"Past President Flynn Urges Your Support"
For the past ten (10) years, HBAV Past President Bob Flynn of the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association has used his annual personal vacation days to travel to Haiti to help make improvements to the "Quality of Life" for "The Home of the Daughters of God" Orphanage in Port-au-Prince. The orphanage provides food, clothing shelter and education for 70 Haitian orphan girls.
On Wednesday, January 13th, Bob was due to fly into Haiti for a 7 day work-visit to the girl's orphanage/home. The earthquake hit on Tuesday, January 12th.
The orphanage is located in Port-au-Prince. It is a maze of connecting buildings, some as high as 3 stories. The orphanage was severely damaged during the quake, and is now uninhabitable. The 70 girls that use to call the orphanage home, are now living in the street in front of the orphanage in tents donated to them by UNICEF. Three of the girls and the orphanage's cook's wife and his 3 children lost their lives on that Tuesday.
HBAV PRESIDENT MIKE NEWSOME AND HBAV PAST PRESIDENT BOB FLYNN URGES ALL HBAV MEMBERS TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORPHANAGE AND THE GIRLS. PAST PRESIDENT FLYNN HAS ASSURED US THAT 100% OF ALL MONIES CONTRIBUTED WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE ORPHANAGE!!!! As of this date, no decent food, water or medical supplies have reached the girls.
The surviving girls are in need now, more than ever!!! Please consider making a Donation. Every dollar will help the girls through this tragedy.
PLEASE MAKE YOU PERSONAL OR BUSINESS CHECK PAYABLE TO
RESURRECTION CATHOLIC CHURCH, and mail it to HBAV, 707 East Franklin Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. HBAV will bundle all Donations and deliver them directly to Past President Flynn in Roanoke. All contributions are 100% tax deductible.
Please send your personal or business contribution today. As President Newsome said when approving this request, "Yes, this is about humanity"!!!!
Michael Toalson
Executive Vice President
HBA of Virginia
804-643-2797