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By Tim Saunders on January 13, 2010
Wyclef Jean is asking for help on behalf of victims of yesterday’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.
Details of damage in the country are still sketchy, but the singer wasted no time in using his Twitter page to ask for donations.
“Please text ‘Yele’ to 501501 to donate $5 to YELE HAITI,” he wrote in the hours following the quake. “Your money will help with relief efforts. They need our help… please help if you can.”
Donations will go to the Yéle Haiti Foundation, an organization established by the singer that uses music, sports and the media to reinforce projects that are making a difference in education, health, environment and community development in his native Haiti.
“Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced,” Jean told The Insider. "The magnitude 7.0 earthquake — and several very strong aftershocks — struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.
“I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.
“President Obama has already said that the U.S. stands ‘ready to assist’ the Haitian people. The U.S. Military is the only group trained and prepared to offer that assistance immediately. They must do so as soon as possible. The international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible.”
about 2 years ago
EVERYONE MUST DONATE TO THE VICTIMS OF HAITI. ANYTHING OF VALUE JUST DONATE IT. I HAD TO DONATE I COULD NOT JUST LISTEN TO THE NEWS REPORTS AND NOT DO SOMETHING HOWEVER SMALL.
about 2 years ago
You can visit the page below to donate online:
https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=23093
about 2 years ago
i am a heavy equipment operator who will go and donate my time and skill email me on who to contact or contact me at
bountyhunter_1958@yahoo.com
about 2 years ago
Im a 21 year old Dominican male and Ive been sending forwards messages and emails all over the internet and everybody in my cell phone's adress book with wyclef's message telling them to text YELE to 501501.. I already had a whole bunch of messages from people who have donated to his foundation.. if your reading this please do so.
Any info email me at fdrpower007@aol.com
about 2 years ago
I do not have a cell phone and want to send a donation to wyclef's charity fund for Haiti. How do I do that when there is no address to send it to?
about 2 years ago
I truly hope now that the media won't be exploiting the political side and violet side of Haiti, but focus more on the fact they are in dire need of help like they have been doing for Africa. I'm not sure why it took this huge disaster to show they need help from many countries as possible. When Haiti get wiped out from hurricane after hurricane it gets little attention. The condition of their neighborhoods, buildings and such are always in shambles but of course no one seems to care.
Of course we have people who hate the country and the Haitian people themselves who want to point out "what they do and what they do themselves and each other". That just goes to show they know nothing about the country and follow what the traditional media will only want them to see.
I donated a little 40 dollars. I feel guilty because I spent so much on myself and not enough for the country of Haiti.
about 2 years ago
I AM LOST OF WORDS OVER WHAT JUST HAPPEN TO MY BELOVED COUNTRY. I AGREE WITH WYCELF THAT WE MEANING HAITIAN PEOPLE HAVE TO HELP OUR PEOPLE.
I WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, I WANT TO A FUNDRAISER PARTY TO HAVE ALL PROCEEDS GO THE THE VICITIMS OF THE HURRACAINE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME AND OUR PEOPLE PLEASE EMAIL ME.
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