HELPING HAITI - Helping through Donations

Just a few organizations of the many that want to help.  Great to be part of this growing team. Please add to the list.  Help can be in the form of a letter (see Roots and Shoots note) as well as buying a single chocolate bar, donating at work or supporting companies that want to help.  The support is TRULY amazing.

DONATIONS TO The Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Target Corp – cash donation and working with nonprofits to make and send 1 million meals

Best Buy Co – cash donation to Red Cross and one to Mercy Corps for technology and infrastructure rebuilding in Haiti

Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Offered online and retail options to help the Red Cross

General Mills – cash donation to RED CROSS and CARE International

US Bancrop – cash donation and urging employee donations to match funds they contribute

The Mosaic Co. donated cash to 4 organisation: American Refugee committee, Canadian Red Cross, American Red Cross and International Red Cross and will also match employee contributions

DONATIONS TO CARE .  www.care.org

EZ Grill is donating thousands of grills through CARE  www.ezgrill.com

Theo Chocolate is donating 100% of the purchase of their 45% classic milk and 70% classic dark chocolate bars to CARE www.theochocolate.com

DONATIONS TO Lumiere Medical Ministries http://www.lovetheycanfeel.org

Michael Waltrip offered his plane to fly a team to Fort Piece in Florida so that a miliatry flight could take the team to Haiti's capital. –

Lumiere Medical Ministries.  Supplies such as multivitamins, baby formula, triple antibiotic ointment still needed The office is located at 3816 S. New Hope Road, Suite 20, Gastonia, NC 28056.

Cargill In – cash donation and the World Food Programme.  Company volunteers are also packaging and sending meals to the country.

UnitedHealth Group Inc – donated cash and will also match employee contributions

OTHER

Hendrick Motorsports loaned 2 personal planes and flight crews to Missionary Flights International http://www.missionaryflights.org/

 Auto Club Speedway took part in Hope for Haiti donation drive collecting drive through donations

Gazette and Rotary clubs are partnering to raise money to help relief efforts in Haiti.  Checks made to the Rotary Foundation of Gaston County Inc. may be mailed to P.O. Box 33, Gastonia NC 28053. Put Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund for U.S. Rotarians in the memo portion of the check.

Among the American and global names to send help for nutrition — Cargill, ConAgra Foods, Hormel Foods, Yum Brands (owners of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut), and even McDonald’s — all have pledged funds to provide emergency aid. 

JANE GOODALL -  Roots & Shoots National Youth Leadership Council, ask you to join them in sending messages of hope to the children and youth of Haiti. Every member and friend can participate.  Send your messages of hope to: Messages of Hope—Roots & Shoots, 181 White Street, White Hall, Room 029, Danbury, Ct 06810

Pentair Inc – funding portable water treatment system

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will match $1 for every $2 donated by it’s members up to $1 million.

Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon raising money through text messaging – reporting $27 million!

• Text HAITI to 90999 to donate $10 to the American Red Cross
• Text HAITI to 25383 to donate $5 to International Rescue Committee
• Text HAITI to 45678 to donate $5 to the Salvation Army in Canada
• Text YELE to 501501 to donation $5 to Yele
• Text RELIEF to 30644 to get automatically connected to Catholic Relief Services and donate money with your credit card
• Text HAITI to 864833 to donate $5 to The United Way
• Text CERF to 90999 to donate $5 to The United Nations Foundation
• Text DISASTER to 90999 to donate $10 to Compassion International

General Electric - $2.5 million

Amgen - $2 million

Citigroup - $2 million

Google - $1 million donation
Microsoft - $1.25 million and matching employee donations up to $12,00
Apple iTunes asking users to donate to the cause

Pepsi - $1 million

Coca-Cola - $1 million

Bank of America - $1 million

Lowes – 1 million

Best Western announced that Best Wester Rewards members members can now contribute rewards points to the massive relief effort currently underway in the devastated nation of Haiti. Frequency program members can go to www.bestwestern.com/haitirelief to make a donation of 5,000 points, which translates to $20, or more to World Vision,

More information is available from the Center for International Disaster Information, www.cidi.org.

Hope for Haiti http://www.hopeforhaiti.com/