Laura Marrich [ Mon Jan 25 2010 1:39 PM ]

Just how generous are we First World next-door neighbors when it comes to Haiti earthquake relief?

It’s being reported that the star-studded Hope for Haiti Now telethon has raised more than $57 million so far.

Up north, the similarly formatted Canada for Haiti telethon brought in $18.8-million—the Canadian federal government was responsible for half of that number, and it promises match up to $50 million in civilian contributions.

And through $10 increments, the American Red Cross’ Text 2 Help campaign pulled in about $25 million by the end of last week.

If those numbers aren’t doing it for you, just keep on texting donations to these reputable relief organizations:

To give $5 by text message:
HAITI to 25383: International Rescue Committee
YELE to 501501: Yele
BABY to 20222: March of Dimes
HAITI to 864833: United Way
CERF to 90999: United Nations Foundation
BEST to 501501: Project Medishare
FRIENDS to 90999: World Food Program
HEART to 85944: Happy Hearts Fund

To give $10 by text message:
HAITI to 90999: American Red Cross
CARE to 25383: CARE
OXFAM to 25383: Oxfam International
QUAKE to 20222: Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
AJWS to 25383: American Jewish World Service
HABITAT to 25383: Habitat for Humanity
GIVE to 25383: Partners in Health
DISASTER to 90999: Compassion International
HAITI to 20222: Clinton Foundation
HAITI to 85944: International Medical Corps
HAITI to 52000: Salvation Army
UNICEF to 20222: UNICEF
SAVE to 20222: Save the Children
WORLD to 20222: World Vision
RELIEFto 25383: Catholic Relief Services
RELIEF to 30644: Automatically connects to Catholic Relief Services by phone or you can donate money with your credit card.
(Source: Mobile Commons.com)

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The "After-Math" pun [ Mon Jan 25 2010 3:54 PM ]

deserves some kind of prize. Made me laugh.
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Cash to Haiti-not American Veterans [ Mon Jan 25 2010 6:59 PM ]

I hitch hiked out of New York city with .30cents
after getting out of the U.S.Army..l971...
No food, no shelter..just 30 cents..Walked up to
the GW bridge and hitched to California..
Take care of returning Iraq and Afghanistan veterans?..Too much for you to do?
Sure, sit on your couch and text 90-666 to a fund
that will be sitting in a Wall Street Hedge fund for
years...Remember hurricane Katrina and hurricane Andrew
surviviors...They still have nothing!
...send in you cash...Have you wondered why it takes
11 days to air drop water to dying people but Hillary
and Bill Clinton got in the first few days?
Sad for Haiti, but take care of the 90,000 homeless
americans in los angeles first---or don't you care ?
"chance"
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After-Math: How Much Are North Americans Giving to Haiti?