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PDX Index: Haiti

By Chris Bailey March 16, 2010 Published in the April 2010 issue of Portland Monthly

3,414

Miles from Portland International Airport to Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

11.6

Millions of dollars raised for Haiti by Portland-based global relief organization Mercy Corps (as of mid-February)

3,314

Books read by students at Beaverton’s Terra Linda Elementary School as part of their read-a-thon for Haiti (which raised $4,524)

40,000

Pounds of food and aid supplies that the Portland Haiti Relief Container Project sent to Port-au-Prince in a 40-foot cargo ship

14

Points scored by Trail Blazers forward Martell Webster against the Utah Jazz on January 27. For each point, Webster donated $1,000 to Haiti relief.

650

Tickets sold to the January 21 “Songs for Haiti” benefit concert at the Aladdin Theater

50

Number of doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals Portland’s Medical Teams International sent to Haiti

1,931

Pints of organic beer served during Hopworks Urban Brewery’s “3 Days for Haiti” fundraiser

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