Haiti has long been described as a “country without a net” – a place where there is no infrastructure in place to respond to massive tragedy. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the Western hemisphere, and Haiti needs your help now more than ever.
Following Crystal’s lead, I’m encouraging all readers to donate anything you can to the efforts to rebuild a country in turmoil.
Here are three ways you can help:
- Leave a link below stating what you have done to help Haiti. I will donate $5 for each link below to Partners in Health, an organization I long admire that has consistently done incredible work in the country led by the more-than-capable hands of Paul Farmer.
- Donate personally to Partners in Health or another stellar organization.
- Be informed of the latest Haiti news here and here and continue to send well wishes and pray for those in need.
Leave your link below to share what you are doing:
Thank you for what you’re doing! I’m donating through Compassion!
All morning I’ve commented, blogged and clicked whenever and wherever I can to help with donations for Haiti. I wish there were more I could do but I am grateful I can use my time to help in any way I can even if my finances are impossibly tight in the wake of my recent lay off. Thank you!
.-= Lorinda´s last blog ..Click & Comment to help Haiti! =-.
Incredible effort. I am truly touched to see everyone pulling together like this.
.-= Andrea´s last blog ..Over or Under? =-.
So sorry! For some reason my first link took the link from Mom Saving Money! SORRY!!! I re-submitted!
I donated $10 via text to the Red Cross relief effort. Then I blogged about it to increase awareness!
Great job!
I have a huge stockpile I will be donating that I had set aside for local charities.
That’s great Mary!
We plan on donating through red cross, thank you for everything your doing.
I will be donating $1/link and $.50/comment to World Vision. Come visit at: http://www.thriftynorthwestmom.com/2010/01/help-for-haiti-how-you-and-i-can-help.html
.-= Thrifty NW Mom´s last blog ..Help for Haiti – How you and I can help! =-.
I donated to Catholic Relief Services which will go directly to Haiti, and my son is going to donate the charity portion of his allowance to Haiti.
You’re doing a great thing!
Our family is sending up prayers to the One who can do the most!!
Our church also took and sent contributions in.
My heart breaks especially for the little ones affected. We truly are blessed and I am thankful that we are able to bless others in return!
.-= Jenn @ Beautiful Calling´s last blog ..I’m now on Facebook! =-.
I donated 50 swagbucks to their relief fund and will send a small check shortly. Trying to figure out to which charity… Doctors without Borders and Habitat for Humanity would probably both be good. Not sure.
Thanks for helping the people of Haiti!
(I donated to the American Red Cross and to Compassion International.)
I donated all my swagbucks for the cause, posted about this drive on Facebook, and plan to donate money, though still deciding which organization to donate through. Thanks for doing this.
We can’t help financially–DH is unemployed at the moment–but we are praying and I donated my swagbucks. Thanks for giving me another opportunity to help!!!
Today, I posted a note on Facebook about donating just by texting HAITI to 90999. Read more about it here and PLEASE help those in need: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/14/financial/f145718S28.DTL&type=business
Thanks Amanda – Apparently the donations via text message in the USA have topped $5 million dollars! Incredible;)
Just yesterday, I packed up the 10 bags of clothes that I cleaned out of my closet. I took them to my moms house where she had 4 large boxes of cangoods packed up to donate. I loaded all of this into her car where she took them today to a donation center (just for Haiti relief)
Thank you for what you are doing. I donated $10 via text message to the Red Cross for Haiti.
My husband is a Haitian American, and we are devastated by this disaster.
I appreicate all you do and keeping people in Haiti in your prayers. We donated to Red Cross and Direct Relief International. We are also planning on donating to other organizations as well. Again, thank you for your help.
NYC Gal – I hope that your husband’s family and loved ones back in Haiti are okay;) Thoughts be with you…
I gave to Oxfam and Episcopal Relief and Development.
We are donating and praying! What you’re doing is wonderful!!
I decided to donate to ‘Doctors without Borders.’ Thanks for all you are doing!!
I donated my Swagbuck points to the cause and am commenting on generous blogs like yours.
Thanks for helping Haiti!
I’m giving to the Red Cross and the LDS Church. Thanks for doing this!
$25 went to the Red Cross, $5 for each child and grandchild safe here in the U.S. Thanks for all you are doing
It’s amazing what small amounts can add up to. I’m donating to the Red Cross…
.-= Anna – Penny Sophisticate´s last blog ..Help for Haiti: Simple Typing Raises Awareness & Money =-.
My children donated their allowance money. My husband and I will add to it and send it on to Samaritan’s Purse. I’m also doing as many comments as I can for those bloggers’ sites that will donate, and posted a link on my Facebook for friends to do the same.
thank you. I will be sharing heartwarming stories that bring hope and a sense of togetherness and friendship for those who are lost and/or suffering; we all can be that friend, that someone who can make a difference, if only we look a little deeper, and dare to think a little greater… in loving memory of ga
.-= 2RealEyes´s last blog ..Helping One Another =-.
What a wonderful thing you are doing. I pray for all of those in Haiti.
I am donating to Haiti on my own blog based on comments, new subscriptions, and more! Please stop by and a total of $500 (after matching funds) could be made to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund if there is enough activity!
.-= Liz´s last blog ..Help LGM Support Haiti Relief =-.
Gosh, $5 per linl, that is so generous! This is so inspiring how creative people are being creative with the ways their showing up to help.
The first chapter of “The Ruby Books” will be posted later this week and I will donate $1 per view/comment of Chapter 1 to Partners in Health.
What is The Ruby Books about, Jeanne?
You you could change the webpage name title Help for Haiti — Saving Money Plan to more better for your subject you write. I enjoyed the post yet.
I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my own blog and was wondering what all is needed to get setup? I’m assuming having a blog like yours http://savingmoneyplan.com/haiti would cost a pretty penny? I’m not very internet smart so I’m not 100% positive. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks