Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Remember Haiti this holiday

If you have any donations in mind this holiday season, please give a thought and a prayer, and as much money as you can spare, to the people trying to help Haiti through its multiple crises.  In addition to the explosion of cholera in the wake of the earthquake, there is political unrest and continuing grinding poverty.  We really don't know the extent of the population's misery, as many thousands of rural residents suffer far from cities, hours from medical attention.  These people must carry their sick and suffering over mountains for days to reach even the most rudimentary clinics, which are now overflowing and in desperate need of medical supplies and doctors.  Please help if you can.

I suggest visiting the website www.doctorswithoutborders.org to help.

Here is a list of other organizations who are contributing to the relief effort:
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (Jewish Federations of North America)
American Jewish World Service
American Red Cross
AmeriCares
Brother's Brother Foundation
CARE USA
Catholic Medical Mission Board
Catholic Relief Services
The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
The William J. Clinton Foundation
Concern Worldwide US 
Cross International
Direct Relief International
Friends of the World Food Program
The International Rescue Committee
Internews Network
Islamic Relief USA
Lutheran World Relief
Medical Teams International
Mercy Corps
Oxfam America
Partners in Health
Plan USA
Project HOPE
Relief International
The Salvation Army
Save the Children USA
The UN Foundation
The U.S. Fund for Unicef
World Vision
Network for Good

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