The Westin
Diplomat Resort in Hollywood, Florida selected Operation
Green Leaves to be their partner in an innovative
program designed to recycle as much used furniture as
possible. As rooms in this 5-star resort are renovated,
the current inventory is transported to a warehouse in
Miami prior to shipment to Haiti.
The recent
destruction of homes in many of the rural areas intended
as the destination for bedding and other useful items
has created a delay in shipping. So, we need to raise
some money to pay for the warehouse space, loading crew,
truck and ship transportation.
We call it
a BlueGreen Project, so the art would be of
the ocean or the land. We will try to
set up a display during Art Basel Miami Beach in
December that would call attention to the need to
reforest Haiti.
Nadine Patrice with members of the crew
as they unload another truck of furniture on 4 October
2008.
The
Functional Furniture ART will be sold with the
proceeds
going to Operation Green Leaves'
Plant a Tree
in Haiti Campaign
If you are
interested, send a note to Ken English -
kenenglish@aol.com.
