Mallery Thurlow is not your typical 22-year old, when she heard about the devastating earthquakein Haiti , she left her home in Mid-Michigan, to take supplies to the Haitian people.
Haitipoverty.org, her website, allows other Mid-Michigan residents to donate food and supplies.
Mallery's non-profit organization the Haiti foundation is based out of Grand Blanc, but donations can be made online from anywhere around the country.
Mallory Thurlow has been going on missions trips to Haiti since she was 16; she says she can't believe how many donations she's already received.
"It's been so exciting to get these supplies into our communities; they're like little kids at Christmas," said Thurlow.
While Haitian's are beginning to see signs of recovery, last week's 4.4 after shock was a major set-back, destroying more buildings and preventing supplies from reaching those in need.
Mallery says the ground continues to shake every few hours since the last shock and the people are concerned about what's next.
"People are just staying outdoors they are afraid to go inside even to like internet cafe's or a super market because of the concrete roofs," said Thurlow.
Despite setbacks, the Haitian people remain resilient that their country will someday rebuild with the help of people like mallery thurlow.
"It's not going to be days or weeks or months, it will definitely be years and years before the area will be back to normal the way it was just a few weeks ago," said Thurlow.
