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WAYS YOU CAN HELP HAITI FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE

By Latingipsy ⋅ January 15, 2010 ⋅

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I’ve gathered information from all over on how you can help the earthquake victims in Haiti.

Provide relief from wherever you are. Look up local donation centers and collection events in your area. Travel as a Relief Aid and provide hands on assistance. Look up ways you can donate with the click of a button.

The whole world is coming together to take care of our brothers and sisters in need, so there is no excuse wherever you are. Look it up, do your part, and help those who have suffered from this natural disaster and need our support.

Here is how you can help online – links in the US:

The following organizations have set up donation and update pages on their websites.

WWW.PLANETAFELIZ.ORG, CIDI.ORG, INTERACTION.ORG, GLOBALGIVING.ORG , PANAMERICANRELIEF.ORG, UNICEFUSA.ORG , MERCYCORPS.ORG , REDCROSS.ORG , DOCTORSWITHOUTBORDERS.ORG , YELE.ORG, VETHECHILDREN.ORG, DIRECTRELIEF.ORG , WORLDVISION.ORG , http://www.earnedmedia.org/jmm0114.htm,
CARMAFOUNDATION.ORG, HOPEFORAHEALTHIERHUMANITY.ORG , IWANT2HELP.ORG , OXFAMAMERICA.ORG

Also, visit CHARITYNAVIGATOR.ORG , for ratings of the best charities online.

Call to Seek Information on Family Members in Haiti – Numbers in the US

The U.S. State Department says Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti should call 1-888-407-4747 or or 202-647-5225.

Text Donations in the US

To make an automatic $10 donation to the Red Cross text “HAITI” to 90999; the money will be charged directly to your cell phone bill.

To donate $5 via your cellphone to Wyclef Jean’s Grassroots Organization: text “Yele” to 501501.

More specifically….

New York

You can call 3-1-1 in New York City to donate. From the suburbs (including NJ and CT), people can call 311 by dialing (212) NEW-YORK. That’s (212) 639-9675

Miami

Aceneth & Planeta Feliz are accepting donations at the below locations.

NORTH MIAMI/MIAMI SHORES:

Please Call Saturday for Drop-Off Time

ALL DAY SUN, MON, WED

567 NW 108 St

Miami, Fl 33168

Contact Number: (786) 859 -2482

KENDALL:

7 am – 10 am

6 pm – 9 pm

11718 SW 92 LANE

Miami, Fl 33186

Contact Number: (786) 426 – 8464

All Miami-Dade Schools are collection sites for Haiti relief goods. Broward county schools are also collecting at all of the high schools and district office.

The charitable organization Food for the Poor also collecting donations to help those in Haiti. For more information, visit http://www.foodforthepoor.org/.

The Archdiocese of Miami is accepting financial donations to help the victims. The Archdiocese asks that anyone who wants to donate send a check made out to Catholic Charities/Earthquake Victims to:
Catholic Charities
1505 NE 26th St.
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
Att: Earthquake Victims

The American Red Cross is collecting financial donations for victims in Haiti via text messages. To make a $10 donation toward relief efforts, you can text the word Haiti to 90999. The $10 will be billed to your cell phone bill.

Students collecting aid for Haiti beginning Wednesday morning: Drop off location for water, food, clothing, blankets, etc.
Slalom Community Church
900 N.E. 132nd Street North Miami, FL

Emergency Food Drive:Non-perishable foods, bottled water, baby formula,etc., can be dropped off at:
4491 Stirling Road, Suite 101Dania Beach, FL (One block east of 441 & Stirling Road) 954-581-3499

Washington, DC

The Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) encourages Americans to respond appropriately and responsibly to this disaster. For more information about CIDI and helping victims, please visit http://www.cidi.org/.

Puerto Rico

Collection Center’s collecting items that can be sent to earthquake victims in Haiti:

St. John Collection Center at the Hiram Bithorn stadium.

Centers of the Corporation of the State Insurance Fund (CFSE): Aguadilla, Arecibo, Bayamon, Caguas, Carolina, Humacao, Mayaguez, Ponce and San Juan

CFSE clinics: Cayey, Corozal, Fajardo, Guayama, Manati, Utuado, Yauco, Coamo, Jayuya and Vieques

Justice Department: Miramar, near Fine Arts.

South Chamber of Commerce of Puerto Rico: Offices at Calle Isabel # 65 in Ponce.

Fajardo: In the lobby of City Hall and the Tomas Dones Coliseum.

Anasco: The Children’s Park Children’s Sleep on the road 109 in the neighborhood Pozo Hondo.

Hormigueros: In the Coliseum Dr. Wilfredo Toro Sports Complex Melanio Bobe Acevedo

Vega Baja: In the Public Square Jose Francisco Natera, 14 and 15

Carolina: Estadio Roberto Clemente Walker

If you want to provide hands on help and live in Puerto Rico, please call Jorge Blondet at (787) 458 – 9415 if you are in the south-west area or call Arnaldo Irizarry at (787) 460 – 3374 if you are in the north-east area, and / or send an email to info@planetafeliz.org to coordinate aid.

Those living in the United States or in any other country please call +1 (305) 343-5388 and / or send an email to info@planetafeliz.org to coordinate aid.

From the Associated Press:

This week’s glance at some of the international aid pledges for victims of the earthquake in Haiti:

-The United Nation is releasing $10 million from its emergency funds.

-The United States is sending ships, helicopters, transport planes and a 2,000-member Marine unit.

-Canada is sending an immediate $5 million Canadian (US$4.8 million) to the Haitian government and has put transport planes, helicopters, a hospital ship and a disaster response team on standby.

-The Irish telecommunications company Digicel said it would donate $5 million to aid agencies and help repair the damaged phone network.

-The European Commission has approved euro3 million ($4.37 million), with more funds likely.

-Spain has pledged euro3 million ($4.37 million), and sent three planes with rescue teams and 100 tons of emergency relief equipment

-The Netherlands has donated euro2 million ($2.91 million) and will send a 60-person search-and-rescue team.

-Germany gave euro1.5 million ($2.17 million) and sent an immediate response team.

-Denmark has donated 10 million kroner ($1.9 million).

-Italy is pledging euro1 million ($1.46 million).

-China will donate $1 million, according to Xinhua News Agency.

-Sweden has offered 6 million kronor ($850,000), along with tents, water

purification equipment and medical aid.

-Venezuela has sent doctors, firefighters and rescue workers.

-Mexico will send doctors, search-and-rescue dogs and infrastructure damage experts.

-France is sending two planes with doctors, food and medical equipment.

-Britain has sent 64 firefighters with search-and-rescue dogs and 10 tons of

equipment.

-Iceland is sending 37 search-and-rescue specialists.

-Taiwan is flying in 23 rescue personnel and 2 tons of aid and equipment.

-Israel is sending an elite army rescue unit, including engineers, rescue

workers, doctors and medics.

-Cuba already had field hospitals on the ground when the quake struck.

DO YOUR PART, WHEREVER YOU ARE.

For more on the earthquake, its victims, and how the world is coming together check out the below…

http://www.care2.com/causes/human-rights/blog/how-to-help-haiti/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/15/haiti-earthquake-aid-slow_n_425576.html

http://globalhealth.change.org/blog/view/haiti_rocked_by_massive_earthquake

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One comment for “WAYS YOU CAN HELP HAITI FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE”

This is great! Thanks for doing this!

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Posted by Amaury Blondet | January 13, 2010, 8:23 pm

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