Help Haiti Earthquake Victims the United Way

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, most of us experienced a normal day. We went to work. We went to school. We saw our friends and family. We enjoyed dinner in the comfort of our own homes. However, while we did all this, tens of thousands of lives were lost as Haiti experienced the most powerful earthquake to hit the impoverished country in more than 200 years.

The earthquake hit about 10 miles southwest of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, destroying as much as 70% of the infrastructure. Debris-filled roads are impeding emergency response and thousands of men, women and children are living in the streets without food or clean water.

Time is so crucial for those in need and United Way needs your help! As search and recovery efforts end, the focus is shifting to relief efforts for helping survivors.

Supporting the nation’s long-term recovery, the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund is focusing on the most pressing needs, including food, shelter, clothing and health care. It is also addressing extended efforts to rebuild schools, housing and infrastructure.

Whether it is $5, $50, or $500, every contribution given will make a huge difference in this desperate time. A full 95% of every contribution will support efforts to rebuild the lives and structures that were devastated by the disaster.

Donations to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund can be made to help those in Haiti in several quick and easy ways:

• By phone, text HAITI to 864833 (UNITED) to make a $5 donation, or call toll-free at 1-866-404-5826
• Contribute online at www.liveunited.org
• Mail checks to United Way with the memo line reading “United Way Disaster Recovery Fund” to:
  United Way Worldwide
  P.O. Box 630569
  Baltimore, MD 21263-0568

For more information about the long-term recovery effort in Haiti or about United Way Worldwide initiatives, please visit www.unitedway.org/worldwide.