HAITI: there are many worthy causes to support, I chose to contribute to:

[thotzRthingz]

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=4147&cat=field-news

DONATE: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&hbc=1&source=ADR1001E1D01

[Nikki Stone1]

1. K & R

Excellent choice. I love this organization and donate to them.

[Jane Austin]

2. That's a great one.

Thanks to Twixvoy, I donated to OxfamAmerica.org.

[sonias]

6. I went with Oxfam too

They do very, very good work. And they'll be there way after the first couple of weeks. They will be there for years helping out.

Sonia

[piedmont]

23. I just now gave them $10, with more to come later. nt

[Ignis]

29. I do a lot of my donating through Oxfam America.

But hey, Doctors Without Borders is a damn fine organization as well.

[XemaSab]

3. I gave them $50 last night

and I am thinking that that was a cheapshit donation. :(

[jberryhill]

8. Just doubled it for you

There is no such thing as a cheapshit donation.

[XemaSab]

17. Thank you

:pals:

[Mojorabbit]

28. So did I

and I will give another 50 next month and the month after that and on till things start to stabilize.

[bajamary]

4. Did it

It's a great organization

[BP2]

5. Great choice!

[niyad]

7. k and r--they do amazing work

[Jane Austin]

12. I found out at Christmas that one of my son's classmates from

high school is a Doctor Without Borders.

I taught her in fourth grade, and am proud to know her.

FWIW, her whole family has always been active in liberal circles in Austin for decades.

[Hello_Kitty]

9. Yeah DWB is great and always the first group that needs the most money

Medical attention is critical right now.

[pitohui]

10. i picked them too

a shout out to the doctors w.out borders!

[eleny]

11. k&r

[thotzRthingz]

13. ...footnote:

DWB (a.k.a. MSF - Medecins Sans Frontieres) has facilities in Haiti... it seems that they've always been there (enduring hurricanes as well) over the years. And now, their facilities (and personnel) have taken a serious HIT. It is my sincerest prayer that they can quickly recover and continue their important work (for many years to come).

...from the first link ( http://doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=4147&cat=field-news ), in the OP:

On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 quake struck about 10 miles (15 kilometers) southwest of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams on the ground have witnessed significant damage to its medical facilities, injuries to patients and staff, and an influx of wounded towards these hospitals in the capital.

MSF’s Trinite trauma center hospital, a 60-bed structure and one of the only free-of-charge surgical facilities in Port-au-Prince, was seriously damaged by the quake. Although difficult to confirm, hundreds are reported to be wounded while the Haitian capital is massively damaged.

At the moment, MSF teams are trying to ensure the safety and continued care of patients admitted to Trinite hospital and to establish a capacity to respond to new patients. At its Maternité Solidarité hospital, a 75-bed emergency obstetrics facility also in the capital, pregnant women, new mothers, and newborn children have been evacuated from the facility due to structural damage and as a precautionary measure. MSF also operates Martissant 25, a health center in the Martissant slum and its immediate surroundings.

Communication systems such as mobile phone networks are not working and road access is severely hampered.

MSF is deeply concerned for the safety of our patients and staff. Additional staff will be deployed to reinforce the existing MSF staff on the ground and to assess the emerging needs from the earthquake in the coming days.

[Jane Austin]

14. K & R!

[amborin]

15. K&R

[JerseygirlCT]

16. We will be, too nt

[pinto]

18. Kick

:kick:

[StarfarerBill]

19. Excellent choice. Mine, as well. K&R

DWB's reputation and experience were why I chose them.

[Individualist]

20. Same here

I was going to buy an emery cat scratching board for my cats, but donated the money to DWB instead.

[varelse]

21. Me too

[thotzRthingz]

22. be sure to visit Nikki Stone1's thread... add your organizations & comments there:

DONATIONS FOR HAITI: Earthquake relief efforts. - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7455914&mesg_id=7455914

[XOKCowboy]

24. They were the first organization that came to y mind also...

I'd rather give to a small organizations like DWB that provide direct aid with lower overhead of the giant charities.

[thotzRthingz]

25. be sure to visit liberal N proud's thread... add your organizations & comments there:

Haiti earthquake: How to help: - http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7454711&mesg_id=7454711

[azul]

26. DWB is tops in our financial support, but this is direct Haitian support::

http://www.hashaiti.org/

-and very efficient too.

[thotzRthingz]

27. a final update for this thread...

Want to volunteer? Info available at: Center for International Disaster Information - http://www.cidi.org

BBB Wise Giving Alliance info on charitable organizations - http://www.bbb.org/us/charity/

LINKS to nearly 60 organizations in need of help - http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

PHONE numbers to more than 40 ways to help - http://practical-vision.blogspot.com/2010/01/donations-for-haiti-victims-links-to.html

[Tracer]

30. DWB got my donation yesterday.

NT