By: Jaleesa Davis, Reporter
On January 12, 2010, junior Jeffrey Placide went to the Waynesboro vs. Harrisonburg boys’ basketball game with Alex Farrington. While the Giants and Streaks were going at it in the third quarter, Placide received a phone call from his mom telling him to come home. That night Placide found out that he does not know the whereabouts of over five members of his extended family that includes his grandparents, aunts, uncles and various cousins. The reason was the earthquake that measured 7.0 in Haiti, which was the home country of Placide’s mother.
“I’ve never been there, but my mom has told me much about it. Like how the government is so bad and that it is hard to even find food,” Placide said.
According to CIA-The World Factbook, Haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere, and it was in a tragic state before the earthquake. Now everything seems to be getting worse as time progresses.
“Before the earthquake, for long as I can remember, my mom has sent money to Haiti and the money she sends helps, but not enough,” Placide said.
Placide, among many other students at Waynesboro High and also other nations, is helping with the tragedy by raising and sending money to help. Placide said he is helping by donating all that he can at the moment.
So in the end, January 12, 2010, Jeffrey Placide thought that his night would end with celebrating Waynesboro’s victory over Harrisonburg with his friends. Instead it ended with a catastrophe for his family and an entire nation.
Editor’s Note: Jeffrey Placide found the whereabouts of his family on January31, 2010.
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