Michael Anthony Gardner, one of the founders of the Good Samaritan Foundation in Ile La Vache, Haiti, has been a resident in the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands for 30 years.

Michael began his journey from the Great Lakes of Michigan to the Caribbean as an apprenticed treasure hunter, turning the wooden hulls of shipwrecked vessels into beautiful handmade furniture for re-sale to the nautical collectors market.

He later discovered that the sheen on the shipwrecked furniture shined more brightly when hope entered the craftsmanship and the working hands of the beautiful people of Haiti poured their love into the project. When he recognized that it wasn’t the tattered wood but a shattered people, still managing to smile, that was making his adventure so rich, Michael felt the calling to give back.

Michael now classifies himself uniquely as a "Musician-ary," combining his musical talents and spiritual energy with this love for the Haitian people and his efforts to raise funds for this Haitian cause.