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January 14, 2010

Live chat: Haiti and how to help

Want to help with relief efforts in Haiti but not sure what to do? Want tips to avoid relief-effort scams? What is the best use of your time and resources? Want to discuss relief efforts or the disaster, in general? Join us on In Good Faith at 2 p.m., when we'll have guests including Doug Lent, a representative from the Central Maryland Chapter of the American Red Cross, to answer your questions.

Starting at 1:45 p.m., you can return to this post to enter the chat. You can also leave comments, questions and concerns ahead of time by leaving a comment on this post.

Posted by Carla Correa at 1:12 PM | | Comments (10)
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I would like to help personally in Haiti with childcare or education and disaster recovery efforts. I am a certified exceptional ed teacher in the state of South Dakota..and Have 18 year Army Veteran...I just need to know which organization I ned to sign on with to help in the efforts in Haiti...to work for a non-profit group...

WLOY Loyola Radio is hosting a fundraising drive 11-1pm on Loyola's campus tomorrow (Friday). We'll take cash, checks, etc... and will funnel everything to Catholic Relief Services - happy to have anyone join us.

I would like to include the humanitarian aid organization Salesian Missions in this discussion. Before the earthquake, they were working with 25,000 children in Port-au-Prince. The school they operate was destroyed with hundreds of students inside. A special fund has been created to get aid into Haiti directly. www.findyourmission.org

I am aware that the following supplies are needed to help the people of Haiti recover from this tragic ordeal. but are there any drop off sites in Baltimore? maryland? DC?

Supplies Needed:
- Purchase or bring cots and tents that will be instrumental in providing temporary shelter to those who have been displaced.

- Medical supplies such as band aids, alcohol, peroxide, etc.

- Water and non-perishable food items.

- Generators and Industrial supplies for building will be needed for rebuilding.

- Supplies for children such as diapers, baby clothes, wipes and bottles are of great need as well.


I also would like volunteer my services there. I am an RN with extensive infection control and phlebotomy experience. I've taught First Aid and helped students with their clinical preparation on becoming CNAs and currently teach CPR. In addition I've got some skills in the carpentry, plumbing and electrical trades and am certified to drive every vehicle that's drivable. Please can someone tell me who to contact.
Thank you!

Following up on a question yesterday that I did not have the answer too...The wireless phone carrier does not charge an administrative fee for collecting your donation and transferring it to the American Red Cross. One hundred percent of your donation will go to relief efforts.

It is my understanding from reading a post on the cbc that Barrick Gold (Canadian Corporation) has massive resources at its PVDC minesite operation near Cotui, Dominican Republic. The site is appoximately 150 miles from the Haitian border and the mine / jobsite have an enormous concentration of heavy equipment, fuel, manpower and supplies

helphaitiorg.co.cc

enter and donate now. I already did/

I would like to propose not to wait until you get big sum of money to order goods! You should get the personal loans or just consolidation loans and feel fine

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Matthew Hay Brown writes and blogs about faith and values in public and private life for The Baltimore Sun. A former Washington correspondent for the newspaper, he has long written about the intersection of religion and politics. He has reported from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, traveling most recently to Syria and Jordan to write about the Iraqi refugee crisis.
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