2nd EARTHBAG DEMO BUILD AND FUNDRAISER
Saturday, September 18th at 8:00AM
For updates on the Barrels of
Hope Project, please visit www.barrelsofhope.org.
You can also
follow us on Facebook! Look for the Barrels of Hope page
In response to the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti,
sustainability-minded citizens have banded together to create “Barrels
of Hope” – a Haiti relief project with an aim to provide rain barrels
filled with supplies to begin rebuilding permanent structures for the
earthquake victims in Haiti. We are seeking community support to bring
these desperately needed supplies to Haiti before the start of hurricane
season.
Water distribution has long been a problem in Haiti, and many
Haitians made use of concrete cisterns, which were damaged and
contaminated by the earthquake. Bottled and distributed water has
provided immediate relief for the Haitians lucky enough to receive it,
but it creates waste and is not a long term solution.
Rain barrels can be delivered independently and will contain enough
materials to begin building what is known as an earthbag house. These
structures have already been utilized in Haiti, have proven to withstand
the latest earthquake and they are relatively quick and easy to build –
one family can be housed for a material cost of $300. Concrete waste
from the earthquake can be recycled and re-used to aid in the
construction of these shelters.
Please visit the
following sites for more information about the design and construction
of these homes here and here.
The following is a list of the supplies and services that Barrels of
Hope is working to acquire: Barrels, Specific plumbing fittings, Tarps,
Bundles of sandbags or plastic feedbags, Barbed Wire, Printing services,
Small folding shovels, Crank radios, and High quality solar-powered
lights.
Please consider “Friending” a Family, Street, Neighborhood, Village,
or Town, or contact us if you have time to donate. We could use a
hand. Barrels of Hope is initiated by the Heart of Florida Chapter of
the US Green Building Council, The Sustainable Design Group, and
INDIGOGreen BUILDING Solutions.
If you are interested in supporting or partnering with this effort,
please contact Mary Alford at mary.alford@gmail.com,
Liberty Phoenix Lord at liberty@indigogreenstore.com, Michael Amish at mike@indigogreenstore.com or Tricia Kyzar at barrelsofhope@usgbcheartfl.org.
Various sponsorship levels are available:
Sponsorship Levels
Friend a Family (1 Barrel) $300
Name
recognition; knowing that you helped shelter one family.
Friend A Street (5 Barrels) $1500
Name
recognition & logo on website; knowing that you helped shelter a
group of families.
Silver Partner: Friend a Neighborhood (16 Barrels) $5000 Name
recognition, logo on website that links to sponsor; knowing that you
helped shelter a neighborhood.
Gold Partner: Friend a Village (34 Barrels or shelter for
approx.136 people) $10,000 All the above and logo on all advertisements
recognized as Gold Partner Level; knowing that you helped shelter a
small village.
Platinum Partner: Friend a Town $25,000 and up All the above and
logo on all advertisements recognized as Platinum Partner Level; knowing
that you helped shelter many, many people.
*please make all checks payable
to: USGBC Heart of FL with “Barrels of Hope” in the memo line and mail
to:
INDIGOGreen BUILDING Solutions 322 Southwest 4th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601
Your donation is tax deductible.
In return for your generous tax-deductible donation and depending on
your level of sponsorship your benefits will vary. We know that this
effort will generate local publicity with the possibility for national
and even international publicity as this project gains more sponsors and
momentum.
For updates on the Barrels of Hope Project, please visit www.barrelsofhope.org.