tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post5353285078568646377..comments2012-10-16T19:37:25.010-04:00Comments on Running the race: InvestingKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16137008679319158397noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-89637705703574915342010-09-30T14:39:24.255-04:002010-09-30T14:39:24.255-04:00Karen,
Thank you so much for blogging about our H...Karen,<br /><br />Thank you so much for blogging about our Homes For Haiti program! We really appreciate the support.<br />We're proud to say that Food For The Poor donors have helped us send more than $130 million in aid to Haiti and build more than 700 two-room homes there for families displaced by the earthquake. You're correct: Each of these homes costs $2,600 to build. Here's a picture of one we just built in Cap-Haitien:<br />http://bit.ly/9pNwlQ .<br />To learn more about the Homes For Haiti program, please visit www.foodforthepoor.org/radio/ .<br />Thanks again!<br />-Megan@FFPFood For The Poorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845007526568303436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-29130756555475195932010-09-30T14:38:05.287-04:002010-09-30T14:38:05.287-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Food For The Poorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845007526568303436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-40056186053063671092010-09-30T14:33:22.898-04:002010-09-30T14:33:22.898-04:00:) I have wanted to be a part of something like th...:) I have wanted to be a part of something like that for as long as I can remember. I sat in Sunday School dreaming about hammering nails and building something for someone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031788330989391305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-61788520615173242662010-09-29T15:55:10.627-04:002010-09-29T15:55:10.627-04:00huh. that is cheaper than the costs my friend outl...huh. that is cheaper than the costs my friend outlined. not too bad for earth-quake proof :)bobbione8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401427365798820490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-66801047488935126132010-09-29T15:25:38.396-04:002010-09-29T15:25:38.396-04:00$2,600 builds a family an earthquake-proof home.
$...$2,600 builds a family an earthquake-proof home.<br />$160 covers the cost of the roof.<br />$335 provides a door, windows and hardware.<br />$1,050 pays for cinder blocks for one home.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401958443571750692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8700298098866072045.post-7418833446514425372010-09-29T14:41:01.400-04:002010-09-29T14:41:01.400-04:00wow. that is cool. do you know how much that will ...wow. that is cool. do you know how much that will cost?<br /><br />an acquaintance of mine from here in SF is an architect. a good one, a principal at the best/most respected firm in SF. she recently moved to haiti for a year to build houses. to work with other architects who have moved there for the same reason.<br /><br />i JUST looked at some of the houses on her FB page. it humbled me alot. i would probably not want to sleep in one of those in my backyard, and yet they are what many people dream and wish for.<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/bobbi.gaukel?ref=name#!/photo.php?pid=5078334&id=725913548&ref=fbx_album<br /><br />not sure if you will be able to see, but try the link above.<br /><br />you go girl.bobbione8yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401427365798820490noreply@blogger.com