emily and Melissa at Between Friends for your support in our effort to help the people of Haiti!!

Rainy Day

No, I'm not talking about my mood, but rather the weather outside right now. It is drizzling outside right now and is supposed to continue all day long. Because of this we will not be set up outside of Wal-Mart today as the previous post had said. Rather, we will be out next weekend on Saturday (this time rain or shine) raising peanut butter left and right. If anyone was planning on bringing peanut butter up to Wal-Mart today then please hold on to it and bring it next week or bring it by the high school sometime this week. Have a great rainy day :)

New Donation, Thank You!

So it is an exiciting night! I logged on to my e-mail to find a paypal receipt for our first donation. While I am not going to say the person's name, a huge thank you goes out to you for helping us reach our goal!

Tomorrow we will be outside of Wal-Mart in Georgetown collecting peanut butter and handing out a little information to people as they go into the store. Thank you to Wal-Mart for allowing us to set up outside tomorrow from 10-5 and thank you to the students who have signed up to work the table.

Moving Along

The response we have received from the community has been second to none. Schools, churches, and businesses are supporting the peanut butter drive left and right. In fact it has been difficult to keep a list of everyone collecting or raising peanut butter for the drive! We will post a complete list of the businesses very soon after we have confirmed the list.

Yesterday, everyone in the school brought their peanut butter down to my room and I can honestly say that I have never seen that much peanut butter at in one place before. It was really good to see. One student brought down a six pound "jar" of peanut butter for the drive! I didn't even know they made six pound jars! We hope to have an estimated count by the end of the day, but the count will only include what is at the school and what is at a couple of businesses that have given me their numbers. However, there are just so many places collecting right now that it will be difficult to ever get an exact number but we will do our best for you all! Thank you for checking the blog and we will continue to update with how we are doing. It is great to see and hear all the positives that are coming in surrounding this cause! If you are a visitor or come by the blog feel free to leave a comment. Also, on the left of the screen is a paypal button. If you want to donate, but do not want to send peanut butter via mail because of shipping, then feel free to donate through paypal and we will purchase however many jars we can purchase with your donation.

Finally, I want to give a shout out and thanks to ESPN analyst and reporter
Adam Schefter who retweeted our blog! The word is getting out! Stay positive and we will make this happen!

What a Heart

I just received an email that I wanted to share.

"I also wanted to pass along the story of a 5th grade boy here who cleaned out his piggy bank and gave $106.55 to help the people in Haiti!"

This is from a teacher at Anne Mason Elementary School here in Georgetown. How amazing, that this child was willing to give every penny that he had saved to give to the hurting people in Haiti.

All too often we don't realize how much our children actually know and understand about the hurt in the world. As parents, we try to shield them from the pain, which is only natural; but they know it's out there. Even if this child can't fully comprehend the tragedy that has taken place, he knew that there were people that needed that money more than he did. As adults, the majority of us can't even comprehend what it's like for the people in Haiti right now, but will we be as giving?

If you are feeling as giving and compassionate as this child was, please click the Donate button on the sidebar. All money will be going to purchase jars of peanut bar and/or to help the NWHCM cover shipping costs.