Timberland helps PIH 'kick' off construction in Mirebalais

In late September, The Timberland Company, a manufacturer and retailer of outdoor wear, donated 300 pairs of their TiTan safety toe work boots to the construction crews building PIH’s new teaching hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti. “We are giving these to the construction workers, many of whom don’t own shoes or will have just flip flops,” said Jim Ansara, Partners In Health’s (PIH) Director of Construction for Mirebalais Hospital. The Timberland boots will allow dozens of local workers to safely maneuver the construction site of the new hospital. 

“On behalf of our entire Timberland team, please know that we're grateful to have the opportunity to help and we're very appreciative of the incredible, sustained efforts both Partners In Health and The Boston Foundation put forth on behalf of Haiti,” said Timberland’s Margaret Morey-Reuner.

Read more about PIH’s new teaching hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti.

“We truly thank you and Timberland for this generous donation,” said Jim. “Beyond being something really nice for the workers who are going to build this hospital, it will greatly increase their safety and welfare. We are very appreciative.”

Crews have been preparing the site since July, construction is set to begin November 1. Read more about the post-earthquake efforts of PIH and its sister organization in Haiti, Zanmi Lasante.