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Haiti Needs Our Help
Sure, FEARnet's main mission is to provide you with great, free escapist entetainment. But like everyone else we've been stunned and saddened by the tragic earthquake that struke Haiti earlier this week.
Relief aid has been pouring in from individuals and corporations alike. (Comcast, one of FEARnet's parent companies, has made grants to the Red Cross and Telecom Without Borders.) But more is needed - please donate what you can.
Below are links to aid organizations making a difference for the survivors in Haiti.
- Save the Children. Donate at savethechildren.org or make checks out to "Save the Children" and mail to: Save the Children Income Processing Department, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Conn. 06880
- UNICEF. Go to unicefusa.org/haitiquake or call (800) 4UNICEF.
- Red Cross. Visit redcross.org and click Donate, or call (800) REDCROSS. Or: text: GIVE to 2HELP (24357). Donations will appear on customers' monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. To opt-out, send "STOP" to 24357. Or 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.
Participating Carriers:
Alltel
AT&T
Sprint-Nextel
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Verizon Wireless - Salvation Army: Link to the direct donation page. Enter "Haiti Earthquake Relief" in the Specific Use field.
- Direct Relief International. Donate online at directrelief.org.
- Mercy Corp. Go online to mercycorps.org or mail checks to Haiti Earthquake Fund, Dept. NR, PO Box 2669, Portland, Ore. 97208 or call (888) 256-1900
- Doctors Without Borders: Direct donation link.
- The U.S. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747
- The Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund: Direct donation link.
Thanks to our friends at G4TV.com for putting together this list.
