 Please Pray for the People of Haiti
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Prayers for the People of Haiti
The
Tablet Coverage on the Response to the Haitian Earthquake
How to help Haiti
A massive 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near the Capital of
Port-au-Prince on Tuesday January 12, 2010. Damage is extensive and the
number of injured or dead is estimated to be in the thousands.
Catholic Relief Services has been working in Haiti for more than fifty years and
has pledged an initial 5 million dollars in earthquake relief over and above the
annual 20 million dollars for hunger and poverty in the Caribbean's poorest
nation of nine million people. Immediate needs are for water, food,
temporary shelter, bedding and medical supplies.
Please remember in your prayers the children and families devastated by this
tragedy. Donations can be made directly to Catholic Relief Services by
using link above. Please be generous and give what you
can.
News Flash From Associate Press (AP).
Taxpayers will be able to write off charitable donations to Haiti earthquake
relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring under a bill
President Obama signed Friday January 22, 2010.
The measure sped through Congress, receiving final approval Thursday January 21,
2010. Donations of money or property given between January 12 and February
28, 2010, qualify for this retroactive deduction.
Read more at:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/22/politics/main6131815.shtml
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Last updated on January 24, 2010 |
"Our staff on the ground say that the needs are beyond
belief. Your generosity will help us go even further to reach people
who are suffering."
Ken Hackett, CRS President |
