Hope To Haiti - Day Five Recap
Friday was quite a day in Hope To Haiti news! I will do us all a favor, and place most of this entry under an LJ cut!
This morning, Laura had a pic of the community center site ready for us: http://twitpic.com/5fz0x9 Things are progressing nicely, after the extended period of rain the area experienced last week.
Cathy Hay faced the day with this thought: "Ready for one more go at construction - but have we learnt to work slowly enough" (via @CathyHay) Julie Yip soon followed with this tweet: "Another sunny day in Haiti. Yesterday we hit up the beach, where I saw a wee crab. Today is more construction, yay!"
Excitement was high today, anticipating the arrival of Misha. And most of this excitement was from those of us not in Haiti!
The @jacmelchildren Twitter announced: "@mishacollins arrived in Haiti and is enroute to children's center."
This tweet would soon be followed by a video posted by Misha. No idea what is said, but Misha decided to steer for a bit:
Click to viewRandom Acts decided to welcome Misha to Jacmel by giving away some of our Bobby Singer style trucker caps: twitpic.com/5ewlvi
The first five people to correctly guess the name of Bobby Singer's dog, seen once in the episode "Devil's Trap" (Season 1, Ep. 22) won.
His name was Rumsfeld, and, we're left to guess, Meg is the cause of his demise. Here's his SupernaturalWiki page.
Nikki has been an avid pic tweeter, and we love her for it. She shared a snapshot of the crew painting: yfrog.com/ki8duyj
Random Acts supporters were busy raising money for the Hope To Haiti project, which you may still do for a few more days. We were touched by Tomoko, who tweeted that she cancelled her birthday treats and donated the money to the project instead. Another ardent supporter held a #Supernaturalparty on Twitter, raffling off prizes. One tweet that captures the spirit of Random Acts called for an official retweet. @Faerie_Firefly said: "It doesn't even have to be a donation! Kindness can be shown in so many different ways." We're so moved by all your support and enthusiasm!
We refreshed our collective memory with a posting of The Art Department's Philip Schneider interview: bit.ly/jQYOQX
Our reading may have been cut short when Misha tweeted a video, introducing a very special host from Jacmel. His name is Jean-Baptiste! I will let Misha handle the introductions:
There's also this pic of Misha, wearing a zebra head. This man has impeccable style! yfrog.com/h8im7atj
Tonight's poncho giveaway on Facebook required supporters to rewrite a Supernatural quote to fit the Random Acts mission. There were so many excellent submissioins! Winners, make sure your mailing address is emailed to haiti@therandomact.org - Here are the ten winners and their modified quotes:
1. Elissa L: "Helping people, rebuilding things, the Random Acts business."
2. Natalie K: Dean: You built a community centre and a dental clinic?
Misha: I had a few weeks off.
Dean: Misha?
Misha: What?
Dean: You're awesome.
3. Aeicha: "As long as The Random Act is around, a whole lot of good is gonna happen!"
4. Sara D: "If you are going to change the world, you cant just sit back and wait for it to happen on its own, you have to change it by one random act of kindness at a time."
5. Amanda A: Dean: 'I thought angels were supposed to be guardians. Fluffy wings, halos - you know, Michael Landon. Not d*cks.'
Castiel: 'Read the Bible. Angels are warriors of God. I'm a soldier, and yes, an angel who helps those in need one random act of kindness at a time. Donate some money Dean...www.therandomact.org'
6. Anita H: There's a lot of angels swooning over you. God's favorite role model, you've got what they call "Hope for Haiti".
7. Alyse H: "Misha ran 83 km last year. That's 50 miles. He ran, he raised money, and he did it, all of it, for charity. His minions started Random Acts, and are taking over the world... with kindness. So donate... your kindness... to the cause."
8. Binda: "I've become too close to Misha Collins and am starting to do random acts, the doorway to hope"
9. Carol S.: "Cheer up mate, we're saving the sodding world together. Me? I've been celebrating.(fundraising?)"
10. (Funniest Entry Winner) Lori P: "You know what, there's a ton of lore on the Random Acts Team too. In fact, I hear that they ride on silver moonbeams, and that they shoot rainbows out of their a$$!"
That was a loads of fun! Thank you all for your entries! These ponchos will be on the way to our winners: http://twitpic.com/5gdkqf
Since this was the day of Misha's joining the Hope To Haiti journey, we tweeted his personal Crowdrise profile page and asked that those who can, please donate to the Hope To Haiti project through his profile. You may still do so here: bit.ly/MshJcmL
Quite a day for the Hope To Haiti experience, Random Acts, Misha Collins, and, most importantly, the citizens and young people of Jacmel, Haiti.
Thank you again for reading. Have a wonderful Saturday!