URGENT APPEAL FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI From the Canada Haiti Action Network http://canadahaitiaction.ca/

January 14, 10 Two days ago at 5 pm local time, a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake struck in Haiti. It was centred near the capital city Port-au-Prince and has caused massive destruction. The Canada Haiti Action Network urges Canadians and others around the world to contribute generously to emergency relief.

You can contribute to the Haitian Red Cross through its international partners in the International Red Cross.
Contributions are tax deductible.

We also encourage contributions to the following organizations.
Remember that you must provide a name and return mailing address in order to receive a tax-deductible receipt:
Zanmi Lasante/ Partners in Health The Zanmi Lasante medical center is located in the Central Plateau of Haiti and delivers health care through a network of clinics in that region of the country. It also trains Haitians as doctors and health professionals. The health center survived the earthquake and is moving to deliver aid to the disaster zone. Donations in the U.S. are tax deductible.
To donate, go to: http://www.pih.org/home.html By mail, "Haiti Earthquake Relief" in cheque memo line to: Partners In Health P.O. Box 845578 Boston, MA 02284-5578

Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins sans frontiE8res Doctors Without Borders operates clinics in Port au Prince and surrounding neighbourhoods. It has expertise in disaster relief.
Donations in Canada and the U.S. are tax deductible.
Go to: http://www.msf.ca/news-media/news/10/01/haiti-update/ By mail, "Haiti Earthquake" in memo line: Doctors Without Borders 7 Spadina Ave, Suite 402 Toronto ON M5S 2P9

Sawatzky Family Foundation-SOPUDEP School SOPUDEP is a pioneering school in Petionville with an enrolment of 600 students from elementary to senior high school grades. The school was not in session when the disaster struck; we do not know if the building survived. The resources of the school and its teachers are being mobilized to assist the neighbouring population.
The Sawatzky Family Foundation is a registered charity in Canada and issues tax deductible receipts.
Go to: http://www.sopudep.org/donate .
By mail: The Sawatzky Family Foundation PO Box 626, 25 Peter Street North Orillia, Ontario, Canada L3V 6K5

Haiti Emergency Relief Fund In association with the Haiti Action Committee in San Francisco/Bay Area, this fund delivers resources directly to grassroots organizations in Haiti. It was founded 04 following the 04 coup d'etat that forced the elected president of Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, from office and imposed a two-year regime of human rights violations whose consequence continues today.
Go to: http://www.haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html
By mail: Haiti Emergency Relief Fund/EBSC East Bay Sanctuary Covenant 2362 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94704

Cuban Medical Brigades
Donations to Cuban Medical Brigades, which were already active in Haiti before the earthquake, and which train Haitian doctors to work in Haiti, can be made through:
Make cheques out to “The Mackenzie-Papineau Memorial Fund” and mail to: Attention: S. Skup; 56 Riverwood Terrace; Bolton, ON L7E 1S4

For more information, including telephone contact, go to the website of the Canada Haiti Action Network http://canadahaitiaction.ca/.