Major Haitian Relief Effort To Be Held This Weekend
Several of Brevard’s prominent Healthcare organizations step up to help 

MELBOURNE, FL - Several area healthcare organizations along with local restaurants, businesses, and charities are teaming up to put on a major community relief effort this weekend.

On Sunday, January 24, 2010 from 1 pm to 4 pm, the “Brevard for Haiti” campaign will stage a relief fair at the Melbourne MIMA medical complex, located at 1223 Gateway Drive, Melbourne, FL. The event, organized by doctors at MIMA, will raise thousands of dollars for Haitian relief efforts.

The public is invited to come out and experience the live reggae music by local band “Over the Void”, and meet world famous Pro Surfers Mike Detemple and CJ Hobgood who will be signing autographs in exchange for donations. The “Big Red Bus” blood mobile is expected be on location as part of a local blood drive effort. 

Among the organizations participating are The Red Cross, The United Way, The Rotary Club, Habitat for Humanity, and others. The public is invited to attend the event and encouraged to give as much as they can to the relief efforts.

“As doctors, it’s our nature to want to help, especially in such a devastating situation. For those of us who can’t personally reach out to patients in Haiti, this is the best way we know to offer assistance,” said Dr. Peter Marzano. “The doctors on the scene are quickly running out of vital supplies, and hopefully the money we raise here will help them to help others.” The Brevard for Haiti Relief Fair is sponsored by MIMA, Health First, Cancer Care Centers of Brevard, Wuesthoff Health Systems, Osler Medical, Mercedes-Benz of Melbourne, BIMDA, Florida’s Blood Centers, JJ’s Screen Printing & Emroidery, McBride Woodbridge Marketing, Patient Point, Art-Kraft Sign Company, and the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce.