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You can help
people affected by the earthquake in Haiti by
donating to the United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund
On the evening of
January 12, 2010, a major 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti . It is the most powerful quake
to hit the impoverished country in more than 200 years. The tremor
struck 15km (10 miles) south-west of the capital Port-au-Prince , and was quickly followed by
two strong aftershocks of 5.9 and 5.5 magnitude. Reports describe the
destruction to affect as much as 70 percent of the buildings, with
debris filling the roads making emergency response difficult. The Prime
Minister reported on January 13 that hundreds of thousands of lives may
have been lost.
You
can help people affected by donating to the
United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund.
Gifts to the Fund
support long-term recovery efforts to rebuild lives and infrastructure
devastated by disaster and to address educational, financial and
health-related challenges.
United Way Worldwide
members in the
Caribbean region have mobilized their staff,
volunteer leaders and resources in response. Our thoughts and prayers
are with those in the Haiti
and the
Caribbean region. Please feel free to pass this
information along.
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