Glades sugar group raises $12,657.00 for Haiti

 Barbara Miedema, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida,
presents a $12,657.00 check to Red Cross Lakeside Communities' Advisory
Chair Lee Sutterfield and Red Cross advisory committee member Patrick
Lucey.

BELLE GLADE, Fla. (April 9, 2010) —  Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, Belle Glade, donated $12,657.00 to the Red Cross to support earthquake relief efforts on the ground in Haiti. The huge lump-sum represents $5,535.00 in contributions from Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida employees, and an additional $7,122.00 matched by the Cooperative.  

            According to the American Red Cross, the $12,657.00 sum donated by the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida is enough to provide 17 water containers to store clean drinking water; 34 first aid kits equipped with enough ointment and bandages for a Red Cross responder to treat 510-680 injured earthquake survivors; 17 kitchen sets, each giving families of 5 the ability to cook and serve food;  17 sets of toiletry items, each with enough supplies for families of 5 to use for one month; materials to build temporary shelter for as many as 85 people; 17 family-sized disaster sets including cooking sets, hygiene packs, blankets and water containers; and enough tents to sleep 85 people.

            “We are thankful for the kindness of the Cooperative and its employees in helping the people of Haiti recover from the earthquake by donating to the Red Cross,” said Tyrene Morgans, Branch Manager of the organization’s Lakeside Communities’ Service Center in Belle Glade.  “The Cooperative has directly helped us in fulfilling our mission to help victims of disasters.”

            To learn how you can help the Red Cross by volunteering, donating or participating in upcoming lakeside events, contact the Lakeside Communities’ Service Center of the American Red Cross at 561.992.9703 or visit www.redcross-pbc.org.