- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Eric Hill Participates in Earthquake Memorial - Haiti https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/43585?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/43585?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/43585?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Eric Hill Participates in Earthquake Memorial - Haiti&body=ESG News from ORTA Anadolu https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/43585?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Social Impact & Volunteering](/CSR-News/social-impact-volunteering) # Eric Hill Participates in Earthquake Memorial - Haiti ##### Tears and Hope in Haiti on The Global Odyssey Feb 5, 2014 10:00 AM ET Campaign: [Eric Hill's Global Odyssey with Dare Denim](/news/campaign/eric-hills-global-odyssey-dare-denim) ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0119.jpg "Former Prime Minister and current Executive Director of the Knowledge and Freedom Foundation (FOKAL) Michele Pierre-Louis") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0121.jpg "Planting the symbols of hope") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_2x/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0125.jpg "Hugs and remembrance") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0119.jpg?h=dfc3be9e "Former Prime Minister and current Executive Director of the Knowledge and Freedom Foundation (FOKAL) Michele Pierre-Louis") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0121.jpg?h=dfc3be9e "Planting the symbols of hope") ![](https://3blaws.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/carousel_thumbnail_x2/s3/images/Eric_Hill_Haiti_0125.jpg?h=dfc3be9e "Hugs and remembrance") Parc de Martissant, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 5, 2014 /3BL Media/ - Hugs and remembrances between locals at the memorial on the 4th anniversary of the 2010 earthquake. Our global adventurer Eric Hill was there to participate and was given he honour of planting one of the 23 trees sybolic of the 23 most affected areas. Eric spoke the former Prime Minister of Haiti, Michèle Pierre-Louis. Since leaving her position as Prime Minister she has taken on the role as Executive Director of the Knowledge and Freedom Foundation (FOKAL), an NGO making some incredible changes for the better in Haiti. **[See more of Eric's haitian adventure ](http://www.ortablu.org/topics/your-denim-stories/a-haitian-phoenix-rises-from-the-ashes)** The GLOBAL ODYSSEY on ORTA BLU Our friend Eric Hill’s Global Odyssey is a mission: “To visit all 194 U.N. recognized countries in world record time and film and document the exciting journey to show that awesome exists in EVERY country, especially with the people.” Eric’s journey will be one of full cultural immersion, while simultaneously raising funds and awareness in partnership with a variety of charity organizations. To support him in his journey around the world Orta offers Dare Denim, a durable new fabric that features environmentally friendly processes and high-tech fibers, tough durability, thermo-regulation, abrasion resistance, water repellent finishes and anti-bacterial properties. What could be a more perfect pairing? A global socially conscious adventurer wearing sustainably produced all terrain fabric, sponsored by Orta Blu. Eric will experience harsh climate extremes in both urban and natural environments, and Dare Denim covers him all fronts: hot, cold, wet, dirty and, not to mention, the perfect balance of comfort, style and endurance. 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