Haiti Soleil is proud to announce a matching challenge grant from the Irene S. Scully Family Foundation, one of Haiti Soleil's major sponsors. The Irene S. Scully Family Foundation will provide up to $25,000 in matching donations to help rebuild Bibliothèque du Soleil, Haiti Soleil's library in the devastated Carrefour-Feuilles Community of Port-au-Prince. That means the foundation will match every dollar you donate to Haiti Soleil. In honor of the one-year anniversary of the earthquake, all donations sent to Haiti Soleil until January 12th, 2011 will be matched dollar for dollar by the Irene S. Scully Family Foundation, which has funded Haiti Soleil for the past few years.

The staff of Bibliothèque du Soleil has created an emergency group called Biwo Doleans Sosyal (BDS) to offer condolences to the families of Carrefour-Feuilles who have lost loved ones, provide assistance, and document stories and grievances from the community. The group is also creating jobs for young folks in the community who will be gathering the necessary information to document the story of Carrefour-feuilles after the quake. By donating to Haiti Soleil you are contributing to the restoration of Bibliothèque du Soleil and its capacity to serve residents of Carrefour-Feuilles who have been greatly impacted by the earthquake. If you are interested in organizing a fundraiser to benefit Bibliotheque du Soleil, please send an email to Haiti Soleil at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

On Thursday morning, I received word that my father is alive. I finally got a chance to speak to him on Sunday morning. We are happy to report that the staff members of Bibliotheque du Soleil are alive as well. The community Haiti Soleil supports is one of the badly affected areas in Port-au-Prince. I fear that a number of the 400 patrons of Bibliotheque du Soleil are dead. Certainly all of them have lost loved ones and friends. Schools, churches, hospitals, and homes in the community have collapsed. As for the library, well, we don't have good news.

Update on Bibliotheque du Soleil On Thursday morning, I received word that my father is alive. I finally got a chance to speak to him on Sunday morning. We are happy to report that the staff members of Bibliotheque du Soleil are alive as well. The community Haiti Soleil supports is one of the badly affected areas in Port-au-Prince. I fear that a number of the 400 patrons of Bibliotheque du Soleil are dead. Certainly all of them have lost loved ones and friends. Schools, churches, hospitals, and homes in the community have collapsed. As for the library, well, we don't have good news. On Saturday, I received the following message from Edouard, who has been instrumental in helping us set up the computer lab: "The library's building is no longer a sound structure. Entire complex needs to be taken down.