Nov 16 2011 Bring Hope to Haiti on Give to the Max Day

Help Haiti The Great Minnesota Give Together

Reiser Relief invites you to join in a day of generous giving designed to support nonprofit organizations across Minnesota. On November 16, GiveMN.org will sponsor their third annual, online Internet fundraiser called Give to the Max Day. (Learn More)

The theme this year is, The Great Minnesota Give Together. In this fundraiser, Reiser Relief will be in competition with other Minnesota small nonprofits for grants ranging from $1,000 to $15,000. (Details)

Minnesota based nonprofit, GiveMN's secure online fundraising platform is easy to use for both donors and nonprofits. Last year, more than 42,000 donors logged on to GiveMN and gave more than $10 million to Minnesota charities during the 24-hour-long event. Again this year, we are given the power and opportunity to raise millions of dollars for Reiser Relief along with others.

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What if you could help Reiser Relief win $1,000 or $10,000 just by giving only $10? On Give to the Max Day, you can help us gain multiple chances at increasing our donations by participating in this online giving event. (Details)

On behalf of Reiser Relief Inc., I extend our warmest greetings to you and your families this autumn season. We are so grateful for the support that we have received from our donors. Thank You!

I remember the days when there were not freezers in the home and preserving the harvest for the winter months by canning was quite a challenge. Canning was always a great undertaking in late summer and fall, when hundreds and hundreds of jars were filled with the wonderful produce of the summer. It was a tedious and long job, but putting the harvest in Mason jars always left us feeling satisfied with our labors as we had the assurance that when the wind blew cold and the snow piled high outside, the kitchen table would be laden with nourishing and tasty foods.

Reiser Relief needs to plan for its upcoming winter season as well by filling its stores, and you have the opportunity to make a huge difference for the poor in Haiti. With your help we can continue to provide essential services to many Haitian families in their day-to-day efforts for survival. These services include providing fresh water, stocking food centers, and funding education and eldercare facilities.

We hope you will help support Reiser Relief by logging on to http://reiserrelief.org/ on November 16 and "Bring Hope to Haiti." Be part of this historic event and join the Great Minnesota Give Together! Give to the Max!!!

We thank you for your interest and support in helping us spread HOPE to the men, women, and children of Haiti. May God bless each of you most abundantly and know you are in my daily Mass and prayers.


Fr. Bernard Reiser
President, Reiser Relief Inc.

Reiser Relief Inc.
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-757-2295

Haiti Relief Event April 26 2011 - Andover, MN by Reiser Relief

March 11,2011

Dear Friends,

This letter is my personal invitation to join me in our efforts to help the neediest people in the western hemisphere.

On April 26,2011, Reiser Relief is hosting its annual Haiti fundraising event. The event will once again be held at the Courtyards of Andover and will be an evening filled with fun, opportunities to renew relationships, along with information on how you can help support our project work in one of the world's poorest nations. Reiser Relief provides food, water, education and housing to the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

We are reminded that during our Lord's life, He continually encouraged His followers to reach out to those in need. This event offers you the perfect opportunity to follow His call to serve. Your continued financial participation means thousands who are hungry will receive food, education, and fresh drinking water.

At the April 26 event, you will learn how Reiser Reliefs 2010 efforts are bearing fruit and you'll have an opportunity to help us fund the current year's initiatives. We accomplished some beautiful work for God in 2010 and I am hopeful you can join us for this special evening as we look back and move forward.

"Save the Date" to reserve space on your calendar for this important event. Feel free to invite a friend or neighbor to share this evening with you. If you are unable to attend, please consider sending a financial contribution to help us in this important and great endeavor.

I will be sure to keep you up-to-date on how our work progresses as together - we keep the wheel turning! God Bless each of you most abundantly. You are in my daily Mass and prayers.

With blessings,
Father Bernard Reiser
President, Reiser Relief Inc.
1800 - 111th Avenue NW #320
Coon Rapids, MN 55433 USA
http://www.reiserrelief.org

Reiser Relief Inc. 501(c)(3) Corporation - All donations are 100% tax deductible

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/29/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We need more time. There is so much to accomplish here and each time we think it will be easy it becomes more complicated. We visited Mother Teresa's orphanage yesterday. The sister's are incredible. It's hard to explain all they do and they never complain or get angry. They hear sick babies crying all day and still smile. When it was time for us to leave the babies started crying and one of the sisters took out crackers. She offered them to the kids but they shook their heads no. She said " Crackers can't replace the human touch".

Today we spent the day at an orphanage. Dr. Sem came to examine the kids. 85% of them need some kind of antibiotic. He saw 38 kids. The rest of us played with the kids while the others were being examined. These kids are so spiritual, they sing like angels and to listen to their prayers, it's unbelievable.

We stopped by an area where the bodies were dumped after the earthquake. It is full of black crosses and it's a very moving spot. We placed some rosaries on some of the crosses and prayed for their souls.

Thank you to everyone for your continous prayer, we have been blessed.

Please continue to pray, on Monday we will go to Mother Teresa's house for the dying. We have never been there and hope our prayers for the people will comfort them.

God Bless
Shelley, Missy, Marie

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/27/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We went to Reiser Heights today. It is a breathtaking drive up the mountain. The contrast is incredible. We came from cement and dust, up the mountain to fresh air and green land. It's still poverty but I say in the city it's chaotic poverty, in the mountain, it's quite poverty. It was good to visit Mialta, principle at Reiser Heights while school was in session.

The children are beautiful. We had them make bracelets with pipe cleaners and beads. Can you imagine going into our public schools and doing this and having the kids like it? We also had tooth paste and tooth brushes to give them along with school supplies and balls to play with. Two members of our team bought goats for some people in the community around Reiser Heights and we delivered them to the new owners.

There is a lot of need up there for the up keep of the building, adding new class rooms, stocking the shelves at the medical clinic, and keeping up on the salaries of the teachers. They work hard there to provide an education and also to involve the community in the school. The teachers were patient and kind, but the school books are worn.

They will continue on in their silent poverty trying to make a life for the children by providing them with an education.



Reiser Heights by Marie Schrank Hi, it's Marie. We had such a great day today; taking in all the beauty that Haiti truly has to offer. We took a two hour drive up the Mts. of Fort-Jacques /Donte/Lespinasse, which was absolutely breath taking and gave me a whole new perspective of Haiti. The drive took us up to Reiser Heights which is a school for all age children of which over 400 attend. What a wonderful time we had sharing a craft and treats with the kids. The Haitiian children are so kind and grateful. You can see the innocence and love in their eyes. They loved our presence and we loved being with them. It was hard to leave them. We took many wonderful pictures and hope to share them with you all. Many blessings to you all until tomorrow.

Haiti Mission Trip Update

1/26/2011 Haiti Mission Trip Update From Shelly Mannella

We finally arrived and we are safe. We had to spend the night in Miami last night due to a broken airplane. We arrived at 10:00am today It is so nice to be back. The smells, the sounds, and the people, are what make me always want to come back.

We were able to do runs on the water truck today. The people still need the water desperatly. We were able to treat a few people who had wounds and we made some oral rehydration salts to send back to a very sick baby along with some infant tylenol. There are a few new additions to City Soleil this trip. Cholera clinics. They've set up two large areas with tents for cholera treatment and prevention. We also finally noticed there is some reconstruction going on.

We are going to Reiser Heights tomorrow and really looking forward to it. We plan on buying goats for a few families up there and have a lot of supplies to leave with them.

God Bless
Shelley

Reiser Heights Primary School is up in the mountains of Les Pinasse, Reiser Relief has built a school, kitchen, sanitary block and 30,000 gallon cistern for 300+ children. To travel here you take road that is a very long and bumpy ride up the mountain will allow you to see the beautiful country side and farming communities of Haiti.


The water truck operates six days a week making four deliveries too many neighborhoods in Cite Soleil and reaching numerous impoverished families where the local people carry the water home in 5 gallon buckets.