On any given week there are between 500 and 700 earthquakes in California and Nevada, and I will admit that I do have a bit of a fear every time I feel the ground shake just a bit. But in California and Nevada we are prepared for the quakes, we are accustomed to them, our buildings and infrastructure are for the most part built knowing the risk is out there. And than there is Haiti, a country that has survived so much since it’s inception, and yet again is put to the test with this latest tragedy.
When I was in fourth grade I became aware of the vast hunger in Africa, and I did what most kids do when they want to raise money, I put together a bake sale to send all the money I could to the people that were less fortunate than me. I watched Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder perform We are the World, and I hoped that my small effort would make some difference in the need that was so adamantly abundant.
Whether you are texting “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10, or calling in to George Clooney’s celebrity-full telethon, or buying the Haiti for Hope album, there are many ways to help.
The New York Times has created a Facebook page documenting the recovery efforts, let’s continue to hope that there are more and more surivors.
