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Fact-checked √ Haiti Earthquake Relief Efforts Americans seeking information about family members in Haiti Call 1-888-407-4747
text "Yele" to 501 501 to give $5 text HAITI to 90999 to give $10 donation Please visit... · www.doctorswithoutborders.org · www.whitehouse.gov— Video President Barack Obama remarks · www.state.gov (Person Finder) |
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Peniel Guerrier, Teaching Haitian Dance If you would like to help send a check directly to Peniel Guerrier, PO BOX 5470, Astoria, NY 11105. (see his weekly schedule below, please note info. Provided by Jennifer) |
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Mondays @ PMT 7:30-9pm, PMT Dance studio, 69 W 14th St # 3, New York, NY 10011 212.924.5694; Wednesdays @ Capoeira Angola, 5:30-7pm, Capoeira Angola, 104 West 14th Street, New York, NY10011, (212) 989 6975;Fridays @ Djoniba’s at Peridance Capezio Center 6-7:30pm, 126 East 13th Street & 4Ave. New York, NY 10003, 212 477 3464;Sundays @ Alvin Ailey’s 1:30-3pm, The Ailey Extension, 405 West 55th Street at 9th Ave., New York, NY |
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LANGUAGE NEEDS
If you know anyone who is fluent in French or Creole in the southern FL area, the US Embassy is asking for translators to help with getting the lost in-touch with their families in Haiti. You can volunteer to help from home by contacting Tony Rivera 786-295-4635. In addition please register online at www.miamiredcross.org. FLORIDA (Bridgette Bartlett: "Thx Lacretia!") ****************************** Field Volunteers Needed in Haiti Please pass this on to others that are willing to help our Haitian family by actually going and volunteering. Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders is looking for experienced, French speaking medical and non-medical Field Volunteers who can go to Haiti on short notice. Please contact Kath.Andersen@ newyork.msf. org, phone: (212)655-3784. May need to leave message. NEW YORK/HAITI (Ruth Z. Celis) Note: call the number and leave message. |
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Saturday, September 25th, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm, The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales CD Release Party & Haitian Benefit: A Night of Stories and Songs Diane Wolkstein & Friends; The META Center 214 West 29th St. (between 7th and 8th Avenues) New York, NY, $15.00 - Regular Admission, $20.00 - Regular Admission & CD (BUNDLE)
A night of stories, music and dance to help raise funds for Haiti and to celebrate Diane Wolkstein's long-awaited CD release of The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales.
Special Performances by: - Diane Wolkstein (storyteller/author) - Shirley Keller (singer/songwriter) - Joy Kelly (storyteller/singer) - Frisner Augustine (Haitian drummer and singer) - Jessica Lee (singer) - Phil Robinson (guitarist) - Additional Haitian dancers!
Benefit for Haiti: Diane is working with Partners in Health and will contribute the following proceeds from the night to their "STAND WITH HAITI" campaign toward the rebuilding of Haiti: - A portion of all revenue from admission - 10% of all revenue from CD sales - 100% of all raffle proceeds
IN ADDITION: - Artwork: The event venue will be decorated with Elsa Henriquez's original illustrations for the classic, ALA Notable book, The Magic Orange Tree and Other Haitian Folktales. - Raffle: Win authentic and rare collectible items related to previous releases of the Magic Orange Tree print edition.
DESCRIPTION: - Acclaimed author, storyteller and cultural ambassador, Diane Wolkstein, continues her important work of raising global appreciation for Haitian culture by releasing this new audio collection of the stories and songs she first collected throughout the Haitian countryside in the 1970's.
How to Volunteer in Haiti
By Diane Herbst | Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:15 PM ET
As devastating images continue to emerge from the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, many Americans are wondering what they can do to help. While most relief agencies say donating money is the best way to contribute to the cause, we know that many Tonic readers have their hearts set on doing something more.
The fact is, hands-on opportunities exist in Haiti right now — and the need for volunteers is expected to grow in the weeks and months to come.
At Tonic, part of our mission is to make it easier for you to get involved. That's why we've compiled this list of organizations that need volunteers in Haiti. If you have skills that you believe could be useful in rebuilding Port-au-Prince and the hopes and dreams of the Haitian people, these organizations want to hear from you.
Log on to the appropriate website. Make that phone call. Take that extra step, and get involved.
1. Medical workers are sought by The International Medical Corps, a global nonprofit dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and treatment. IMC is taking applications for volunteer doctors and nurses, with a particular need for nurses. Go to their website at www.imcworldwide.org and click on the "How You Can Help" tab.
2. The Washington, D.C.-based Visions in Action (www.visionsinaction.org), an international nonprofit committed to achieving social and economic justice in the developing world through grassroots programs, seeks an earthquake relief volunteer immediately for a two to four-week trip to Haiti to assess needs and determine how VIA can best respond to the crisis. Please send a cover letter, CV, and the contact information for three references to: haiti@visionsinaction.org for immediate consideration.
3. The Global Volunteer Network is now working to implement a long-term, sustainable volunteer project in Haiti. Once their team of specialists determines needs, GVN will send in volunteers over the next 12 months, with a likely start date of March onwards. Volunteers are needed from one week to six months to help with working with children; teaching; health/medical; building and construction; counseling; or business development. You can find more information at www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/haiti/
4. Massachusetts-based Ministries of Aides International, a humanitarian organization focusing on needy children worldwide, urgently needs volunteers to help distribute supplies and assist nurses and physicians in their work to help the victims of the earthquake. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Wladimir D. Lahens at 617 -250-8516, email volunteers@ministriesofaidesinternational.org or visit their website at www.ministriesofaidesinternational.org.
haitihat.jpg5. Over 7,000 registered nurses have already answered the call from their union, the National Nurses United, to volunteer in Haiti. If you are a nurse, you can call 1-800-578-8225, visit www.nationalnursesunited.org or fill out a volunteer form at www.calnurses.org/rnrn/rnrn-volunteer-form.html
6. Boston-based Partners in Health (www.pih.org) urgently needs orthopedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists, nurses, post-op nurses, and surgical technicians. They are unable to accommodate any volunteers without significant surgical or trauma training and experience. Applicants can fill out a form here.
7. While the Red Cross isn't accepting volunteers to travel to Haiti now, there will be a need down the road for more medical personnel, translators and others who need to receive appropriate disaster training now. The Red Cross (www.redcross.org) asks potential volunteers to contact their local Red Cross chapter for this training.
8. Both medical and non-medical workers can register to volunteer their services with the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI), based in Washington, D.C. Relief agencies browse through the listings to find volunteers who match their needs. The CIDI, funded by the United States Agency for International Development's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, promotes activities and donations to help disaster victims around the world. You can visit the CIDI's registration page at www.cidi.org/reg_off.htm or call 703-276-1914. 9. The Anir Experience, based in Lewisburg, West Virginia, is assembling three teams of volunteers to travel to Haiti July 3-17, 2010. Teams will be 15 members each for either construction, first-aid/health care or child care. For more information go to www.anirfoundation.org/Haitipage2.html or contact them at Programs@anirexperience.org.
10. Habitat for Humanity International is currently assessing response options in Haiti. Once the organization knows the full magnitude of the disaster, Habitat will require support from volunteers. Contact www.habitat.org to register to volunteer or for updated information on its needs.
11. The American Refugee Committee International, an international humanitarian aid agency that works with 2.5 million people annually, has information for prospective volunteers in Haiti here.
12. The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (www.CRCNA.org), which has been working with churches and community organizations in Haiti for more than 30 years, is not clear on whether or not additional volunteers will be needed for CRWRC's response. Those who are interested in volunteering should call Carol Sybenga at 1-800-730-3490 or e-mail volunteer@crcna.org.
13. World Hope International (www.worldhope.org), a faith-based relief and development organization based in Alexandria, Virginia, will mobilize volunteers to assist their Haitian staff and communities in clean-up and rebuilding once the work of its first responders ebbs. Visit their website for more information.
14. For more information on volunteer positions as they arise, regularly check Idealist.org. Also, check out InterAction, a coalition of NGO's with a regularly updated list of its member organizations involved with Haiti at www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti.
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