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Haitian Relief Efforts
The people of Haiti desperately need your help.
It's been estimated that the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that recently hit Haiti has caused the loss of 50,000-75,000 lives, and injured so many more. Additionally, as many as half of the buildings in the country's capital Port-au-Prince and other hard hit areas were damaged or destroyed.
Your friends at DESA wanted to reach out and ask that you help the many Haitians in need. A donation as litte as $5.00 can provide assistance to numerous Haitians that have lost everything. To give monetary donations, choose from the following:
• American Red Cross. By cell phone, text: HAITI to 90999. This will send $10 to the Red Cross relief effort and you'll be billed by your carrier in your monthly statement. You can also go online to www.redcross.org or call 800-RED-CROSS.
• Church of God Ministries. Donate to the Disaster Relief Fund (project 45.04502) at www.chog.org by clicking on the disaster relief icon on the homepage.
• Direct Relief International. Donate online at www.directrelief.org.
• Haitian Yele. Text: 501501 and $5 will be sent to Wyclef Jean's Haitian Yele charity. The amount will appear on your next bill.
• Mercy Corps. Visit www.mercycorps.org or call 888-256-1900.
• UNICEF. Go online to www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake or call 800-4-UNICEF.
• United Way. Visit www.liveunited.org, or call 866-404-5826.
If you are not in the position to give financial donations, we urge you to help in other ways:
• Give blood. Give blood at your local Red Cross and ask that it be used in the Haiti relief efforts.
• Offer support. Connect and provide personal support of Haitian families in the USA who are looking for relatives in Haiti.
• Donate your Delta SkyMiles. You can donate your Delta Air Lines SkyMiles to transport CARE aid workers to Haiti by visiting www.care.org/donate/skymiles.asp.
Please remember that taxpayers may claim a deduction on their 2009 taxes for donations to relief efforts in Haiti. Won't you help make a difference in the lives of so many?