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Personal Narrative: Hope For Haiti
Haiti very obviously needs help right now. The storm had devastated the country, leaving entire parts of it destroyed. Hurricane Matthew only added to the pain and loss the country was already recovering from due to the previous earthquake in 2010, and the country needs help now more than ever.

I would work to earn money. I’d sell things, perhaps have a bake sale, to earn enough money to donate to the foundation Hope For Haiti, which is a charity that focuses entirely on helping Haiti through things like this. They want to help the country grow stronger, and I do as well.

The entire country is poor. The hurricane has only worsened this, taking out buildings and homes of many, ending the lives of some and most likely lessening the number

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