What We’re Reading (and watching)

Painting a Village (time lapse video for Haiti)
For scientists, Chile becomes the ideal lab for studying seismic activity
Our Red Cross tweeters in Haiti: @MatMorgan (American Red Cross), @TimoLue and @Tammamo (International Federation)
Haiti and the tyranny of technology
Successfully countering a secular tradition in Rwanda
Our legacy

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What We’re Reading

National Hurricane Center issues changes for 2010
Profile of satellite company that set up communication services for us in Haiti
Google Apps now disaster proof? – from Techrunch
Calling All the Saints – by Dino Jag
Don’t Mess with Chile – tees for a cause from DieHard Threads
Lindsey Vonn skis and poles on auction via Ellen Degeneres for Haiti [...]

Text “Chile” to 90999: ACTIVATED

You can now text “Chile” to 90999 to donate $10 to survivors of the Chile earthquake.
Today the International Federation for the Red Cross/Red Crescent launched a preliminary $6.4 million emergency appeal for Chile, so we are now able to accept contributions designated for survivors of the February 27 earthquake.
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March Is…

That’s right. We have our very own month. Starting with Franklin D Roosevelt in 1943, every sitting President has proclaimed March as Red Cross Month.

Earthquake in Haiti Information Resources

Links to information about the American Red Cross relief effort in Haiti

Haiti: Social Web Love

You are coming together in an incredible way to support people in Haiti. Check out some of our favorite Tweets and Facebook comments from the last 24 hours:

American Red Cross President Gail McGovern from Haiti

From American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern:
I can tell you that this is a devastating disaster with widespread extensive damage. Many buildings are pancaked flat, the streets are filled with rubble and people. The infrastructure of the country is in severely damaged – airports, ports and roads – making it very difficult to [...]

What We’re Doing

Please visit the Disaster Online Newsroom to see detailed Red Cross response information in Haiti.

% of Overall Text Donations By State

Map and data courtesy of mGive.

Haiti Earthquake: Situation Report from Gail McGovern

I just got a daily Haiti situation report that I wanted you to see (below).
The situation remains desperate. But aid is reaching the hands of earthquake survivors. Determined relief workers are finding ways around damaged infrastructure and transportation bottlenecks to get aid to the people who need it.
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