HELP FOR HAITI – SOS!
Recently, Haiti was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, the largest earthquake in the region's history. The capital city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed, and a reported 3 million people have been affected.
As of Friday, January 29, more than 350 volunteers prepared medical supplies for the relief effort. Agape Flights has already airlifted pallets prepared by SOS and those supplies are being distributed on the ground in Haiti.
People rescued from the rubble need immediate medical attention, and Supplies Over Seas needs your help to respond. Supplies Over Seas, a program of Hand in Hand Ministries and the Greater Louisville Medical Society Foundation, is raising $25,000 to send vitally needed medical supplies to Haiti to treat the injured.
In addition to financial donations, you can also help in other ways!
Donate Medical Supplies
In catastrophes of this degree, the greatest needs are basic first aid supplies, sutures, oxygen masks, surgical steel instruments like dressing and trauma scissors, and orthopedic equipment such as splints and back boards. SOS is making preparations to meet these needs, but we need your help. Click here to see a full list of vitally needed medical items
Volunteer!
SOS needs more volunteers to help with this important relief effort which will last for weeks if not months. If you have the time to help with medical supply collection, sorting, documentation and packaging, please contact the SOS office at 502-736-6360.
Donate!
To donate securely on line, use the “click to donate” button on the left of this page. Please note “SOS - Haiti Relief” at the bottom of the donation form in the special instructions area.
Directions to Supplies Over Seas (SOS)
From I-65 S (southbound from Indiana):
- From right lane of the Kennedy Bridge, take I-64E/I-71 N ramps towards Cincinnati/Lexington.
- Merge and immediately move to the right lane to take I-64E towards Lexington.
- Merge and immediately move to the right lane to take Story Ave. exit.
- At the bottom of the exit ramp merge and immediately move to the left lane so that you can turn left at the first light which is Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave). Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
I-65 N (northbound):
- At Spaghetti Junction take the I-64E/I-71N exit towards Cincinnati/Lexington.
- Move to the right lane to take the I-64E exit towards Lexington.
- From the right lane, take the Story Ave. exit.
- At the bottom of the exit ramp merge and immediately move to the left lane so that you can turn left at the first light which is Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From I-64W (westbound going towards downtown Louisville):
- Take the Mellwood Ave. exit.
- At the bottom of the exit ramp turn right and immediately move to the left lane so that you can turn left at the next light which is Frankfort Ave.
- At the next light, from the left lane, turn left onto US-42/Story Ave.
- At the next light, from the left lane, turn left onto Spring Street.
Pass through one light (Mellwood Ave.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From I-64 E (eastbound from downtown Louisville):
- In Spaghetti Junction take I-64E towards Lexington.
- Merge and immediately move to the right lane to take Story Ave. exit.
- At the bottom of the exit ramp merge and immediately move to the left lane so that you can turn left at the first light which is Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From I-71S (southbound from Prospect/Oldham County):
- Take the Zorn Ave. exit.
- At the bottom of the ramp turn right onto Zorn Ave.
- Turn left at the light onto River Rd.
- Travel 1.7 mi. on River Rd. and turn left onto Frankfort Ave.
- At the next light, turn right onto US-42/Story Ave.
- At the next light, from the left lane, turn left onto Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From Brownsboro Rd (westbound):
- Continue on Brownsboro Rd. until it turns into Story Ave.
- Cross Frankfort Ave. and at the next light, from the left lane, turn left onto Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From Downtown Louisville:
- Take Market St. east out of downtown Louisville.
- Turn left onto Baxter Ave.
- After one block turn right onto E. Main St. which will turn into Mellwood Ave.
- Continue 0.6 mi. then turn right at the light onto Spring St.
- Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From Frankfort Ave. (westbound):
- Cross intersection of Frankfort and Mellwood. (Mellwood is one way.) At the next light, from the left lane, turn left onto Spring Street.
- Pass through one light (crossing Mellwood Ave. again.) Arlington Ave. and SOS are on the left just before the railroad trestle. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.
From Lexington Rd. (westbound):
- One mile west of the Lexington Rd./Grinstead Dr. intersection, turn right onto Spring St.
- Pass through the light (crossing Payne St.) then under the railroad trestle.
- Arlington Ave. is the first turn to the right. Watch for sign for Network Printing. SOS is in the Network Printing warehouse.