CBS4’s Gio Benitez reports as he prepares to board a plane with supplies that includes 30,000 doses of antibiotics and MRE’s to help Haiti. Surgeons and physicians also boarded the flight sponsored by the Homeless Voice.
A plane chartered by Davie-based Homeless Voice of South Florida left MIA this afternoon, volunteers Sean Cononie, Mark Targett, and Lois Cross bringing ready-to-eat military meals and 30,000 doses of antibiotics.
Just back from Haiti with a first hand look. Six days after the earthquake, the Homeless Voice heads to Haiti with a group of teams of doctors, physicians, communications, and technicians.
Homeless Voice volunteers help unload supplies for Haiti. The supplies may be limited to 8800 of the 10,000 lbs.
In South Florida there are many homeless people living on the streets with chronic health problems. Some may be recovering from the flu, have breathing difficulties do to COPD, and other immune system problems. This current cold-weather that we have can cause a homeless person to die.
By Rich Phillips, CNN
Fort Lauderdale, Florida (CNN) — Sean Cononie bounded out of the back of an ambulance ahead of most of the other volunteers. A bullhorn in his hand, he was, in a sense, the pied piper.