Not to be a buzz-killer or anything, but it's time you pulled your head out of that video game and got involved in something that will really help people who need it.
As I'm sure you've heard, the country of Haiti suffered an unimaginable tragedy yesterday when a major earthquake hit the nation's capitol city of Port-au-Prince. Right now, the estimates are are over 100,000 dead. Haiti isn't a wealthy nation, so donations for rescue operations, food, and emergency support are integral to helping the Haitian people.
We don't call for action much on TheFeed, but everyone here at G4 is sincerely and seriously imploring you to take action now -- we're all pulling out our checkbooks and credit cards, so should you.
Below are links to a number of relief charities. Please use them and donate as much as you can possibly afford to.
- Text Yele. Haitian muscian Wyclef Jean is urging donors to text 'Yele' to 501501 and make a $5 contribution to the relief effort over cell phone. Click here to get more information via Wyclef's Twitter page.
- Save the Children. Donate at savethechildren.org or make checks out to "Save the Children" and mail to: Save the Children Income Processing Department, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, Conn. 06880
- UNICEF. Go to unicefusa.org/haitiquake or call (800) 4UNICEF.
- Red Cross. Visit redcross.org and click Donate, or call (800) REDCROSS. Or: text: GIVE to 2HELP (24357). Donations will appear on customers' monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. To opt-out, send "STOP" to 24357. Or text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.
Participating Carriers:
Alltel
AT&T
Sprint-Nextel
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Verizon Wireless
- Salvation Army: Link to the direct donation page. Enter "Haiti Earthquake Relief" in the Specific Use field.
- Direct Relief International. Donate online at directrelief.org.
- Mercy Corp. Go online to mercycorps.org or mail checks to Haiti Earthquake Fund, Dept. NR, PO Box 2669, Portland, Ore. 97208 or call (888) 256-1900
- Doctors Without Borders: Direct donation link.
- The U.S. State Department Operations Center has set up the following number for Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti: 1-888-407-4747
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Brixtonville
Don't be lazy. Using text services or automatic charges will result in most of your donation being pocketed, and slow disbursement of the money since Verizon doesn't have aid infrastructure in Haiti.
Make sure the organization you're donating to already has offices and workers in Haiti before you donate. The Red Cross, UNICEF, and the Salvation Army are all excellent options. Just don't donate with a text message or you'll see about half that money go to your carrier instead of to the aid organization.
codereed
text "Haiti" to 90999 to have $10 added to your phone bill that will go to the Red Cross' Haiti relief efforts
199ALLSTAR
Having spent my early years growing up in Haiti and New York, watching this tragic event brings to mind how I felt watching those two Beautiful towers in New York Crumble to the ground. Watching helplessly as piece of my HOME lay in ruins. One more those feelings revisit me as images of the devastation of my childhood home makes it's way on the news. I love my home ( BOTH OF THEM). I love my people ( ALL OF THEM). So I write this with a heavy heart. Thanking you go your support, for your donations, for your selflessness, your kind words, and for your prayers. THANK U G4. THANK U MEMBERS OF THE GAMING COMMUNITY. God bless.
brsterkens
thanks for the post. donations on the way. every little bit counts.
Sero23
Im a sucker for helping people. Today i donated my Army of Two money (relinquishing my pre-order bonuses and $10 off)to Haiti. Its not much, but it will help. After all, I will be able to buy another copy in a few weeks, and their loss greatly outways my bonus loss.
TheCrystal
My pocket's open for this, I'm going to donate right now. Better this than another game I don't play.
defiantketchup
Stephen Johnson, you sir are a saint.
BrowncoatMal
Salvatioin Army is accepting donations also. In the specific use box enter "Haiti Earthquake Relief".
https://secure20.salvationar my.org/pages/makeDonation/usa/ makeDonation.jsf
EricEckstein
The Red Cross site is non-responsive for donations, but you can donate via TEXT message. From the site:
Subscribers of participating wireless carriers can donate $5 to American Red Cross disaster relief efforts simply by text messaging the keyword GIVE to 2HELP (24357). Donations will appear on customers' monthly bills or be debited from a prepaid account balance. Message and data rates may apply. To opt-out, send "STOP" to 24357.
Participating Carriers:
Alltel
AT&T
Sprint-Nextel
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular
Verizon Wireless
deathsdelivery
I gave what I could, no Darksiders for a moment, but it bothers me more to see people in need, esp. the children!
When I get my W2s I plan to send to more.
mathiasreese
I appreciate this post, and will do what I can.
Okonoko
Also Doctors Without Borders:
http://doctorswithoutborders .org/
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