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25in25 Updated Address

We have been humbled by response around the country to our call for PlayCare Kits/Supplies. We have already begun to receive shipments! Thank you to all who are participating!!

The address for shipping supplies below includes an updated suite number:

Project K.I.D. "25 in 25"
c/o GRCMA
3100 Cottage Hill Rd
Building 4, Suite 400
Mobile, AL 36606

Project KID in Mobile Press Register 7 Feb 2010

The Mobile Press Register carried the attached story on PKID's efforts in Haiti today..

http://blog.al.com/live/2010/02/fairhope_woman_in_haiti_to_hel.html

The Story of 500 Dolls.. and What Comes Next

500 Dolls

This is the story of how a question “What can we do right now?” turns into a movement, and of how that movement reaches from the highest reaches of the military and of philanthropy to cancer patients and isolated retired elderly folks.

PlayCare for Haiti 25 in 25 Challenge!

Project K.I.D. co-founder Paige Ellison-Smith is currently in Haiti and has witnessed the tremendous needs of a people in mourning for the losses they have suffered. Please help us offer hope to Haitians by serving their children in this time of great devastation and sorrow.

The goal of our “25 in 25” campaign is to have 25 kits ready to ship to Haiti in 25 days! We need your help to accomplish this goal!

Project K.I.D. Arriving in Haiti 28 Jan, SitRep#4

Project KID Co-founder Paige Ellison-Smith arrived in Santo Domingo on Wednesday evening, 27 Jan. She is traveling to Haiti by bus today and will rendezvous there with partners from World Cares Center. Assessment for potential PlayCare sites will begin immediately, especially near hospitals and clinics where there are continuing reports of children being released from care without adults to care for them.

Initial Haiti PlayCare Response

Project K.I.D. co-founder Paige Ellison-Smith is scheduled to arrive in Haiti on Wednesday, 27 February. The goal of our initial response is to facilitate effective response to children by:
• Engaging local and arriving responders in deployment of emergency and respite child care in key locations
• Providing field expertise, knowledge, and technical consulting to all groups needing flexible and workable solutions for meeting the emergency needs of children for safe and developmentally appropriate care
• Providing informed situational analysis and reports on children’s needs

PKID Youth Volunteer Wins Power of Children Award

Jacob Baldwin, Chairman of Project KID's Youth Advisory Board, has been recognized for his work with Project KID by the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. The Power of Children Awards: Making a Difference is an annual event intended to honor and further empower middle and high school students (grades 6–11) who have made a significant impact on the lives of others, demonstrated selflessness and exhibited a commitment to service and the betterment of society.

Haiti Earthquake--Response Strategy Talking Points

Project KID has been tracking the situation in Haiti and is making plans for an initial response phase. (Check back here for more details in coming days.)

We believe that the PlayCare Model is fully adaptable to the circumstances on the ground now:

• In 2009 over 3.4 million children, ages 0-14 lived in Haiti. That is over 38% of the total Haitian population.

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