In the News
Haiti Foundation of Hope and its volunteers
The Columbian (March 29, 2010) — “Linda and Dr. Joe Markee have learned a lot about the damage an earthquake can cause. The Vancouver couple just spent two months in Haiti as medical volunteers.” Read more.
Albany Democrat-Herald (January 26, 2010) — Haiti Foundation of Hope volunteer Carrie Petersen writes a guest editorial for her hometown newspaper following the devastating earthquake. “No strangers to desperation, Haitians will survive.”
The Columbian (January 19, 2010) — ”Vancouver residents Dr. Joe and Linda Markee, a nurse, have been in the thick of the crisis, providing medical care in the Haitian capital as part of a Medical Teams International mission.” Read more.
The Oregonian (January 15, 2010) — ”Last fall, the Markees, founders of the Haiti Foundation of Hope, landed at Haiti Toussaint Louverture International Airport and drove the 20 miles over hilly, unpaved roads to Terre Blanche, where their foundation supports a rural village of about 3,000.” Read more.
The Columbian (January 14, 2010) — “Local residents mobilize to give their help in Haiti.”
KATU (January 14, 2010) — Two Haiti Foundation of Hope board members leave from the Portland airport with a disaster relief team from Medical Teams International. Watch the video.
KPTV (January 12, 2010) — Dr. Joe and Linda Markee prepare to leave for Haiti following the earthquake.
NW32 (January 12, 2010) — Two Haiti Foundation of Hope board members join a disaster relief team with Medical Teams International.
KOIN (January 12, 2010) — “Local volunteers bring medicine to Haiti.”
Register-Guard (summer 2009) — Bob Welch, a member of the June 2009 medical team, is a columnist for the Register-Guard (Eugene, Ore.) newspaper. Read his two columns about Haiti: “Delight and despair in Haiti” and “Haiti puts spotlight on our excesses.” You can also view the slideshow he made.
Albany Democrat-Herald (November 9, 2008) — Carrie Petersen is a volunteer with Haiti Foundation of Hope and a former reporter for the Albany (Ore.) Democrat-Herald newspaper. Read about her experiences in Haiti following the hurricanes and flooding of 2008 in the article, “Haiti’s pain.”
