The McMutrie Sisters are saying “thank you” to the City of Pittsburgh.
Jamie and Ali McMutrie first gained attention when they flew 53 orphans into Pittsburgh after a January earthquake destroyed the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
The sisters, who have volunteered in Haiti since 2002, returned to Haiti after finding homes for the orphans in their care. They are visiting Pittsburgh this week to raise money for their non-profit, Haitian Orphan Rescue, with the goal of building a new orphanage, school, clinic, and farm in Port-au-Prince.
The sisters have a $4 million fundraising goal, but that is not all tomorrow’s event is about.
”We’re kind of calling it a big party — a thank you from us to this whole city because even though it’s 10 months later, we never really got a chance to express how seriously appreciative we were of the people that just poured out help to us, so it’s affordable, and hopefully a way that everyone can come out and have a good time and help support our efforts,” Ali said…
Read More at KDKA-TV
Comments