b'Disaster Strikes Haiti AGAIN 6 years after being hit with the devastating earthquake, Hurricane Matthew turned away fromwhatwouldhavebeenadirecthitto southeast Florida, and for a few hours stalled over southern Haiti. The southern part of this countryof11,000,000peoplewasagain crippled. Poorly constructed houses and huts that again replaced similar structures (if you wanttocallthemthat)destroyedbythe earthquakeweresweptaway.Choleraran rampant and the same people who suffered 6 years earlier were desperate for help. ButhowcouldHOThelptheHaitianpeople?HOTwasconcernedthatanysupplieswe purchasedormoneywesentwouldendupwitheithergovernmentofficials,or middlemen who control much of the commerce. We sought out the one partner who we couldtrusttomakesurewhatwesentwouldALLendupwiththoseinneed,the ArchdioceseofMiami.Additionally,asHOTalwaystriestoleveritsgrants,wealso partnered with Bnai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton. A Challenge Grant from HOT and a list of supplies read on the holiest night of the Jewish year, by the synagogues Rabbi, David Steinhardt resulted in HOTs $36,000 becoming $72,000 AND on the Sunday following the Rabbisreadingthelist$200,000ofsupplies were brought to the synagogue. Almost 1,000 (yes,almost1,000)peoplecametothe synagogueonSunday.Theybrought everything on the list.We kept sending out for morepallets.Wekeptsendingoutformore shrink wrap. When added to what HOT bought withthe$72,000,therewereatotalof72 pallets.$36,000leveragedtomorethan $250,000.$36,000fromHOTgrewtoover$250,000. More than 7-1 leverage.Buttheleveragewasactuallyfargreaterthan7-1becausetheArchdiocesetook responsibility for loading the 72 pallets on a ship, getting someone to ship for free, off-loading, trucking to a central warehouse and then trucking to 6 distribution points. 55'