To my dearest friends and to those I may have

​ only​

 shared a few emails with

​:​

Matthew is a Category 4 

​hurricane ​

and will ravage the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Just to put this hurricane in perspective,

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Katrina and Sandy were Category 3 that made land fall in a developed country.

Our friends, Dale and Dorothy, from International Medical Alliance are on their way down this morning. They will fly into the Dominican Republic and try to make their way into Haiti after loading up on food and supplies.  Their son Thomas, will fly into Port Au Prince as soon as the airport re

​-​

opens.

Thanks to friends, family and lots of people we never met we were able to raise $150,000+ within days of the Haitian earthquake

​ in 2010​

. As fast as that money came in, it was spent on bleach,

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diesel,

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water and food. Cash was the most important supply. 

Carol and I have made a $5,000 Challenge Grant where we will match dollar for dollar any thing given.

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Please go to imaonline.org and give what you can. This organization spends nothing on itself. Every cent that comes in goes to where it is needed most.

Carol and I may go if we are needed but right now we will do what we can from here

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Thank you for your support and please feel free to forward this message to anyone else who may be interested in ​supporting the people of Haiti.

​Thank you,

Tom and