{"id":443,"date":"2010-12-23T23:30:55","date_gmt":"2010-12-24T03:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/?p=443"},"modified":"2010-12-26T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2010-12-26T18:20:51","slug":"the-red-suitcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/2010\/12\/the-red-suitcase\/","title":{"rendered":"The Red Suitcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/files\/2010\/12\/redsuitcase.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-444\" title=\"redsuitcase\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/files\/2010\/12\/redsuitcase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/files\/2010\/12\/redsuitcase.jpg 480w, https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/haitiproject\/files\/2010\/12\/redsuitcase-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, in response to the Haitian cholera epidemic, the VHP sent out a call for help to Dan Katz, MD requesting emergency medical supplies to send to Haiti. \u00a0Katz responded \u00a0immediately, arranging for a donation of <strong>100 IV kits for rehydration and 600 doses of Cipro<\/strong>,\u00a0an antibiotic that diminishes the effects of cholera,\u00a0from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.health-quest.org\/home_vb.cfm?id=11\">Vassar Brothers Medical Center<\/a> in Poughkeepsie. \u00a0The VHP packed these supplies in a red suitcase, which our friend and emissary Barry Pell carried over to Haiti. \u00a0We&#8217;re pleased to report that the red suitcase has reached its destination, and was received by our partners Pere Noe and Pere Quatorze (pictured above).<\/p>\n<p>The following is a letter that Barry Pell wrote to the VHP, reflecting on his experience in Haiti.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Barrypell Letter on Scribd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/45855832\/Barrypell-Letter\">Barry Pell&#8217;s 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