CSC Members attend lecture about Haiti

Steve McAndrew, the Chief of Emergency Operations for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Haiti spoke at the Los Angeles Region office about his work on 12/21/10. He arrived in Haiti in January 2010, just days after the catastrophic 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the town of Leogane, near the capital city of Port-au-Prince.

CSC members and the chapter staff all sat captivated as we listened to his stories and watched his films about how the various Red Crosses from around the world have responded. Everyday clean water needs to be distributed to thousands of Haitians all over Port au Prince. And the task of rebuilding is formidable to put it mildly. Yet according to Mr. McAndrew, despite all of the logistical and political obstacles, the Haitians people maintain an inspiring amount of optimism and resolve.