Given the magnitude of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of thousands of people are in desperate need of help. With more than 80 percent of Haitians living at or below the poverty line already, this travesty has displaced hundreds of thousands of people who already have little to nothing. Since every dollar means something, please donate what you can. The easiest way to that is to text “HAITI” to 90999 and $10 will automatically be donated to the Red Cross and added to your next cell phone bill. In the wake of this tragedy, there are some heartless individuals and organizations that will inevitably attempt to collect funds and solicit donations. To avoid these people:

-Do not give money to any unsolicited caller or emailer.

-Do not click on any link in an email from an unsolicited individual or organization asking for donations.

For a complete list of recognized charitable organizations to give to, click here.

This entry was posted on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 2:45 pm and is filed under Multidisciplinary Issues.