Montreal Canadiens defenceman PK Subban, member of the NHLPA and former NHL player Georges Laraque are flying to Port-au-Prince from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport on Monday, July 4.

They will visit the Grace Children's Hospital, one of the best pediatric hospitals in Haiti for the treatment of HIV and tuberculosis, that was severely damaged by last year's earthquake and whose reconstruction is funded in part by "Hockey for Haiti". A fundraising project initiated by Georges Laraque very concerned by the earthquake that devastated the homeland of his parents and where are still living members of his family.

To date, "Hockey for Haiti", the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) and Vision Mondiale have raised $1.3 million towards for the reconstruction of Grace Children's Hospital.

Learn more about World Vision

World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision has been working in Haiti for more than 30 years and serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/article-281-haiti-humanitaire-des-joueurs-de-la-lnh-en-haiti.html (in french)

https://www.haitilibre.com/article-312-haiti-social-au-dela-de-l-argent-la-ajlnh-et-la-lnh-apportent-l-espoir-aux-enfants.html (in french)

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