South Sudan girl with orange headscarf
Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
January 22, 2010 6:58AM

Metro Parent's Haiti Response Fundraiser

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated so far!! Metro Parent set up this page on Jan. 15, hoping to raise a total of $2,000 for the people of Haiti - $1,000 from our readers and a match of $1,000 from Metro Parent. We've already met and surpassed that goal.

While we can no longer match your donations - please don't stop giving! We will leave the page up indefinitely.

You've already given money to a Haiti relief effort? Please give a little more. Our brothers and sisters in Haiti, reeling from the most powerful quake to hit their country in 200 years, desperately need our help.

Mercy Corps relief workers 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 then they’ll expand 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 the latest updates at mercycorps.org/haiti.

Thank you!

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Please note: All donations made through this fundraising page will go to Mercy Corps' Fund. Please report any statements to the contrary on this page to us.

Recent donations to this page

Marie in USA

January 22, 2010

$500

“Metro Parent thanks everyone who has donated to this effort! Please keep giving!”

Melvin in USA

January 22, 2010

$100

Tamara in USA

January 21, 2010

$35

“THANK YOU for matching this money and supporting the ever-important efforts that Mercy Corps and other organizations are taking on to make our world more livable.”

Michelle in USA

January 21, 2010

$130

“thanks so much for matching our girl scout brownie troops donation to Mercycorp”

Daniel in USA

January 21, 2010

$75

Willard in USA

January 21, 2010

$20

Ann in USA

January 21, 2010

$100

“God Bless!”

Carrie in USA

January 21, 2010

$25

Natasia in USA

January 21, 2010

$150

Chris in USA

January 21, 2010

$100

Patrick in USA

January 21, 2010

$50

“Pat Robertson has the brains of a Sea Urchin. I wish I could give more to these unfortunate people.”

Laurie in USA

January 21, 2010

$50

Kathy in USA

January 21, 2010

$15

“thank you for matching the donations. It helps me feel like I can do a little more with your help.”

Tamiko in USA

January 21, 2010

$100

Kimberly in USA

January 21, 2010

$100

Sidney in USA

January 20, 2010

$50

Frances in USA

January 20, 2010

$25

Allison in USA

January 19, 2010

$30

“Thanks for matching these donations, Metro Parent!”

Rebecca in USA

January 19, 2010

$100

Sharon in USA

January 18, 2010

$100

Anne in USA

January 18, 2010

$35

“Thanks for your generosity and for organizing this fundraising effort.”

Averil in USA

January 17, 2010

$40

Metro Parent has raised $2,430

Metro Parent suggests a donation of $0.

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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.

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