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Harris Rosen Foundation Creates Haiti Relief Program
01/19/2010



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Orlando hotelier Harris Rosen, president and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, has coordinated a Haitian outreach program with a goal of raising $1 million. One hundred percent of the contributions received by the Harris Rosen Foundation will go toward relief efforts.

In addition to Rosen Hotels & Resorts, the First Haitian Baptist Church of Orlando, Sen. Bill Nelson’s Office, Consulate of Haiti in Orlando, Haitian American Chamber of Commerce, Tekontrol, and Sen. Gary Siplin’s Office have come together to create a relief program.

The program involves a supply drive, through which the Foundation will collect supplies that will be delivered to Haiti by its Task Force in the coming weeks.

Below are details on specific items that will be collected.

Needed Items

  • First Aid Kits
  • Medical Supplies (bandages, gauze, peroxide, etc.)
  • Blankets
  • Towels
  • Washcloths
  • Hygiene Products (soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.)
  • Antibiotics
  • Bug Spray

No clothes, shoes or food will be accepted at this time.

Drop-off Locations

  • Rosen Centre Hotel: 9840 International Drive, Orlando 32819
  • First Haitian Baptist Church of Orlando: 4701 Lennox Blvd, Orlando 32811
  • Chid Development Center of Orlando (7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.): 11553 Winter Garden Vineland Road, Orlando 32836

For monetary donations or more details, call 407-996-6715 or visit www.rosenhotels.com/haiti.

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