Wireless customers can send $10
donations to the Red Cross International Relief Fund to help earthquake victims in Haiti.
Type in the word HAITI and send it
to 90999. A confirmation message will arrive within a few minutes, to
which the customer replies "yes" to finalize the donation. 100 percent of all money donated will be passed on to the Red Cross.
Editor's Note Updated 01/14/10: We have posted a list of all the Text ways to SMS relief to Haiti.
The American Red Cross office in Haiti was tumbled by the quake.
The American Red Cross is sending money, supplies and staff to Haiti
to support relief efforts there after yesterday's earthquake, which
caused catastrophic damage and loss of life
.
According to reports, as many as three million people may have been
affected by the quake, which collapsed government buildings and caused
major damage to hospitals in the area.
The Red Cross is contributing an initial $1 million from the
International Response Fund to support the relief operation, and has
opened its warehouse in Panama to provide tarps, mosquito nets and
cooking sets for approximately 5,000 families.
In addition to Red Cross staff already in Haiti, six disaster
management specialists are being deployed to the disaster zone to help
coordinate relief efforts. At this time, the American Red Cross is only
deploying volunteers specially trained to manage international
emergency operations.
There has been an outpouring of support from the public. To help,
people can make an unrestricted donation to the International Response
Fund at www.redcross.org or by
calling 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767). The public can also help by
texting "Haiti" to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross,
through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department. Funds will go to
support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.