January 25, a Monday night, Todd Koren, president of Absolute Exhibits viewed a story in regard to the Eglise Messianique de la Grace Community church that resides at the First Baptist Church in Las Vegas, and is headed by Pastor Amors Prophete, on the local Las Vegas, NBC affiliate. This congregation, led by the president of the Haitian Disaster Relief Community, Kenson Desinov, had collected an enormous quantity of supplies for the earthquake victims in Haiti. Their problem – how to get all of this across the country to Miami to be ferried to Port Au Prince, Haiti?
Mr. Koren went to his office and arranged for Tim Brennan of GE Trailer Leasing to donate two trailers and Ryder Truck Leasing to donate a tractor to be driven twice round trip to Miami. Absolute Exhibits donated a team of Teamster drivers to make the two roundtrips. One tractor left the following Wednesday and the other was filled and ready to go upon the driving teams return the next weekend.
Mr. Koren then made one last phone call to one of his closest friends here in Las Vegas, Kevin Kelly of Kelly & Sullivan, Ltd. Mr. Kelly is a criminal law attorney here in Las Vegas, as well as a humanitarian. He wanted to help and offered to underwrite any further expenses for this trip.
Thanks to a local newscast – people were motivated and felt that they could play a part in helping. Donations are still being taken at the First Baptist Church for the Eglise Messianique de la Grace community. Mr. Koren has brought together a church congregation, community civil servants, local businesses, and the Teamsters. Forty eight hours well spent.
