BRIDGE ][ FOUNDATION

New Canaan, Connecticut – Bridge Foundation, the New Canaan, Connecticut based humanitarian relief organization announced it plans a series of humanitarian flights to assist those affected by the unprecedented earthquake which struck Haiti.  An advance team is scheduled to depart today for Port au Prince.

The first scheduled airlift to Port au Prince will arrive on Friday January 15th.† The Bridge Foundation shipment includes two Emergency Health Kits, which address the basic medical needs of 12,000 people for 90 days.  In addition, ready to use nutritional supplements and IV solutions will be included.

A second airlift is scheduled out of Miami on Saturday January 16th into Port Au Prince.†

"Bridge Foundation is proud to deliver much needed supplies to aid the people of Haiti during this difficult time," said Andrew Hannah, Bridge Foundation Chairman.

Bridge Foundation staff and volunteers will be on the ground in Haiti to oversee the distribution of the shipments.†

Bridge Foundation was founded in 2002 and has provided emergency aid to Afghanistan, Iraq, Congo, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica and Lebanon.†Bridge Foundation has also assisted domestically in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and West Virginia.   Bridge Foundation is an IRS registered 501©(3) tax exempt organization.

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