Pierre Garcon and Ricky Jean Francois are both of Haitian descent. Hurricane Matthew, unfortunately, hit their country the hardest as many still haven’t fully recovered from the Earthquake. At least 900 Haitians have reportedly died in the hurricane, and 350,000 are believed to be in need of assistance. On Saturday, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, and his wife, Tanya, flew a plane full of supplies to the Bahamas to help in the relief efforts. On Monday, Snyder gave his private jet to Garcon and Francois to deliver medical supplies to the country that’s desperately in need of help.
(Video) Olympics: Haitian Hurdler Is Super Confident Before Race Then Crashes Into 1st Hurdle
Haiti’s Jeffrey Julmis unfortunately had the most embarrassing moment in the 2016 Rio Olympics. It was during the men’s 110-meter hurdle semifinals.
NFL: Elvis Dumervil Building Homes In Haiti For 58 Families Displaced By 2010 Quake
Yes! There are hundreds of thousands of Hatians whose lives are still being rocked by the after-effects of the horrific 2010 earthquake. It’s nice to see that not everyone has put that in the backs of their minds. Baltimore Raven, Elvis Dumervil is stepping up and building homes.
Florida School Sends Students Home For Wearing Haitian Flags On Haitian Flag Day
Usually on Haitian Flag Day, proud Haitians rock their flags and celebrate their country’s independence. But students at a Florida high school were surprised when they were asked to remove their prideful clothes and some were even sent home! Read more after the jump.
(Videos/Photos) NFL: Retired Marshawn Lynch Joins Former Teammate Cliff Avril to Build School in Haiti
Marshawn Lynch retired from the NFL but he’s still about that action, helping out the less fortunate. Beastmode joined former teammate Cliff Avril to help improve conditions for the children in Haiti.
Karen Civil Teams Up With Lil Wayne To Give Back To Haiti For The Holidays
This past Friday, media maven Karen Civil’s Live Civil imprint teamed up with Lil Wayne’s Trukfit clothing line to bring a merry Christmas to over 500 students in Haiti. Scholastic Corporation and L’union Suite also pitched in to add to the holiday joy! During the Live Civil Christmas Giveaway, each child was gifted an outfit from Trukfit, as well as a Live Civil Thinking Cap from Karen’s partnership with New Era. Haitian-American professional boxer Andre Berto even surprised the kids by dressing up as Santa Claus and passing out toys, and Scholastic donated a book to each of the 500 children, while Karen did a live reading of her new book, Be You & Live Civil. This all went down at the Live Civil playground, something Karen has been working hard at building in Haiti since her 30th birthday in 2014.
