PRESIDENTIAL DIAMOND TRIP
The Benefits of Vetiver:
Presidential Diamond Trip 2014 • Haiti
Andy Goddard: “We took the first two days in Haiti to
visit the Vetiver fields. As we drove through Port-au-Prince,
there was so much poverty. Natalie and I just wanted to
buy something from every street vendor to support their
hard work. The impact of the earthquake was everywhere;
there were buildings and homes in rubble and there was
trash everywhere. Within a few miles, my hope turned to
despair as the sheer volume of people in dire need became
overwhelming. We saw hungry eyes and people rummaging
through trash and bathing in filthy gutters. My thoughts were,
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dōTERRA ESSENTIAL LEADERSHIP I FALL 2014
‘If I gave everything I had to Haiti for the rest of my life, it
would only be a drop in the bucket.’
“The next day we visited the Vetiver fields and distillery.
We met the growers whose families have worked those
fields for generations. We met the leaders of the cooperative
who manage the Vetiver farms. We met the managers of
the distillery who are working closely with dōTERRA to
maintain standards of quality. The Healing Hands foundation
built a water source so that the growers don’t have to walk
an hour and a half each way to get water every day. dōTERRA