Well posted Kate.

Offer one up for some friends of friends of mine, two young adults from the Episcopal church who were serving there for the year- they have not been in contact as of yet.

But, friends, seriously. I try not to get on a soap box much and try not to be pushy, but when it comes to helping others in as desperate need as these people are, I guess forgive me if I'm a little bold.

But you, reading this right now, if you haven't already, open up your wallet, right now, and give one of these organizations some money to help. You will literally be clothing the naked, feeding the starving, and sheltering the homeless.

Did you know that more than half of the people in Haiti (might be somethine like 70%, hafta look up the stats,) live on less than $2.00 a day? That's how poor this country was BEFORE this magnitude 7 earthquake (with 5.0 aftershocks.)

I guarantee, those of us who can afford to spend the time on this board, afford to see as many shows as many of us have, can afford to text $10 to the Red Cross to save human lives.

If $10.00 and $5.00 donations can now fund whole political campaigns, think what we could do to help others in need.

Give up that next grande chai latte or milkshake or burger or beer. The next several if you're feeling like a hero. Delay buying that next CD on your wishlist till the next pay check and help some people who were already among the most hard up folks on earth. Haiti needs us.

Thank you for your generosity. Every cent is literally changing someone's life in a situation like this.

also good places to give (and there are plenty more if you'd like a different one.):

Oxfam:
http://www.oxfam.org/en/pressroom/pressrelease/2010-01-13/large-earthqua...

and Food for the Poor:
http://www.foodforthepoor.org/

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