One Lawyer's Part For Haiti

My co-author’s spouse, Adam Broome (Vice President-Legal, General Counsel & Secretary at Cree, Inc.), is a super-interesting guy for a whole lot of reasons, not the least of which is his passion for aviation.  Last week, Adam had a chance to combine his love of flying with his desire to help out with the Haitian relief effort, by flying his 1983 A36 Bonanza for four days -- January 21-24, 2010 -- to help bring medical and other supplies to Haiti on behalf of the Bahamas Methodist Habitat, a Methodist-affiliated disaster relief organization based in the Bahamas.

According to this news story:

Over the past few years, Bahamas Habitat has used small planes to deliver supplies to Bahamas Methodist Habitat, a charity. When the disaster struck Haiti, the group was in a good position to deliver early help, so it put out a call for pilots, aircraft and donations.

So far, more than 190 people with aircraft have offered their help, and Rotary International has helped with funding and the distribution of supplies in Haiti. More than twenty planes are involved, with more coming, Armstrong said. . . .

And though the small aircraft don't hold a candle to the cargo capacity of their big brothers, they can hopscotch through small airports in Ohio, Florida and Georgia to pick up supplies. In Haiti, the planes can reach tiny airstrips where larger craft might have trouble.

And according to this article (Download Nassau Guardian Article on BMH-1) in the Nassau Guardian, which contains contact, donation, and other information:

Kudos to Adam, Bahamas Methodist Habitat, and to the many others who have given so generously of their time, money, and other resources during this crisis.

Top photo: Adam's Route to Cap Haitien

Next Photo: fully loaded at Inagua

Third: Unloading

Bottom: View of Cap Haitien on the north coast of Haiti

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