Haiti recently got an anticipated reunion with one of its premier national celebrity figures when popular singer and Haiti native Wyclef Jean came to the aid of recent victims of hurricane. He also brought additional star power with him as Matt Damon helped with the charitable effort. Jean and Damon arrived in the town of Cabaret, whose residents gave an enthusiastic welcome, especially to Jean. Cabaret had been particularly hard hit by the hurricanes, claiming 60 of its residents and destroying the homes of countless others. Damon and Jean were out to give out food supplies "to an estimated 600 people sheltered in a school." The task was met with some rough circumstances though as "a truck carrying food for 300 people got stuck in the mud." Matt Damon and Wyclef Jean are both appealing for more charitable support from ordinary citizens and the United Nations.
Wyclef Jean has expressed his love for Haiti and wishes to direct more attention the plight of his impoverished homeland.
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