Today, we had a quick meeting and it was unanimously decided that we need to take action and help Haiti. This is what Big Red Relief is about: we respond to largescale emergencies. Big Red Relief is not going to forget about Invisible Children, though. We know that they have just won a large sum of money to continue with their projects to raise awareness, so we will continue to help spread awareness about Invisible Children.
Soon, we'll be looking for performances! If your group is interested. Please get in touch with any of us on the e-board. (Our contact details are listed here!) We are still looking for funding. If your club can help us out, please don't hesitate to email us! Once again, we are a non-profit group so all funds will go towards our cause this year!
The following is from The Huffington Post and breaks down the Haiti Earthquake disaster in numbers:
THE PEOPLE
People needing help: 3 million.
Percent of buildings damaged or destroyed: Up to 50 percent.
Hospitals or health facilities in Haiti damaged, forced to close: eight.
Patients treated by Doctors Without Borders initially: more than 1,500.
Search-and-rescue teams on ground or en route Friday: 38.
Homeless people in Port-au-Prince: at least 300,000.
Water needed daily: 6 to 12 million gallons (enough to fill 18 Olympic sized swimming pools a day).
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THE MONEY
United Nations Emergency appeal for aid: $550 million.
United States pledge of aid: $100 million.
European Commission's initial spending: 3 million Euros.
Total pledge of aid by governments around world: $400 million.
Number of governments that have sent aid so far: more than 20.
International Red Cross' initial emergency appeal goal: $10 million.
Amount of money raised by Save The Children: $7 million.
Amount of money pledged by George Soros: $4 million.
Amount of money raised by the Salvation Army and some other charities: more than $3 million.
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HELP THAT'S ALREADY THERE OR COMING
Number of people being fed daily by U.N.'s World Food Program: 8,000.
Number of people a day WFP hopes to feed within 15 days: 1 million.
Number of people a day WFP hopes to feed within one month: 2 million.
Meals prepared and freeze dried by the Salvation Army in the USA to ship to Haiti: 1.28 million (nearly 200,000 lbs!)
Number of trucks carrying bottled water being trucked in from neighboring Dominican Republic: 13.
UNICEF initial shipment of rehydration liquids, water-purification tables, hygiene kits and tents: enough for 10,000 people.
Size of Doctors Without Borders initial relief package: 25 tons.
International Red Cross pre-positioned relief supplies: enough for 3,000 families.
Plane of Red Cross supplies sent Thursday: 40 tons.
Body bags sent by Red Cross on Thursday: 3,000.
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