Donations to Haiti
• Any local group raising money or collecting supplies for victims of the earthquake in Haiti, please contact The Monroe Times. It may be possible to place information in the print edition and on the Times' Web site, www.themonroetimes.com. Please call 328-4202 or e-mail bgray@themonroetimes.com.
MONROE - Local groups have come forward to help the people of Haiti who are suffering after last week's earthquake.
Monroe High School business students will donate 50 percent of all sales at the school's "Mouse House" store to relief efforts for Haiti. The store, located in the M Room at the school, sells candy and other snacks and drinks.
Business and marketing teacher Mary Madsen said the three store managers, seniors Emily Grossen, Drew Geissbuhler and Kyle Klinzing, came up with the idea.
"We're really proud of them," Madsen said. "They wanted to do something to help."
The students have exams Thursday and Friday, and Madsen told them they didn't have to work at the store those days, but Grossen volunteered her time to open the store.
The students hope to raise at least $100 for Haiti, she said.
St. Victor Catholic Church, Monroe, also kicked off a campaign to help collect shoes for people in Haiti.
"Shoes for Haiti" began Sunday and will continue through Good Friday, April 2.
All sizes and types of shoes are needed for all age groups.
People wishing to donate shoes can bring them to the church, St. Victor School or the parish office, 1760 14th St.
The Brodhead United Methodist Church announced it will host a chili supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 30. All proceeds will go to Haitian relief.
According to the Associated Press, an estimated 200,000 people were killed when the earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 12. An estimated 250,000 were injured and 1.5 million were homeless.
The Associated Press reported that so many people have lost homes that the World Food Program is planning a tent camp for 100,000 people - an instant city the size of Burbank, Calif., - on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, according to the agency's country director, Myrta Kaulard.
Bodies still lay in the streets six days after the quake, but Haitians had made progress in hauling many away for burial or burning. People were seen dragging corpses to intersections in hopes that garbage trucks or aid groups would arrive to take them away.
Six days after the quake, dozens of rescue crews were still working to rescue victims trapped under piles of concrete and debris.
"There are still people living" in collapsed buildings, U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told The Associated Press. "Hope continues."
Monroe High School business students will donate 50 percent of all sales at the school's "Mouse House" store to relief efforts for Haiti. The store, located in the M Room at the school, sells candy and other snacks and drinks.
Business and marketing teacher Mary Madsen said the three store managers, seniors Emily Grossen, Drew Geissbuhler and Kyle Klinzing, came up with the idea.
"We're really proud of them," Madsen said. "They wanted to do something to help."
The students have exams Thursday and Friday, and Madsen told them they didn't have to work at the store those days, but Grossen volunteered her time to open the store.
The students hope to raise at least $100 for Haiti, she said.
St. Victor Catholic Church, Monroe, also kicked off a campaign to help collect shoes for people in Haiti.
"Shoes for Haiti" began Sunday and will continue through Good Friday, April 2.
All sizes and types of shoes are needed for all age groups.
People wishing to donate shoes can bring them to the church, St. Victor School or the parish office, 1760 14th St.
The Brodhead United Methodist Church announced it will host a chili supper from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Jan. 30. All proceeds will go to Haitian relief.
According to the Associated Press, an estimated 200,000 people were killed when the earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 12. An estimated 250,000 were injured and 1.5 million were homeless.
The Associated Press reported that so many people have lost homes that the World Food Program is planning a tent camp for 100,000 people - an instant city the size of Burbank, Calif., - on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, according to the agency's country director, Myrta Kaulard.
Bodies still lay in the streets six days after the quake, but Haitians had made progress in hauling many away for burial or burning. People were seen dragging corpses to intersections in hopes that garbage trucks or aid groups would arrive to take them away.
Six days after the quake, dozens of rescue crews were still working to rescue victims trapped under piles of concrete and debris.
"There are still people living" in collapsed buildings, U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told The Associated Press. "Hope continues."