Medford ministry accepting donations for Haitian survivors
By: Kristen Coppock
Burlington County Times
A Medford-based ministry devoted to serving the people of Haiti is seeking monetary donations and
supplies to support victims of Tuesday’s earthquake.
Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries operates four medical facilities, as well as pharmaceutical outposts, in the
impoverished Caribbean country. One of its clinics is located in the village of Mariani, six miles from
the epicenter of the 7.0-magnitude quake and 2 miles from a 5.0 aftershock.
Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive!, has not yet received word about the fate of the Mariani clinic
structure and six of its staff members. Three other staff member reportedly survived.
The ministry is primarily seeking pain relievers, such as Tylenol and Ibuprofen, multivitamins, topical
creams, dry foods and unexpired prescription antibiotics. The non-profit Hope Alive! also is asking for
donations of portable generators, medicine, laptop computers and money.
Supplies will be shipped to Haiti. In addition, group members are planning to continue with a
previously-scheduled trip to the devastated country, March 6-13.
According to Jacobs, group members will travel throughout South Jersey and the Philadelphia area to
pick up items. To contact Hope Alive! or for more information about its efforts, call 609-914-1385, e-
mail hopealivehaiti@yahoo.com or visit www.hopealiveclinic.org.
By: Kristen Coppock
Burlington County Times
A Medford-based ministry devoted to serving the people of Haiti is seeking monetary donations and
supplies to support victims of Tuesday’s earthquake.
Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries operates four medical facilities, as well as pharmaceutical outposts, in the
impoverished Caribbean country. One of its clinics is located in the village of Mariani, six miles from
the epicenter of the 7.0-magnitude quake and 2 miles from a 5.0 aftershock.
Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive!, has not yet received word about the fate of the Mariani clinic
structure and six of its staff members. Three other staff member reportedly survived.
The ministry is primarily seeking pain relievers, such as Tylenol and Ibuprofen, multivitamins, topical
creams, dry foods and unexpired prescription antibiotics. The non-profit Hope Alive! also is asking for
donations of portable generators, medicine, laptop computers and money.
Supplies will be shipped to Haiti. In addition, group members are planning to continue with a
previously-scheduled trip to the devastated country, March 6-13.
According to Jacobs, group members will travel throughout South Jersey and the Philadelphia area to
pick up items. To contact Hope Alive! or for more information about its efforts, call 609-914-1385, e-
mail hopealivehaiti@yahoo.com or visit www.hopealiveclinic.org.
Medford man awaits word on clinics, staff
By: KRISTEN COPPOCK
Burlington County Times
MEDFORD - A township ministry is awaiting word about the fate of its staff and the conditions at its
medical clinics in Haiti.
The impoverished Caribbean nation was devastated Tuesday by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Reports
and images coming from Haiti show numerous collapsed buildings, dead bodies in the streets and a lack
of basic resources. Early reports indicate the death toll may be in the thousands.
Medford resident Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries, said Wednesday afternoon
that he was still hoping to get in touch with all six staff members from the nonprofit organization's
Marianni facility, located about 13 miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
"It's pretty tough," Jacobs said about the wait for information. "The biggest thing we're doing is
praying."
The Marianni clinic, one of four operated by Hope Alive!, was closest - 6 miles - to the quake's
epicenter and just 2 miles from a 5.0-magnitude aftershock.
Jacobs said he already had heard from three staff members from the Marianni clinic. An administrator
reported that he and his family are safe. The man's home, however, is almost completely collapsed.
"He said 'one room remains,' " Jacobs said.
Two other staffers reported that they are fine.
The clinic's fate is unknown. Jacobs was waiting Wednesday to find out if the structure was still
standing or if it had sustained any damage. His administrator has been unable to get to the clinic, but
Jacobs said he is hoping to receive a report from him by Friday. If the building is standing, a generator
and satellite equipment on-site will make it easy to send images.
Advertisement Jacobs said the Marianni staff will be able to distribute aid if the facility is intact.
About 34 "big boxes" of supplies recently were delivered to the clinic, which helps serve the area's
medical needs.
"They'll start distributing once they get back into the clinic," Jacobs said.
In October, Jacobs was in Haiti to work on infrastructure.
"We were putting the final touches on a clean-water system," he said. "Haiti is a train wreck even
before the earthquake."
Jacobs, whose wife, Leslee, serves as the organization's vice president, called images taken in
Port-Au-Prince "shocking" and "incredible."
Hope Alive! had scheduled its next trip for March. Although Jacobs was planning to focus on another
one of its clinics, he said he's now going to take his team, including a dentist, nurses and doctors, to
the facility hardest hit by the earthquake.
Hope Alive!'s other clinics in Haiti are in the villages of Kolmani, Parent and Tricon.
Contact: kcoppock@phillyBurbs.com or 609-871-8073
January 14, 2010 01:30 AM
By: KRISTEN COPPOCK
Burlington County Times
MEDFORD - A township ministry is awaiting word about the fate of its staff and the conditions at its
medical clinics in Haiti.
The impoverished Caribbean nation was devastated Tuesday by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake. Reports
and images coming from Haiti show numerous collapsed buildings, dead bodies in the streets and a lack
of basic resources. Early reports indicate the death toll may be in the thousands.
Medford resident Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries, said Wednesday afternoon
that he was still hoping to get in touch with all six staff members from the nonprofit organization's
Marianni facility, located about 13 miles from the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
"It's pretty tough," Jacobs said about the wait for information. "The biggest thing we're doing is
praying."
The Marianni clinic, one of four operated by Hope Alive!, was closest - 6 miles - to the quake's
epicenter and just 2 miles from a 5.0-magnitude aftershock.
Jacobs said he already had heard from three staff members from the Marianni clinic. An administrator
reported that he and his family are safe. The man's home, however, is almost completely collapsed.
"He said 'one room remains,' " Jacobs said.
Two other staffers reported that they are fine.
The clinic's fate is unknown. Jacobs was waiting Wednesday to find out if the structure was still
standing or if it had sustained any damage. His administrator has been unable to get to the clinic, but
Jacobs said he is hoping to receive a report from him by Friday. If the building is standing, a generator
and satellite equipment on-site will make it easy to send images.
Advertisement Jacobs said the Marianni staff will be able to distribute aid if the facility is intact.
About 34 "big boxes" of supplies recently were delivered to the clinic, which helps serve the area's
medical needs.
"They'll start distributing once they get back into the clinic," Jacobs said.
In October, Jacobs was in Haiti to work on infrastructure.
"We were putting the final touches on a clean-water system," he said. "Haiti is a train wreck even
before the earthquake."
Jacobs, whose wife, Leslee, serves as the organization's vice president, called images taken in
Port-Au-Prince "shocking" and "incredible."
Hope Alive! had scheduled its next trip for March. Although Jacobs was planning to focus on another
one of its clinics, he said he's now going to take his team, including a dentist, nurses and doctors, to
the facility hardest hit by the earthquake.
Hope Alive!'s other clinics in Haiti are in the villages of Kolmani, Parent and Tricon.
Contact: kcoppock@phillyBurbs.com or 609-871-8073
January 14, 2010 01:30 AM
Medford ministry delivers good news from Haiti
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By: Kristen Coppock
Burlington County Times
A local non-profit organization has reached all of its employees in Haiti.
Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries operates four medical facilities, as well as pharmaceutical outposts, in the
impoverished Caribbean country. Closest to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter, the Mariani Clinic sits
six miles away and 2 miles from a 5.0 aftershock.
The organization initially had difficulty reaching its staff. Frank Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive!, had
been especially concerned for the clinic’s on-site physician, a resident of the devastated capital city, Port-au-
Prince, who was the last worker to be found.
On its Web site, www.hopealiveclinic.org, Hope Alive! announced that Dr. Marie Paule Simon LeFavre (aka Dr.
Paule) is safe and back to work at the clinic. It also released photos of the clinic building. The images show an
intact structure with a long crack in the flooring that the organization expects to have inspected.
Hope Alive! group members are planning to continue with a previously-scheduled trip to the devastated country
in March. In the meantime, the organization is collecting donated supplies and funds to be shipped to Haiti.
The ministry is primarily seeking pain relievers, such as Tylenol and Ibuprofen, multivitamins, topical creams,
dry foods and unexpired prescription antibiotics, as well as new boxed tents and canopies, flashlights with
batteries and seeds for planting corn, peas, tomatoes and beans. The group also is asking for donations of
portable generators, medicine, laptop computers and money.
According to Jacobs, group members will travel throughout South Jersey and the Philadelphia area to pick up
large items. To contact Hope Alive! or for more information about its efforts, call 609-914-1385, e-mail
hopealivehaiti@yahoo.com or visit www.hopealiveclinic.org.
A story about Hope Alive! and how it is affected by the earthquake appeared in the Jan. 14 print edition of the
Burlington County Times and may be viewed online at http://www.phillyburbs.
com/news/local/burlington_county_times/bct_news_details/article/26/2010/january/14/medford-man-awaits-
word-on-clinics-staff.html
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By: Kristen Coppock
Burlington County Times
A local non-profit organization has reached all of its employees in Haiti.
Hope Alive! Clinic Ministries operates four medical facilities, as well as pharmaceutical outposts, in the
impoverished Caribbean country. Closest to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter, the Mariani Clinic sits
six miles away and 2 miles from a 5.0 aftershock.
The organization initially had difficulty reaching its staff. Frank Frank Jacobs, president of Hope Alive!, had
been especially concerned for the clinic’s on-site physician, a resident of the devastated capital city, Port-au-
Prince, who was the last worker to be found.
On its Web site, www.hopealiveclinic.org, Hope Alive! announced that Dr. Marie Paule Simon LeFavre (aka Dr.
Paule) is safe and back to work at the clinic. It also released photos of the clinic building. The images show an
intact structure with a long crack in the flooring that the organization expects to have inspected.
Hope Alive! group members are planning to continue with a previously-scheduled trip to the devastated country
in March. In the meantime, the organization is collecting donated supplies and funds to be shipped to Haiti.
The ministry is primarily seeking pain relievers, such as Tylenol and Ibuprofen, multivitamins, topical creams,
dry foods and unexpired prescription antibiotics, as well as new boxed tents and canopies, flashlights with
batteries and seeds for planting corn, peas, tomatoes and beans. The group also is asking for donations of
portable generators, medicine, laptop computers and money.
According to Jacobs, group members will travel throughout South Jersey and the Philadelphia area to pick up
large items. To contact Hope Alive! or for more information about its efforts, call 609-914-1385, e-mail
hopealivehaiti@yahoo.com or visit www.hopealiveclinic.org.
A story about Hope Alive! and how it is affected by the earthquake appeared in the Jan. 14 print edition of the
Burlington County Times and may be viewed online at http://www.phillyburbs.
com/news/local/burlington_county_times/bct_news_details/article/26/2010/january/14/medford-man-awaits-
word-on-clinics-staff.html