Don’t Just Sit There
Two days ago, on January 12, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit outside of the capital of Haiti, causing widespread destruction to homes, hospitals, schools, government buildings, roads, and lives. Approximately 2 million people live in the capital of Haiti and the surrounding areas where the earthquake struck. The American Red Cross is now estimating that 3 million people are affected by the disaster. Current reports from Haiti tell of terrible destruction, widespread chaos, and overcrowded hospitals.
Q. What can you do?
A. Give.
Your money will provide food, shelter, and other relief supplies. I encourage to not just sit back and be a spectator.
Here are some organizations to contribute to:
My wife and I are giving towards Samaritan’s Purse. Here is a video from the President and CEO of Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham.
The Art of Re-gifting
Christmas has come and gone and if you are anything like me you probably requested the worlds best gift… the gift card. Ahh, the joy of picking out your own gift. No more ugly sweaters or small kitchen appliances that you’ll never use.
The only down side to gift cards is when you are stuck with a couple of bucks that you can’t spend. Well, I have good news. There is an organization called Gift Card Giver that takes the extra money you have left, even if it’s just a few cents, and uses to help those in need. I recently heard about it and decided to dig through my wallet and found two gift cards just sitting there totaling less then $5. I thought it was a clever way to help others and wanted to pass it along.
You can check out their site here. (By the way most gift cards start deducting money after a while anyway.) You can also check out a simple stop motion video on Gift Card Giver here.
