I'm sure most people have heard by now that the worst earthquake in 200 years (magnitude 7.0) struck Haiti yesterday. The Times headline is Haiti in Ruin; Grim Search for the Dead, which seems to be all too apt.
Via a lot of people,![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
skywardprodigal, who has local ties, has a list of trustworthy charities for those who would like to donate money. NB: The American Red Cross is not really a good organization for donating anything but blood.
ETA: The American Friends Service Committee is another worthy non-profit which will use donations effectively. It's an outreach of the Religious Society of Friends; the Committee won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. /ETA
A slightly more indirect, and fannish, response is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
help_haiti, a fandom auction. There's a lot of worthwhile stuff up for auction already, and more to come.
Via a lot of people,
skywardprodigal, who has local ties, has a list of trustworthy charities for those who would like to donate money. NB: The American Red Cross is not really a good organization for donating anything but blood.ETA: The American Friends Service Committee is another worthy non-profit which will use donations effectively. It's an outreach of the Religious Society of Friends; the Committee won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. /ETA
A slightly more indirect, and fannish, response is
help_haiti, a fandom auction. There's a lot of worthwhile stuff up for auction already, and more to come.