► On the Record

“It took a lot of verification to cash that check.”

-- Larry Moore, chairman of Vancouver-based Haiti Foundation of Hope, regarding a check sent in late 2008 for $2,000 to the faith-based organization from then President-elect Barack and Michelle Obama. Look for our story on Clark County businesses and nonprofits stepping up in Haiti’s time of need, in the Feb. 5 edition of the VBJ.