Help for Haiti - Calling all you real cougar and blue devil fans. I know times are tough for alot of us here but lets do what we can to help those who have been devastated by this terrible tragedy.
on Jan 13, 2010 9:06 am ET
The U.S. State Department Operations Center said Americans seeking
information about family members in Haiti should call 1-888-407-4747.
Due to heavy volume, some callers may receive a recording. "Our embassy is
still in the early stages of contacting American citizens through our Warden
Network," the U.S. State Department said in a statement. "Communications are
very difficult within Haiti at this time."
For those interesting in helping immediately there are 2 ways people can
donate via their cell phones:
Text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given
automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your
cell phone bill.
Text "YELE" to "501501" and a donation of $5 will be made
automatically to the Yele organization (Wyclef Jean's Haiti relief
organization)
Below is a collection of charitable organizations also accepting donations
towards the relief effort in Haiti. We will update this list as more charity
information becomes available
