Team Heading Home on Canadian Military Flight

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Team Heading Home on Canadian Military Flight

January 19, 2010 Posted by Karen Huxter

The team of 15 that has been in Haiti for 2 weeks has been scheduled to go home on Tuesday, Jan 19th. Because of the craziness at the Haitian airport and the suspension of commerical flights, I took the team into Port-au-Prince early Monday morning to see if we could get them on an evacuation flight back to Canada.

We got news in the afternoon that they would be able to get home on a Canadian military flight (a Hercules). Foreign Affairs called their families Monday evening with the news that everyone was in the air and would be arriving in Montreal at 9:30pm local time. The Red Cross will be providing them accomodation at the Windham Hotel in Montreal. Their flights home to Halifax will be arranged after that.

~Karen

About Karen Huxter

Karen Huxter, the founder and Director of Hands Across the Sea, was born in Springdale, Newfoundland and is proud of her Newfie roots and heritage. She lived in various places across Canada such as Quebec, the Yukon, Ontario, Alberta and BC before moving to Haiti in 1995. In her professional career, Karen worked in teaching, banking and administration and did extensive volunteer work with community groups and charities. A mother of two grown daughters, one young adopted son and seven grandchildren, Karen is energetic and passionate about the work in Haiti. She loves each of the children and has a heart of compassion for children, women and families in the country of Haiti.