Pelican Sends Survival and Rescue Items to Haiti

    Pelican Products, the global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced lighting systems and virtually indestructible cases, announced late last week its contribution of $100,000 worth of headlamps and flashlights to the Haiti relief effort. The in-kind donation will help aid and assist rescuers, volunteers and emergency response teams in their relief efforts in Haiti. Emergency triage shelters are without lighting, so headlamps allow doctors to treat patients in completely dark locations.

    “Our prayers go out to the people of Haiti,” said Lyndon Faulkner, Pelican’s President and CEO. “It is impossible to see the devastation and not want to help. We hope that our donation, along with the donations of others across the county, will help bring some relief to the people of Haiti.”

    Pelican cases are also being utilized by emergency response teams to transport and carry supplies to Haiti. Pelican cases are some of the most durable, longest lasting protector cases and are engineered to be completely watertight, crushproof and dustproof.

    A link to the American Red Cross donation page has been added to the company’s popular homepage, www.pelican.com.

    On January 12, the worst earthquake recorded in Haitian history struck the impoverished nation. Measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, it was centered only 15 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince. The death toll continues to climb, despite the Herculean efforts of rescue personnel and America’s military.

    Here’s a look at the earthquake’s devastation and the humanitarian efforts of our men and women in Haiti.