The Earthquake in Haiti

The Earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, was devastating to say the least. The earthquake measured a whopping 7.0 on the Ricter Scale. This is the hardest quake to hit Haiti in over 200 years. It is estimated by Haiti President, Rene Preval, that between 30,000 to 50,000 people have lost their lives in this deadly quake.

The American Red Cross International Response Fund has pledged $1 million dollars specifically for this disaster. Food, water and supplies are being transported into Haiti by a Boeing 707 and three C-130 Hercules.

How can you help? The Red Cross is requesting cash donations over supply donations. Why? Simply because it saves time on unpacking, sorting and re-packing the supplies to get them ready for transit. So if at all possible, the Red Cross is requesting cash donations.

Here's some great ways below that you can help out, in which I found online here.

AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE FUND
By mail:

American Red Cross
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, DC 20013
Telephone: 800-REDCROSS (800-733-2767) or 800-257-7575 (Spanish)
On the Internet: redcross.org or redcrossnnj.org

CARE
Telephone: 800-521-CARE (800-521-2273)
On the Internet: care.org

UNICEF
By mail: U.S. Fund for UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
On the Internet: unicefusa.org/haitiquake
Phone: 800-FOR-KIDS (800-367-5437)

DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL
On the Internet: directrelief.org

MERCY CORPS
By mail, print out the form on the organization's Web site and send it to:
Mercy Corps
Dept W
PO Box 2669
Portland OR 97208-2669
On the Internet: mercycorps.org
By phone: 888-256-1900

Number for Americans to call for info on relatives in Haiti:

888-407-4747