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Group at Dorcas’ Camp
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 “These ladies (and some men) spend an
entire month to make one mat...”
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Photo: Making a Bag2
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 A
close up, like the signature photo, of the hands of love
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Making a Bag
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 “In
Hamilton, Ontario, a worker is making a bag from the same procedures used to
make the sleeping mats...”
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Photo: Young Patient
and Bag
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 A young patient goes home from
hospital... with his bag.
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Photo: Post-Op
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 A
young patient, recovering from surgery...
His recycled plastic bag, made by loving Canadian hands, is protecting
his belongings as he sleeps.
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Photo: Patient and Bag
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 Immediately returned from the operating room, this
young patient's bag is nearby in his mother's hands.
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Mats Drying
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 “Those who came to the
mission found a dry
place to sleep... on the recycled milk
bag mats, made by loving Canadian Volunteers...”
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Power Point Presentation – A Mat Goes to
Haiti
Download MatGoesToHaiti.ppt (4.6MB)
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 View a 9
slide Power Point presentation showing how a mat made from recycled plastic
milk bags travels to Haiti and becomes a bed for an entire family.
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myKawartha.com
Article – Handiwork Promotes Healing in Haiti, May 14, 2009
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 “A group of local crafters have put their
spare time and talents towards a good cause, providing medical and personal
supplies to more than 300 impoverished people in Haiti in less than a year…”
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