Haiti Earthquake (And How You Can Help)

Rec’d. One love.

Thanks for posting this. I am sending a donation.

If I might, I am going to put in a personal plea in for doctorswithoutborders – one of my best friends from Cal is a former employee and works in the ngo field and she has nothing but praise for MSF/DWB and how much of the money eventually gets to where it is needed.

Just sent some cash money, thanks.

Thanks for reminding us that there are things more important than Longshore vs Riley Riley vs Sweeney.

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I currently cannot donate because the sites are experiencing too much traffic. I’m glad to see people are donating, even in a relatively down economy.

I’ve posted a link to your wealth of links on BtD.

My job is involved in disaster response, and I get automated e-mails from the USGS whenever there’s an earthquake anywhere in the world stronger than magnitude 5.0. Near the end of work last Tuesday, my screen flashed: “new-e-mail: (Mw 7.0) HAITI REGION.” I clicked on the e-mail with fingers crossed, hoping that the quake would be miles out to sea. My heart sank as I read: “16 km (10 miles) SW (227 degrees) of PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti.”

Having been exposed to some Haitian history at Berkeley I knew this meant that thousands would probably die. It’s a disturbing feeling to get an automated e-mail matter-of-factly informing you of a horrible natural disaster – little did I know that my initial guesstimates were much too optimistic and that the scale of the damage would dwarf my fears as I read the e-mail.

Thanks for the links, Shadwhand.

I highly advise to check internally (at your company). It seems a lot of firms are matching donations (meaning a $20 donation magically turns into a $40 donation). Also, if you can get a tax write-off for your donation, that means you can afford to donate more.