Wyclef sprung into action as he arrived in Haiti, his homeland, yesterday and has been helping to put the pieces back together. Check out the video of him and his wife describing the morbid scene. He estimates 500,000 lives have been lost, and urged that this is beyond a State of Emergency.
CNN has a complete list of VALID charities and ways to help Haiti. CHECK IT HERE
Wyclef’s Yele foundation has already raised $1 mill with people texting “Yele” to 501501 ($5 donation).
American Red Cross has raised a reported $10 mill already with people texting “HAITI” to 90999 ($10 donation).
Other text donation options:
United Way: Text HAITI to 864833 ($5 donation)
Intl Medical Corps: Text HAITI to 85944 ($10 donation)
Intl Medical Corps: Text HAITI to 85944 ($10 donation)
Haiti has really been through enough. For those of us with a little extra to spare, every donation does make a difference as you can see by how quickly $5 turned into a $1 million. I know you think we're in a recession and can't afford to squeeze out a donation, but you haven't even SEEN recession until you've seen Haiti and other poorer parts of the world.
*The U.S. State Department has set up a hotline for information on family members who may be in Haiti: (888) 407.4747. This number is for information on U.S. citizens in Haiti only.
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