How you can support
Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross Hait Relief Fund. The cellphone carriers will not be taking any of the profits.
Wyclef Jeans Yele Haiti Relief
Text “YELE” to 501501 to donate $5 to the fund.
*To date Yele and Red Cross have together generated over $1 million in SMS message donations. Please keep the money coming!
Salvation Army Canada
Canadians text “HAITI” to 45678 to donate $5.00 to The Salvation Army’s efforts in Haiti from any Rogers Wireless or Bell Mobility phone. Donors will then receive a message asking them to confirm their donation with a YES reply. The proceeds of each text donation will support the ongoing efforts to serve the victims of the recent horrific earthquake that has left thousands dead and many more without adequate food, clean water or shelter.
Whole Foods
When you make a purchase the cashier will ask if you would like to make a donation for Haitian relief. $1, $5, or $10 amounts may be donated.
Publix
Floridians may visit any Publix grocery store and when you make your purchase you can donate any sum of money to Haitian relief with your grocery purchase
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Each of the following organizations have fund raising efforts in place to earmark donations for Haitian relieft. The main page of their websites provide details.
Haiti Relief Fund http://www.haitirelieffund.org/
Haiti Action http://www.haitiaction.net/
Lamp for Haiti http://www.lampforhaiti.org/
Habitat for Humanity http://www.habitat.org/
UNICEF http://www.unicef.org/
Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/
Salvation Army http://www.salvationarmy.org/
AmeriCares http://www.americacares.org/ Doctors Without Borders http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
Mercy Corps http://www.mercycorps.org/
Oxfam http://www.oxfam.org/
Worldvision http://www.worldvision.org/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION…
UPS has donated $1 million
Nestle has donated $1 million worth of bottled water
Google has pledged $1 million in support and set up a special page for donations and added updated satellite imagery of the region to Google Maps
Microsoft has pledged $1.2 million in cash and will match employee contributions of up to $12,000 per worker as a part of their ongoing matching gift program.
Walmart has donated $500,000 cash and $100,000 in prepackaged food.
Verizon has pledged $100,000 and will match employee contributions of up to $1,000 per worker.
Western Union has committed $250,000 in support and is offering no-fee money transfer services to Haiti from the US, Canada and France. www.westernunion.com
Salesforce.com is matching all donations that come into their website up to $200,000 Humana Inc is donating $100,000 and matching from associates on a dollar for dollar up to an additional $50,000 for a total donation of $150,000.
Bank of America has made a $1 million commitment, including a $500,000 grant to the American Red Cross for the Haitian Relief and Development Fund. The remaining $500,000 contribution will be directed towards the long-term recovery efforts.
Many companies including Design Within Reach, M Booth & Associates Public Relations and Intel are sponsoring matching gift programs for their employees. Check with your business about this type of program to maximize your support!
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders to support
Morgan Stanley gave $1 million to Red Cross
Disney has donated $100,000
Viacom announced a $500,000 matching-gift program, with donations going to the Red Cross’ disaster efforts.
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