Story about Lori Carpenter and Haitian relief efforts

By Ed Pearce of KOLO-TV, Reno, Nevada:

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Lori Carpenter is by profession an hydrologist. She runs a successful consulting business, Huffman and Carpenter, in Reno.

These days she’s spending a lot of time on the phone and computer seeking another kind of success, the kind measured in lives saved. Wednesday morning found her working the phone trying to get a group of Haitian children out of the disaster area to families in the U-S and Europe.

“It’s been a lot of tense days, she says. But not without success. A group of children left for Holland the day before. Now she’s waiting for word on another group hopefully headed for homes in the U-S.

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You can help Haiti's newest orphans

My employer, Lori Carpenter and her husband, Clay Cooper, have had a long association with the God’s Littlest Angels (GLA) ophanage outside the village of Fermanthe, in the mountains above Pétion-Ville, Haiti.

In May, 2007, they traveled again to the GLA orphanage with a team of eleven engineers and architects, to locate a clean water well, and design new facilities to better serve the needs of Haitian orphans.

Lori and Clay are parents to two lovely Haitian orphans, brother and sister, Shedy and Kendy.

Here is a great film detailing the week long efforts at Fermanthe in 2007 (use the hyperlink).

Meanwhile. the need is growing exponentially at GLA, as the loss of human life - parents and caregivers - will swell the ranks of GLA’s ability to provide without help from us.

Here is an interview with GLA co-founder, Dixie Bickel with Today Show host Matt Lauer, speaking about the night of terror at the orphanage:

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You can go directly to the GLA website and donate, but as things are, the website is busy, and you may have to check back in. Don’t let that deter you. Please come back and give what you can.

Friday Fish Wrap: September 25, 2009

What a busy week it’s been. Yesterday was Mr. Maven’s 78th birthday and the poor guy spent it getting another (3rd ) antibiotic injection into his inner ear in an attempt to cure the problems with vertigo he’s been having. If that doesn’t ‘bite’ for a birthday, I don’t know what does. I can tell you this much, it hurts.

The day pretty busy at work, too. Huffman & Carpenter, Inc. - who employs me to nurture the new website and blog - was honored with the Lake Tahoe Award of Distinction by the US Army Corps of Engineers for their many outstanding projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. This is important work, which contributes to the goal of restoring the amazing clarity of one of the worlds’ most famous lakes. It’s a jewel that must be preserved and protected.

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Friday Fish Wrap: 16 January, 2009

The excitement was palpable, and hearts were thumping this evening as the very last of the contested elections in the entire United States, and the only one to be decided by a draw of cards. Here’s the funny part: Kim Toulouse and Chris Sewell did this once before and it was a tie. Anyway, it was so iconic of Nevada that it should be decided in this manner. I was, for a moment at least, proud of my state. I probably would have been even prouder had some gals from the Mustang Ranch been in attendance - it would have made for a complete picture - and more entertaining one, to boot - of the Nevada.

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Loan us our share, and we'll put America back to work!

The following letter is written by neighbor, friend and occasional employer, Lori Carpenter. Lori is a highly regarded Professional Wetlands Scientist and Hydrologist. Her firm, Huffman & Carpenter, Inc.,  is internationally recognized for excellence.

I’ve followed Ms. Carpenters’ struggle to build an ingenously novel - and green -  product, with sound facts, brilliant data - collected over many years-  and grit, only to have banks turn her down, one after one. The dream and the product are real, the timing is terrible.

This is a cautionary tale that deserves another hearing.

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