GovernmentAuctions.org's Haiti Response Fundraiser
Project summary
Just hours after a catastrophic earthquake struck Haiti — killing thousands and displacing up to two million people — Mercy Corps began deploying an experienced, field-tested emergency response team. Upon arriving in Port-au-Prince, we went immediately to work, talking with displaced survivors about what they needed most. We delivered 15 tons of food to the city's biggest hospital. We got clean water flowing again in medical clinics and shattered neighborhoods. We ensured a reliable income for survivors by creating a cash-for-work program, which also began revitalizing failing local economies. Today, our team is working with survivors, local authorities and partner organizations on long-term plans — including job creation — that will help Haiti rebuild better and stronger.
Message from GovernmentAuctions.org:
As international relief efforts continue in Haiti, a Mercy Corps earthquake response team is in Port-au-Prince responding to urgent needs, and GovernmentAuctions.org® is supporting the effort.
Your donation (fully tax deductable) will help families in Haiti recover from the most powerful quake to hit the country in more than 200 years.
Mercy Corps relief workers with experience in disaster responses ranging from Hurricane Katrina to the Myanmar cyclone are converging on Haiti from Africa, Asia, and North America.
They're focusing first on the immediate needs -- for water, food, temporary shelter supplies and much more -- and expanding their work to three areas: clean water, post-trauma support for children and job creation.
The needs in Haiti are immense. Its capital lies in ruins, as many as 200,000 may be dead, and survivors are increasingly desperate for food, clean water and shelter. Please give what you can to help families recover.
Follow GovernmentAuctions.org's latest updates at mercycorps.org/fundraising/governmentauctions, on our Facebook page, and by following us on Twitter.
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| Dean | $5 | June 22, 2010 |
| Colin | $100 | June 16, 2010 |
| Jean Guy | $2 | March 01, 2010 |
Comments from donors
The people of Haiti deserve our prayers and our help. Thank you GovernmentAuctions.org and Mercy Corps for driving this fundraiser. Let's all chip in.
— B, NY
Kudos to GovernmentAuctions.org for putting together this fundraiser and for donating part of its proceeds to help alleviate the terrible suffering in Haiti
— Rob, NY
Haiti is still really hurting. Please donate now!
— I, NY
every penny will make a difference!
— Roman, NJ
We invite and welcome everyone to join us in helping to provide aid to the Haitian people in the time of very dire need.
— Michael, NY
Please find it in your heart to join GovernmentAuctions.org in helping the people of this poor nation survive and recover from one of the most horrible and deadly natural disasters in recent history. We must do all we can.
— Ian, NY
