Get Connected and Help If You Can…
The past couple of days, the TV and radio have been inundated with news and information about the 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti. Last night, we were flipping back and forth between Fox News and CNN, and an interesting perspective came up. The first images of the destruction were those posted on Facebook, and it got me thinking, what did we do 20 years ago (5 years ago for that matter) when Facebook was a distant thought? It is amazing how social networking sites have connected not only “friends,” but also nations, essentially making our world much smaller. Last night, there were 60 results showing when I typed Haiti Earthquake into the search function on Facebook, just a few minutes ago there were 336 results.
That said, the devastation that the Haitians are experiencing is unthinkable. The logistics of trying to help the nation are impossible. With the fear of hundreds of thousands dead, the rescue efforts, clean-up efforts, and rebuilding efforts, seem daunting and overwhelming. This catastrophic event is bound to affect the country for many years to come! Please take the time to help in any way possible.
Here are a few ways of doing so:
The American Refugee Committee: 430 Oak Grove, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Ph: (612) 872-7060 http://www.ARCrelief.org
Feed my Starving Children: http://www.fmsc.org/Page.aspx?pid=415
The International Committee for the Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/helpicrc
The American Red Cross also has a texting option: By texting Haiti to 90999, ten dollars will be added to your cell phone bill.
Partners in Health: https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/haiti_earthquake?source=earthquake&subsource=homepage
International Rescue Committee: http://www.theIRC.org
Friends of the Orphans: http://www.friendsoftheorphans.org
Please help if you can and PLEASE SHARE!!!
Angie
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14th, 2010 by Angie | | 0 Comments
