Help Haiti

Posted on January 14, 2010 | 6 Comments

CAMPUS NEWS

Students Richard Blissett and Duty Hogenson have created a Web site for the Haiti coalition and an e-mail account to answer questions.

A benefit concert is planned for May 4, 6:30-9:30 p.m., location TBD. Donations may deposited directly to the coalition.  Canisters for money donations that will be strategically placed around campus.
To view a listing of groups involved with this effort, click here.

INFORMATION

To read a statement from USM Chancellor Kirwan, click here.

To read a statement from President Freeman Hrabowski, click here.

For inquiries about relatives living and who have citizenship in Haiti, please be patient and call repeatedly until the lines clear or contact other family members who live nearby. Telephone, Internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster.

People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or (202) 647-5225.

Stay up-to-date with the most recent information at the Red Cross homepage.

DONATIONS

To help through the Red Cross, click here.

To help through the Mercy Corps, click here.

To help through Action Against Hunger, click here.

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6 responses to “Help Haiti”

  1. Terry Aylsworth's avatar Terry Aylsworth | January 14, 2010 at 4:52 pm | Reply

    Thank you for helping the UMBC community find a way to help the citizens of Haiti in this terrible time…

  2. Krys's avatar Krys | January 16, 2010 at 11:46 am | Reply

    I would really like to go to Haiti and help out. Anyone know who to talk to about that?

  3. Iman's avatar Iman | January 21, 2010 at 3:37 pm | Reply

    @ Krys

    Hey Krys. A lot of local churches are going in the next few months. I would do some research on that. :) Good luck!

  4. Marie's avatar Marie | January 22, 2010 at 10:22 am | Reply

    Hey Krys, it’s great you want to help! The best help any of us can give is send monetary donations through trusted organizations like the Red Cross. It’s amazing what just a few dollars can do. The honest truth is we could end up being a hinderance rather than a help if we physically go there without any training, skills, or a way to support ourselves. It takes special training and skills to do disaster relief work. Check out the article below and see what I mean:

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34958965/ns/world_news-haiti_earthquake/

    In the mean time, lets use this ‘get-up-and-go’ drive to encourage others to financially support the efforts in Haiti. :)

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  6. Mike O.'s avatar Mike O. | January 28, 2010 at 4:12 pm | Reply

    This is great to see UMBC is working towards making an impact in the relief efforts in Haiti.
    My heartfelt condolences to those in pain. I look forward to making this cause a great success.

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