Thursday, May 6, 2010
Saint-Louis du Nord, Haiti — CBS News today featured Northwest Haiti Christian Mission’s partnership with Indianpolis Colts receiver Pierre Garçon, a joint effort that has helped provide millions of meals for needy Haitians and is rebuilding a school in the Port-au-Prince area.
The piece, which was shown on the CBS Evening News, highlights the experiences of Garçon and his family members as they visited Haiti for the first time since the January 12 earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people there and decimated the country’s fragile economy. The video and story also feature the relief work of NWHCM through its child nutrition programs and orphanages.
Garçon, a Haitian-American, launched his Pierre Garçon Helping Hands Foundation last year to focus on boosting education and food relief in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. He was catapulted into the spotlight earlier this year after the earthquake and the Colts’ Superbowl bid.
Read more about the Garçon’s partnership with NWHCM.
See the story and read the article on CBSNews.com.
