Conscious Cup to Host Screening of Film Featuring Haiti Earthquake Survivors

On January 12, 2010 Haiti was hit with an earthquake that killed an estimated 316,000 people, injured another 300,000 and left over a million homeless.

The Haitian government estimated that over 250,000 residences were destroyed, along with 30,000 commercial buildings.

One of those buildings contained people who clawed their way out of the rubble in order to survive the catastrophe.

These events will be screened for an audience at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lifetree Café, located inside , 5005 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake.

The film includes never-before-seen footage shot by the survivors.

“They share their firsthand account of the concrete building in which they lived collapsing around them, and their desperate attempt to claw their way out of the rubble,” says Lifetree representative Craig Cable.  

The Lifetree event, titled “Why Did I Survive?” offers participants eyewitness glimpses into the Haiti disaster and a chance to share stories of their own brushes with natural disasters.

Admission to the hour-long event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversations about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse setting.

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Léogâne, approximately 25 km (16 miles) west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital. The earthquake occurred at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.[5][6]

By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded.[7] An estimated three million people were affected by the quake;[8] the Haitian government reported that an estimated 316,000 people had died,[9] 300,000 had been injured and 1,000,000 made homeless.[10][11] The government of Haiti also estimated that 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings had collapsed or were severely damaged.[12]