5/1/13 - A Livingston County couple recently led an effort to help children along the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Building Bridges of Hope members Adam and Jessica Carlile of Pinckney last weekend gathered 25 Pinckney-area volunteers in Grass Lake to hand-load a 40-foot tall shipping container with clothing, children's vitamins, formula, furniture, toys and playground equipment, and miscellaneous hospital supplies. The container is expected to arrive in the Dominican Republic at the end of May for use in a mobile medical clinic and Children's Nutrition Center. The Carliles say they collected donations for a year and stored many of the supplies in their own home before moving them to a storage facility in Grass Lake. Building Bridges of Hope helps to serve people in the east Haitian border area, providing mobile medical clinics, elementary and technical schools, reforestation projects, clean water initiatives, and a comprehensive childrenâs nutrition program. (JK)
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