Dear Abigail

Dearest Ladies,

I don’t think I am alone in feeling helpless, deeply saddened, and confused regarding the recent tragedy in Haiti. I wanted to post a message to you girls, but I was simply at a loss for what to say. (Which doesn’t happen often as this mouth is always blabbering about something..but you already knew that).

I then met with Mark and Will from the Grammy award winning group Audio Adrenaline, (now Audio Unplugged). They founded an orphanage in Haiti called the hands and feet project about 5 years a go. Mark was in Haiti at the orphanage when the earthquake hit. And I can tell you that as intriguing as the conversation with them was, and as blood chilling as Mark’s account of the earthquake was, the most impressive part was what they didn’t say.

Here I was sitting with two Grammy award winning rockers, who have chosen to give their lives away in such a profound and meaningful way. Seeing the pictures of the children in their orphanage and hearing stories of the orphans praying in the midst of chaos, impacted me on a far deeper level than any singing melody or guitar note ever could. They have given of their time, finances, and ultimately lives for these children that they had never met in Haiti. They could have easily lived within the comfort of their success, but instead they opened an orphanage and risked their lives to ensure a better life for these children.

I hope that this tragedy can help us find perspective and gratitude for the blessings all around us that we take for granted every day. (”…To solve the smell problem, people would put toothpaste under their noses”) And I hope this can serve as a reminder to never underestimate the positive impact that we are capable of having over people’s lives. This selfless attitude that Mark and Will possess is one that I continue to strive for, and I welcome you on my journey.

Let’s come together and really support Will and Mark and hands and feet. www.handsandfeetproject.org. My hope is that this video will show you a tangible way to help donate to the relief effort in Haiti to an organization and to new friends that I couldn’t support and endorse anymore.

We can’t do it alone,

Abigail