Earthquake In Haiti

Being in any type of natural desaster is more then enough reason for any group of people to unite. It happened in the wake of 9/11, Katrina, and it sure is starting to happen after the major earthquake that sent shockwaves throughout the Haitian community here in NYC and across the world. The Red Cross estimates that more than three million people have been affected by the quake that reached up to 7 on the scale around 5pm yesterday. Many of the aftershocks that hit the small island where as strong as 5.9. But I didnt want to write this blog to give people the obvious of what they have seen and read on the news.

Below you can find information on where you can donate clothes, canned foods, and other goods to the people of Haiti also where you can call if you are in search of a loved one:

- Anyone looking to reach relatives can call the State Department at 888-407-4747
- NYC residents can also call 311 for help in locating loved ones
- Text "Yele" 2 501501 2 donate $5 2 YELE HAITI
- Text "HAITI" to "90999" and $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross
- Friday @ Coral Reef Chruch and 35th you can come between 6pm and 1am to donate items
- Saturday at Bildersee JRHS on 82nd & flatlands between 11pm and 4pm 2 donate items
- Or you can send items directly to the Haitian Embassy in NYC:
271 Madison Avenue,
5th Floor
New York, NY 10016
(212)681-6991
Contact@haitianconsulate-nyc.org
- To contact the US Embassy in Haiti
Call (509)3417-2399 or (509) 3464-3998 or 509-2 229-8000.
- To send to Yele Haiti Wyclef's organization:
Yele Haiti
P.O. Box 2345
New York, New York 10108
United States of America
Email : donation@yele.org
Phone : 212-352-0552