By now, everyone has seen the ruin and devastation in the wake of the 7.0 earthquake that hit Port AU Prince in Haiti. The devastation has even hit home in Tacoma, as the news has just reported how a 22 year old Tacoma girl (working as a volunteer for a nonprofit -Friends of the Orphans). The port is devastated as are the runways making disaster relief very difficult. There is an estimated 50,000 dead with projections that it could top 100,000.
Additionally, the ramifications of this disaster is likely to last years. So how can you help? What can you do? One option (although unicef, American red cross and many other ways to help exist
) is show that you LIVE UNITED and donate
Donate Money:
Easy: Text HAITI to 864833 (UNITED). And you can give $5 to the relief efforts via the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund.
Want to give more… donations can also be given online to the fund vial www.liveunited.org or by calling 1-866-404-5826. This also a great way to ask any questions you may have about the fund.
Donate products (goods/services):
AidMatrix Network: www.aidmatrix.org ; or
Gifts in Kind international (go to www.liveunited.org) — this is primarily for corporate donors who wish to give in large donations
United Way (via United Way Worldwide) has a team of volunteers in the Caribbean region that have mobilized and our in an advisory capacity as they are determining how ot best support the long-term recovery needs. This would include access to health care, rebuilding schools, housing, as well as basic needs such as food, water, and clothing.
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