About Our Team:

Relief Team One is currently working in Haiti at the following locations:

• Orphanage: Village Notre Dame de Lourdes Santo 25, Commune de la Croix des Bouquets, outside Port au Prince
• Craft Workshop: Jeremie

In the past, Relief Team One has worked at the following locations:

• Guesthouse: Tabarre, Port au Prince
• Hopital: Leogane

Founder and Program Director: Ray Arana Ray is a US Navy Vet., Master Carpenter and Builder. He is skilled in portable water and sanitary systems and remote solar power stations. Ray has hands on experience in the Katrina Recovery, rebuilding houses in Louisiana. He has also volunteered in El Salvador with the Red Cross after the 2001 Earthquake. E-mail: ray@rt-1.org Haiti Mobile: 509 38 25 45 49 US Mobile: (503)-910-8601		Project Manager: Catherine Savell A Native of France, Catherine grew up in Ethiopia.   She has been teaching French at Loyola University Maryland for twenty-two years.  Part of her service has been to organize, implement and evaluate programs and to lead groups overseas.  She consults in cross-cultural training for major corporations. E-mail: rendezvoushaiti@gmail.com Mobile: 509 38 25 45 49 US Mobile: (410)-935-6510

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In the News:

In November, 2010 Hanna Barry of Statesman Journal covered an article following Ray Arana's involvement in Haiti disaster relief and the emergence of Relief Team One . Read the article here.

Hanna Barry contined to follow Ray through December, receiving updates from him that you can read about here.