Just days after the earthquake struck in Haiti, Blogcritics writer Kate Kennon forwarded me an e-mail from Dr. Pilar Martin. This was an urgent message about the Rose Orphanage in Port-au-Prince needing aid.
I forwarded this message to my contacts at the World Food Programme (WFP) and they took action quickly. David Orr of WFP reported to me that Rose was included in a series of deliveries targeting orphanages.
Dr. Martin, of Florida International University, visited the Rose Orphanage last week. She brought a special delivery for the children there, a stuffed animal snow leopard! The leopard arrived from Amazon.com just in time, before Dr. Martin left for Haiti. In addition, she gave the children copies of the coloring book, "The Snow Leopard, the Yeti and the Girl who Climbed Mount Everest."
The coloring book was illustrated by Angie Espelage, who is an art graduate from the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati. The coloring book, the snow leopard and the inspirational story of Nimdoma Sherpa hopefully can offer a little fun and some hope for children in Haiti. Anyone can download a free copy of the book.
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