2. CURRENT STATE OF AID FLOW DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, TRANSPORTED TO WAREHOUSE WHERE THEY ARE SORTED AND BOXED THEN TRANSPORTED TO SHIPPING COMPANY FOR FINAL DESTINATIONS. THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE WEEKS. THE DONATIONS ARE THEN PLACED IN A CONTAINER; WHEN THE CONTAINER IS FULL THEN IT IS READY FOR SHIPPING; THAT CAN TAKE ANOTHER WEEK + SHIPPING TIME FROM MIAMI TO HAITI TAKES 3-4 DAYS TRAVELLING TIME. WHEN THE CARGO ARRIVES TO HAITI IT NEEDS TO BE INSPECTED AND CLEARED BY CUSTOMS THEN, ONCE THEY DETERMINE HOW MUCH TO CHARGE DEPENDING ON THE VALUE THEY COME UP WITH, IT CAN COST FROM HUNDREDS TO THOUSANDS .THE AVERAGE COST FOR A 40FT CONTAINER FROM MIAMI TO HAITI IS ABOUT $2500.00 US DOLLARS. WHEN YOU TAKE IN CONSIDERATION LABOR, STORAGE FEES, BOXES, TAPE,GASOLINE, TRANSPORTATION, CUSTOM FEES ,TRANSPORTATION IN HAITI AND DISTRIBUTION COST, THE FREE DONATIONS COLLECTED AND DELIVERED IN HAITI CAN COSTFROM $5,000.00 -$7,500.00 & TIME FRAME FOR PROCEDURE FROM TO 1-3 MONTHS.
3. FOOD DONATED BY MIAMI-DADE MIAMI-DADE COMMISSIONERS VISIT TO HAITI
5. WORKING HANDS ON WITH PARTNERS DELIVERING TOYS FOR HOLLIDAYS IN DEC 2008 THE MATTEL TOY CO. DONATED 7 PALETS OF TOYS TO HAERC FOR THE CHILDREN OF HAITI .WITH THE HELP A.A.AIRLINES CARGO, THE COLLABORATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER,AND THE RHAU FOUNDATION IN HAITI ,THE TOYS WERE DELIVERED AND DISTRIBUTED DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2009