Local duo in Haiti Relief Program

Tyler Rootlieb, son of a justly proud Seal Beach father , Jerry Rootlieb, recently returned from a  humanitarian aid trip to Haiti.

The  boy laying across Tyler’s lap lost both his parents in the earthquake. Tyler and his good friend Jon Rose, both Laguna Beach residents were “hosted” by the Diana Jenkins/Sean Penn Haiti Relief Organization.  Rose was the originator of the “Waves for Water” charity established long before the Haiti earthquake and has become a good friend of Sean Penn.

Waves for Water, in conjunction with Penn’s organization has been giving out much needed water filtration systems to Haitian refugees.  Rose and Rootlieb left their jobs and families behind to help in what is considered one of the worst catastrophes in the history of North American continent. Worse than the BP oil spill.

Tyler Rootlieb is an employee of DNA Technologies and Jon Rose, is a world renowned surfer who, before he was twenty had traveled to Bali, The Philippines, England, Australia, France, South Africa, Japan India and Central and South America.  Both men agreed that they’d never seen a need as desperate as Haiti’s.

Rose is also the author of “When Life Hands You Lemons.” Both went to Haiti at their own dime and intend to go again.

Rootlieb pointed out that the hurricane season is coming to the Caribbean; everyone knows that.  The Haitian people are desperate for adequate shelters to be built. He asks that if you can donate even $20 you will be saving more than one life.

Go to: http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6591//p/salso/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=2085