WTMD Listener Donations to Haiti Rescue Response Fund Exceed $15,000

Thanks to everyone who donated to Doctors Without Borders through our online pledge form and phone lines on Tuesday.

Listener contributions exceeded $15,000 and will make a dramatic difference in the lives of people affected by this devastating natural disaster.

Throughout the drive, we spoke with a few individuals with first-hand experience with the crisis and relief effort. Click on each person's name below to hear the complete interview.

• Alec Bersch, Towson University student volunteering in Haiti as part of Hearts with Haiti  
  

• Bob Little, Baltimore Sun reporter on the USNS Comfort. 
  
  
• John Rivera, Director of Communication, Catholic Relief Services
  
  
• Lowell Melser, WBAL reporter on the USNS Comfort. 
  
  
• Sabri Ben-Achour, WAMU correspondent on the USNS Comfort. 

Hearts with Haiti Photos

Alec Bersch a Towson University student affiliated with Hearts with Haiti spoke with us today to describe the situation in Port-au-Prince. Bersch also shared some of his photos.

Hearts with Haiti, whose primary mission is to support the vision and ministry of the St. Joseph Family in Haiti, lost one building and suffered severe damage to another.

To help the St. Joseph's Family rebuild, please consider making a donation at http://www.heartswithhaiti.org.


All photos copyright Alex Bersch, 2009.

The remains of a burnt body in Petionville.

A collapsed home in Port-au-Prince.

A neighborhood of people cling together. The sign reads, "We Need Help..."

The exterior of St. Joseph's Arts Center

Rubble strewn across the floor of the Arts Center.

A hole in the exterior wall of the building.

Debris in the Alley.