Things You Can Do In Raleigh to Help Haiti

hpb
01/14 03:23 PM

There is also going to be a benefit party at Five Star this Friday night. Minimum $5 donation at the door and all door money goes directly to Haiti aid!

abbyladybug
01/14 03:38 PM

Is there anywhere where we can volunteer to stuff these medical kits? I imagine me going out and getting one kit’s worth of stuff would be time consuming, but if I could go and donate time and/or money to making them en masse, I’d be into that.

revolu
01/14 03:38 PM

we’ll be at 42nd St. playing tonight + we’ll be taking open donations for Hope for Haiti - a local organization that is on the ground there (and has been for awhile).  Come make a request or two.

mcz
01/14 03:48 PM

thanks for the info, LJ!

karen_galvin
01/14 04:23 PM

My friends and I (all members of the NC Symphony) will be reading string quartets at Helios on Sunday morning (10 am to noon) to raise funds for UNICEF.

SPCLGST
01/14 05:08 PM

THIS FRIDAY AT 5 STAR… WITH SPCLGST AND DJ FORGE….$5 MINIMUM DONATION AT THE DOOR..ALL MONEY GOES DIRECTLY TO HAITI AID!!!!!!

TheWaveLife
01/14 05:36 PM

Events tonight and next Thursday night @ Mosaic. Most of the sale + donations go to Oxfam. FB event: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=250284174599&index=1

Forge
01/14 05:47 PM

Here’s the 5 star event that several people in the comments have mentioned:

http://weareyourheroes.com/index.php/2010/01/relief-help-4-haiti-benefit-party-five-star/

hank
01/14 07:42 PM

Haiti Relief Benefit

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Ticket Price: Suggested Donations of $12
Doors: 7 pm
Show: 7:30 pm

Proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross to assist in the relief efforts in Haiti from the January 12th earthquake.

with:
tba 1am
A Rooster For The Masses 12pm
Filthybird 11pm
Chatham County Line 10pm
The Hotwires 9pm
Andy Bilinski 8pm
and more…...

Ladye Jane
01/14 08:00 PM

hank, where is this?

hank
01/14 08:11 PM

Sorry! The Pour House Music Hall
http://www.the-pour-house.com/gcalendarDetail.php?p=1778

macK
01/14 11:10 PM

What organization is taking these supplies to Haiti? Is this a RedCross drive?

Lisa Jeffries
01/15 03:21 AM

I can’t speak for every organization, but Beleza is working with Greensboro-based MERCI (http://www.merciumc.org/), which is sponsored by the United Methodist Church. Beleza is delivering donated items to Horne United Methodist Church in Clayton on a daily basis, as needed.

Full details, including first-hand accounts from volunteers in Haiti can be found on the Beleza blog: http://blog.shopbeleza.com/2010/01/haiti-disaster-beleza-connection.html

Thank you!

ct
01/15 03:27 PM

The problem is getting goods into Haiti. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575003113665676170.html?mod=rss_Today’s_Most_Popular describes the logistics challenges. The country has only 6 paved runways longer than 5,000 feet. Meanwhile the seaport is unusable. Goods can be flown into the Dominican Republic, but trucking them into Haiti is very difficult. This is a horrific situation, and I’m afraid that it will get much worse in the next few weeks despite all the help.

ct
01/15 03:39 PM

Here’s another story about the logistics situation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/world/americas/16relief.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

cocopuff
01/18 02:30 AM

Fresh Market in Cameron Village is taking monetary donations for the rest of January. You can add it on to your purchases.

Lisa Jeffries
01/18 02:58 AM

Here is an updated from Beleza, which includes an opportunity to volunteer domestically if time is a resource that you can donate!

http://blog.shopbeleza.com/2010/01/haiti-disaster-update.html

No Thank You
01/18 11:53 AM

The best way to direct your cash is to help those who were on the ground in force at the time of the earthquake because they can best assess the needs on the ground: 

Red Cross
Doctors without Borders
World Vision
Catholic Relief

Hadley
01/18 11:20 PM

There is a food and medical supply drive + bake sale and fundraiser in Cary this Saturday, the 23rd.  Please donate items and/or your time.

The link: http://www.jmccw.org/haiti.pdf

Thank you.

Jen
01/19 03:28 PM

You can also purchase Haiti Earthquake Relief cards at participating Harris Teeter stores. The cards are on sale for $1 and $5. All money raised goes directly to the American Red Cross.

Ladye Jane
01/21 03:55 PM

Since this article came out, more and more has been said about how important a cash donation is vs. and item donation. Not only is it difficult to get things there logistically, but it takes a lot of resources that should be otherwise directed to sort items, get rid of unneeded items, etc. (ie. someone sent over a huge crate of coats… nice, but not exactly needed).

By donating cash to organizations that are already there on the ground, not only will the aid get there faster, but you are pumping crucial money back into the local economies of Haiti and the Dominican.

So basically, ignore the item listings in this article from a week ago, and please consider donating cash to an organization you trust such as the Red Cross or Oxfam.