How you can help with Haiti?
(Send by my friend Orville!)

Donors may send checks to the local chapter, designating Haiti Relief to: American Red Cross of San Diego/Imperial Counties, 3950 Calle Fortunada, San Diego, CA 92123, by visiting the website at www.sdarc.org, or by calling 858-309-1200.

Donors may also text "HAITI" to 90999 and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts; the charge will appear on the next cell phone bill. If you would like to volunteer for the American Red Cross for future events, please contact the local chapter at 858-309-1200 to begin your training.




Hope all is well!
Love,
Sarah

7.3 Earthquake hits Haiti

Just a quick blog post to tell everyone that I am fine. A quick refresher - Haiti does border the Dominican Republic and it is a fairly small island. There were a few volunteers I've talked to that felt the earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday but I wasn't one of them. I'm in the capital right now to get my greencard and a group of us came back from dinner to find on the hostel's television the news.

Right now I'm feeling frustrated. I came into this program, into this country, to work - to help people. It sure would make sense if Peace Corps would let us go to Haiti (which we are prohibited to) for a relief effort since the people there really need the help now.

That being said, I am totally fine. Thanks for thinking of me.

Photo: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/01/13/world/20100113-HAITI_2.html