This man saved the Internet in Haiti -- help him and his family

There are so many human tragedies in earthquake-ravaged Haiti that it can be overwhelming; a couple of bloggers -- including one from here in Philadelphia, Susie Madrak of Suburban Guerrilla -- are crusading to help out the lone man who is left running all of the physical hardware needed to keep the Internet running in the island nation. Reynold Guerrier says he'll abandon his post -- which not only keeps communications but other island utilities running -- unless he can guarantee safety for his wife and two small children in the United States. So far, no one has been able to cut through the red tape in order to make this reasonable request happen. So I'm posting this in the hope that someone who can do something will see this, and it would be great if other bloggers, etc., pick this up as well. As Susie notes in her latest post:

But unless the right official choices are made soon, Reynold will have to abandon the NAP to whatever happens next and try to get his family to a safer situation. Dehydration and diarrhea are now present in Haiti, which can result in high fatalities among children if untreated.

This is what Reynold Guerrier's young children face if he can't get them to safety. Seems like the least we could do for someone providing such an important service.

If Ed Rendell can bend the rules to bring a planeload of orphans back to Pittsburgh, surely someone, somewhere can allow this young family to go stay with relatives.

On top of all that...cool T-shirt!