Hear Eyewitness Accounts from Haiti Feb. 4

When: 6 pm, Thursday, Feb. 4

Where: Mercy Corps Action Center, Community Room. Enter through the Action Center at 28 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR

RSVP: There is limited seating. Please Email rsvp@mercycorps.org to reserve a place.

Get a first-hand account of the rescue efforts in Haiti from Mercy Corps' Cassandra Nelson, our Director of Multimedia Projects.

Cassandra was a part of the initial wave of veteran relief workers Mercy Corps dispatched to Haiti to help get food and clean water to survivors.

An experienced photographer, Nelson has been on the scene at some of this decade's worst disasters. Hear her discuss her photographs and the inspiring stories of the Haitian people she met, working to cope with the adversity they face in the midst of the devastation.

Visit her blog to read her chronicle of Mercy Corps' relief efforts in Haiti or watch her appearance on CNN to discuss Mercy Corps' Comfort for Kids program.

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