Haiti ?!?!?!?!?!

[sgriffin760]

umm dont know if i should say this on here but. we all help out each other right? is there anyway we set up a donation fund for haiti even if we all give up a few bucks the owner of this forum could send it in? they need help i was just asking if this is a good idea. or even one of our stores can do one at there shops :2cents:

[smirkis]

other big coporates are handling the issue, jus donate to them if you have the money to spare.

[ocean1]

You can text a donation, SEVERAL telethons think there are like three this weekend. The US is giving 100 million EU at least another 100 million. LArry King raised 9 several celebs gave mucho $$. Plenty of places to dontate =) Think after the 100's of millions poor Haiti still going to look the same.

[Techknowledgy]

Text “”Haiti” to 90999 to donate. Your cell carrier keeps nothing and 100% of the $10.00 donation goes to the American Red Cross. They are already there. It is tax deductible.

[ShrimpChipGal]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122769936&ft=1&f=1001

"Taxpayers who make donations for Haitian earthquake victims would be able to write off this charitable deduction when they file their 2009 taxes this spring, under a bill passed by the House Wednesday."

[snyder2050]

Text “”Haiti” to 90999 to donate. Your cell carrier keeps nothing and 100% of the $10.00 donation goes to the American Red Cross. They are already there. It is tax deductible.

Super simple they send you a text back to confirm your donation and it's in.

[sgriffin760]

just thought it would be kinda cool for this forum to do work on it. you know .
like look SDREEFS.COM donate this much money. sorry **** F texting. would you if this site offered this option even a dollar??????????? we all help out each other right??????

[ricenoodle]

You guys know waht i do for a living. All i can say is these people needs help bad and any help from anywhere is better than nothing at all. Seeing the situation up front is way crazier than on tv.

[Moke]

American Red Cross is the way to go in my opinion. Had people come to my door asking for money that was supposed to go to there for earthquake relief.

[mazilla]

Haiti looks almost the same after the quake as it did before. I'll send my extra money to Americans in need, there are +50 million of them.

[Techknowledgy]

The American Red Cross spends most of it's time helping Americans in need. From their site:

"The vision of the American Red Cross - San Diego/Imperial Counties is to become America's most prepared community. We serve to relieve human suffering by preventing, preparing for, and responding to emergencies.

The Red Cross is not a governmental agency, and relies on community donations of time and money to do its work. The San Diego/Imperial Counties chapter, founded in 1898, responds to an emergency nearly every 24 hours.

The American Red Cross is guided by seven fundamental principles: humanity, impartiality, neutrality, independence, voluntary service, unity, and universality.

In 2008-09, our chapter offered the following services:

Community education - provided training for 82,000 people in health and safety classes including disaster preparedness, First Aid, CPR, and aquatics.
Disaster response and relief - responded to 229 disasters: fires, floods, storms & hazardous materials.
Services to the Armed Forces (SAF) - provided emergency social services to military personnel and their families, more than 20,000 total cases and assistance to 2,000 families per month.
Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) (state contract) - nutrition counseling for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children under the age of five; 36,500 clients per month.
This chapter serves more than 3 million people in San Diego County, covering 4,255 square miles, and 150,000 people in Imperial County, covering 4,597 square miles."

..... they don't just help "foreigners."