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Haiti Disaster Relief Efforts

Published Thursday, January 14, 2010 3:45 pm

by Ryanne Persinger>

AP Photo/Radio Tele Ginen

If you would like to help Haiti, here is a list of organizations that are helping the country after it suffered a 7.0 magnitude earthquake Tuesday.

If you know of an agency or church that is collecting money/donations for Haiti, please email the information to: ryanne.persinger@thecharlottepost.com to be included.

For more information about loved ones in Haiti, call the State Department at (888) 407-4747.

•Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203-4003

On the Net:Catholic Relief Services:www.CRS.org

• Wyclef Jean's Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund

100 percent of the funds go towards the relief operation.

On the Net:www.yele.org/

or, text “YELE” to 501501 for a $5 donation (added to your next bill)

• Mann Travels

In response to ongoing relief in Haiti, Mann Travels (which has 8 offices in North/South Carolina) is donating money every time someone books a vacation through Jan. 24.

On the Net:www.manntravels.com

• Friends of the World Food Program

This humanitarian agency is donatin food to Haiti.

On the Net: https://www.kintera.org/site/c.hrKJIXPFIqE/b.5024033/k.C045/Donate/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp?c=hrKJIXPFIqE&b=5024033&en=cuLWI8OHJiLUKZOPLkKML7MRIlJ7JeONKlJ2K9NLJeISL5NUJyH

• American Red Cross

On the Net:www.redcross.org/

or, text 90999 for a donation of $10 (added to your next bill)

• Save the Children

On the Net: www.savethechildren.org/

• Hearts & Hands for Haiti

On the Net: heartsandhandsforhaiti.org/

• Care USA