By Alicia CruzTheblackurbantimes
We asked and they came.
Thousands of people have answered the call for aid and volunteer service to the people of Haiti and it's left many speechless.
In states across America, native Haitians and Americans have begun to actuate fund raising events in order to amass financial support and relief supplies for Haiti.
Hip hop producer and Haitian native Wyclef Jean, who arrived in Haiti yesterday, continues to tweet updates on the overwhelming amount of financial aid that has come to his Yele Haiti charity in the twenty-four hours since the quake leveled the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
After midnight (EST), the musician tweeted that his charity had raised more than $400,000 via text messages in one day.
Hearts in hand, thousand of well-meaning twitterers have deluged sites with offers to help and re-tweets about what organizations and corporations are offering help. However, many are not fact-checking reports that come to them before re-tweeting or tweeting the information and this has caused mass confusion for companies like American Airlines and JetBlue.
The mass mis-information inundated places like the Haitian Consulate's office in New York with calls and even walk-in visitors offering their assistance.
Someone named nic_ko tweeted that American Airlines was flying doctor's and nurses into Haiti for free and included a New York telephone number to call for more information. Turns out the telephone number was not to American Airlines, it was the phone number to the Haitian Consulate's office in New York City.
The phones on every desk rang endlessly as worn diplomats handled the "free flights" calls while still comforting distraught callers worried about missing relatives in Haiti even though the diplomats themselves were sobbing as they frantically tried to reach their own missing relatives in Haiti.
"It is indescribable," said counsel general Felix Augustin.
Thousands had re-tweeted the "free flights" mis-information before the Texas based airline sent a tweet of their own denying the information. An article on ABCLocal.com now says, "The Consulate has arranged free flights with American Airlines and Jet Blue to fly a contingency of doctors to Port-au-Prince."
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, confirmed that while they have partnered with the American red Cross to provide relief for Haitian quake victims, they are not flying doctors and nurses in for free at this time.
AMR has begun sending aid to Toussaint Louverture International Airport for hospitals in Port-au-Prince as well as 100 of their employees who are currently at the Port-au-Prince airport where they are trying to render aid to the injured.
The relief efforts ramped up as an American Eagle flight brought 30,000 pounds of supplies into Haiti today which consisted of water, food and other non-perishable items. So far, the airline has arranged to execute three relief missions each day and have partnered with the American Red Cross to award people who donate $100 or more with 500 bonus AAdvantage miles or 250 AAdvantage miles for a donation of $50 beginning January 14. Go to AA.com for more details.
In a news release, American Airlines Senior Vice President, Peter Dolara said, "Help is urgently needed in Haiti. By partnering with the American Red Cross, we can ensure contributions will support timely efforts to provide much-needed assistance to the millions of people affected by the earthquake."
"We invite our customers to join us in supporting the American Red Cross, and it is with our deepest appreciation that we acknowledge their generosity with this opportunity to earn AAdvantage miles," said Dolara.
New York’s Haitian Consul General Felix Augustin thanked JetBlue airline for being the first airline to offer their assistance of flying emergency relief supplies and volunteers into Haiti.
The airline said they have offered to fly aid along with medical personnel into Haiti, but to keep in mind that they are limited by seating as to how many they can fly in.
CoTweet said, "We wanted to address mis-information before it spread further. We're utilizing available seats into SDQ for Haitian aid with the Consulate. While we're flying some Doctors in to aid in relief efforts at the request of the Haitian Consulate, we aren't flying all. Please don't call..." about 5 hours ago from CoTweet
CoTweet said, "Sorry if the last tweet sounded rude. We don't have seats to accommodate the countless requests to assist in recovery efforts in Haiti..." about 5 hours ago from CoTweet CoTweet said, "We're working with the Haitian Consulate to provide resources for relief efforts. Go to http://bit.ly/4Z1rOl to get involved...." about 9 hours ago from CoTweet
While several organizations are appreciative of the out pour from those wanting to volunteer, they are carefully strategizing the relief efforts with workers already on the ground in Haiti in order to assess what is needed, where and how much.
Determined not repeat the mistakes of catastrophe past (Hurricane Katrina), they realize that executing a poorly planned relief operation will only do the quake victims more harm than good.
Partners in Health, an organization based in Haiti since 1987, opened their first clinic in Cange, Haiti to deliver health care to the residents. The organization is mobilizing full surgical teams to send into the Caribbean nation.
If you are willing to help, please contact the agency through their website here. They ask that you have your credentials in order and while it is not mandatory, if you are able to speak french, that's a plus.
The Haitian Consulate of New York has established a fund for quake victims of Haiti. If you would like to donate, please contact Chase Manhattan bank and send your donation to account number 761-549-039 or go to Yele Haiti.
If you would like to donate to quake victims through paypal click here.
Thousands of people have answered the call for aid and volunteer service to the people of Haiti and it's left many speechless.
In states across America, native Haitians and Americans have begun to actuate fund raising events in order to amass financial support and relief supplies for Haiti.
Hip hop producer and Haitian native Wyclef Jean, who arrived in Haiti yesterday, continues to tweet updates on the overwhelming amount of financial aid that has come to his Yele Haiti charity in the twenty-four hours since the quake leveled the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
After midnight (EST), the musician tweeted that his charity had raised more than $400,000 via text messages in one day.
Hearts in hand, thousand of well-meaning twitterers have deluged sites with offers to help and re-tweets about what organizations and corporations are offering help. However, many are not fact-checking reports that come to them before re-tweeting or tweeting the information and this has caused mass confusion for companies like American Airlines and JetBlue.
The mass mis-information inundated places like the Haitian Consulate's office in New York with calls and even walk-in visitors offering their assistance.
Someone named nic_ko tweeted that American Airlines was flying doctor's and nurses into Haiti for free and included a New York telephone number to call for more information. Turns out the telephone number was not to American Airlines, it was the phone number to the Haitian Consulate's office in New York City.
The phones on every desk rang endlessly as worn diplomats handled the "free flights" calls while still comforting distraught callers worried about missing relatives in Haiti even though the diplomats themselves were sobbing as they frantically tried to reach their own missing relatives in Haiti.
"It is indescribable," said counsel general Felix Augustin.
Thousands had re-tweeted the "free flights" mis-information before the Texas based airline sent a tweet of their own denying the information. An article on ABCLocal.com now says, "The Consulate has arranged free flights with American Airlines and Jet Blue to fly a contingency of doctors to Port-au-Prince."
AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle, confirmed that while they have partnered with the American red Cross to provide relief for Haitian quake victims, they are not flying doctors and nurses in for free at this time.
AMR has begun sending aid to Toussaint Louverture International Airport for hospitals in Port-au-Prince as well as 100 of their employees who are currently at the Port-au-Prince airport where they are trying to render aid to the injured.
The relief efforts ramped up as an American Eagle flight brought 30,000 pounds of supplies into Haiti today which consisted of water, food and other non-perishable items. So far, the airline has arranged to execute three relief missions each day and have partnered with the American Red Cross to award people who donate $100 or more with 500 bonus AAdvantage miles or 250 AAdvantage miles for a donation of $50 beginning January 14. Go to AA.com for more details.
In a news release, American Airlines Senior Vice President, Peter Dolara said, "Help is urgently needed in Haiti. By partnering with the American Red Cross, we can ensure contributions will support timely efforts to provide much-needed assistance to the millions of people affected by the earthquake."
"We invite our customers to join us in supporting the American Red Cross, and it is with our deepest appreciation that we acknowledge their generosity with this opportunity to earn AAdvantage miles," said Dolara.
New York’s Haitian Consul General Felix Augustin thanked JetBlue airline for being the first airline to offer their assistance of flying emergency relief supplies and volunteers into Haiti.
The airline said they have offered to fly aid along with medical personnel into Haiti, but to keep in mind that they are limited by seating as to how many they can fly in.
CoTweet said, "We wanted to address mis-information before it spread further. We're utilizing available seats into SDQ for Haitian aid with the Consulate. While we're flying some Doctors in to aid in relief efforts at the request of the Haitian Consulate, we aren't flying all. Please don't call..." about 5 hours ago from CoTweet
CoTweet said, "Sorry if the last tweet sounded rude. We don't have seats to accommodate the countless requests to assist in recovery efforts in Haiti..." about 5 hours ago from CoTweet CoTweet said, "We're working with the Haitian Consulate to provide resources for relief efforts. Go to http://bit.ly/4Z1rOl to get involved...." about 9 hours ago from CoTweet
While several organizations are appreciative of the out pour from those wanting to volunteer, they are carefully strategizing the relief efforts with workers already on the ground in Haiti in order to assess what is needed, where and how much.Determined not repeat the mistakes of catastrophe past (Hurricane Katrina), they realize that executing a poorly planned relief operation will only do the quake victims more harm than good.
Partners in Health, an organization based in Haiti since 1987, opened their first clinic in Cange, Haiti to deliver health care to the residents. The organization is mobilizing full surgical teams to send into the Caribbean nation.
If you are willing to help, please contact the agency through their website here. They ask that you have your credentials in order and while it is not mandatory, if you are able to speak french, that's a plus.
The Haitian Consulate of New York has established a fund for quake victims of Haiti. If you would like to donate, please contact Chase Manhattan bank and send your donation to account number 761-549-039 or go to Yele Haiti.
If you would like to donate to quake victims through paypal click here.
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