Yesterday, the panic set in. I heard the news reports on Haiti and found sleeping a near impossibility until my eyes were equally dried by eye strain from readins reports for any news of friends abroad and soaked with tears. What next?
For those of you looking for ways to help, here's a list of resources:
From a US cell phone:
Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Haiti.
Text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5 to support Wyclef Jean's organization in relief efforts in Haiti.
From Twitter:
Follow leads on NY Times and CNN for minute-by-minute updates on how to help.
From the internet:
Network for Good A list of reputable charities accepting on-line donations.
To volunteer:
For those of you with special skills in medicine, engineering, or experience working in disaster relief sites, go to CIDI.org to register with the Center for International Disaster Information as a volunteer relief worker.
In the meantime, I have submitted my information to numerous organizations, and can only hope that my contacts in Port-au-Prince and Fondwa are still alive. Over the next few weeks I will be posting information on the events in Haiti. Feel free to comment and include any information on damages or the status of individuals if you have information. Now is a time for solidarity.
For those of you looking for ways to help, here's a list of resources:
From a US cell phone:
Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts in Haiti.
Text Yele to 501 501 to donate $5 to support Wyclef Jean's organization in relief efforts in Haiti.
From Twitter:
Follow leads on NY Times and CNN for minute-by-minute updates on how to help.
From the internet:
Network for Good A list of reputable charities accepting on-line donations.
To volunteer:
For those of you with special skills in medicine, engineering, or experience working in disaster relief sites, go to CIDI.org to register with the Center for International Disaster Information as a volunteer relief worker.
In the meantime, I have submitted my information to numerous organizations, and can only hope that my contacts in Port-au-Prince and Fondwa are still alive. Over the next few weeks I will be posting information on the events in Haiti. Feel free to comment and include any information on damages or the status of individuals if you have information. Now is a time for solidarity.
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