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Horrible Earthquake in Haiti has left potential hundreds of thousands dead, injured, or otherwise in need of help.

Very simple move is to send $10 to support Red Cross efforts by texting “Haiti” to 90999.  You’ll get a followup text asking you to confirm the donation (to which you need to reply “Yes”).  I did it tonight and it took me under a minute.

This has all been officially corroborated on the Red Cross website.

American Red Cross Pledges Initial $1 Million to Haiti Relief.

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.

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.

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.

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