{"id":218456,"date":"2010-01-18T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-18T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/help_for_haiti"},"modified":"2010-01-15T15:17:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T20:17:43","slug":"help-for-haiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/218456","title":{"rendered":"Help for Haiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" vspace=\"0\" style=\"margin: 10px 10px 10px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/resource\/images\/mlk.jpg\" alt=\"MLK picture\" \/>Today is <a title=\"MLK FAQ\" href=\"http:\/\/answers.usa.gov\/cgi-bin\/gsa_ict.cfg\/php\/enduser\/std_adp.php?p_faqid=7003\">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/a> and like last year the <a title=\"Corporation for National and Community Service\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalservice.gov\/\">Corporation for National and Community Service<\/a> honors Dr. King\u2019s<br \/>\nlegacy by asking Americans to make the King Holiday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serve.gov\/\" title=\"Serve.gov\">a national day of<br \/>\nservice at Serve.gov<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Haiti <a title=\"U.S. AID news  page\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usaid.gov\/locations\/latin_america_caribbean\/country\/haiti\/eq\/\">continues to recover<\/a> from the <a href=\"http:\/\/earthquake.usgs.gov\/earthquakes\/recenteqsww\/Quakes\/us2010rja6.php\" title=\"Haiti Earthquake Information\">devastating earthquake<\/a> that struck last Tuesday. Serve.gov suggests that in addition to doing something in your community, you also do something to help those in Haiti. The best way you can do this is through a financial contribution. <\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/entry\/www.ftc.gov\" title=\"Federal Trade Commission\"> Federal Trade Commission<\/a> blogged about <a href=\"http:\/\/consumer.gov\/ncpw\/helping-haiti-give-wisely\/\" title=\"FTC blog\">how to donate safely last week<\/a>. Below are some ways you can make a donation.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Donate $10 to the American Red Cross \u2013 charged to your cell phone bill \u2013 by texting &quot;HAITI&quot; to &quot;90999.&quot;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/american.redcross.org\/supporthaiti\">Contribute online to the Red Cross<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Mercy Corps\" href=\"https:\/\/donate.mercycorps.org\/donation.htm?DonorIntent=Haiti+Earthquake\">Contribute online to Mercy Corps<\/a> <\/li>\n<li>Other resources can be found at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidi.org\/incident\/haiti-10a\/\" title=\"Haiti Earthquake Page\">Center for International Disaster Information<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cidi.org\/\" title=\"Cash donations\"><br \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Finally, if you are looking for a loved one, The <a title=\"DOS Haiti Earthquake Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.state.gov\/p\/wha\/ci\/ha\/earthquake\/index.htm\">State Department Operations Center<\/a> has set up the following<br \/>\nphone number for those in the U.S. and Canada seeking information about U.S. citizens in<br \/>\nHaiti: 1-888-407-4747. You can also <a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/travel\/cis_pa_tw\/pa\/pa_haiti_info_number.html\">send an email to the State Department<\/a>.&nbsp; Please be aware that communications within Haiti are very difficult at this time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/haitiearthquake_embed\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"100\" border=\"0\" width=\"272\" src=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/files\/images\/haiti\/help_for_haiti_272x100.jpg\" alt=\"Help for Haiti: Learn What You Can Do\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and like last year the Corporation for National and Community Service honors Dr. King\u2019s legacy by asking Americans to make the King Holiday a national day of service at Serve.gov. Haiti continues to recover from the devastating earthquake that struck last Tuesday. 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