Button Up America, Bella Elite Noir to Recover, Rebuild and Reunite Haiti
Your donations will enable Haiti to start on the road to recovery. Button Up America has formed an alliance coordinating a statewide campaign to collect, ship, and distribute water, food, medicine, and temporary shelter, (i.e., tents, blankets, cots), to the millions of Haitians affected by the quake.
Every little bit counts. Your gift may the be the difference between life and death. Thank you for your partnership.
Items to Donate & Official Collection Centers
Button Up America, Bella Elite Noir is collecting supplies to ease the suffering of those affected. Please choose from the list below to give.
1. Bottled Water
2. Medical Supplies (i.e., First Aid Kits, Antibiotics, etc.)
3. Meals Ready to Eat (non-perishable)
4. Tents
5. Cots
6. Pillows
7. Sheets & Blankets
8. Toiletries
9. Body bags
Please drop-off or send all packages to: P.O Box 543, Grayson, GA 30017
Forward all inquiries to: buamericaorg@gmail.com
Monetary contributions:
Safe & Secure online donations can be made via PayPal w/the email address: shopbgc@rockbgc.com
2. Medical Supplies (i.e., First Aid Kits, Antibiotics, etc.)
3. Meals Ready to Eat (non-perishable)
4. Tents
5. Cots
6. Pillows
7. Sheets & Blankets
8. Toiletries
9. Body bags
Breaking news on Haiti's Current Condition
Haiti Fears Hundreds of Thousands of Quake Victims
Hundreds of thousands are feared dead a day after Haiti's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, Haiti's prime minister told CNN today, as President Barack Obama launched a "swift, aggressive and coordinated effort to save lives" in the hemisphere's poorest nation.
The Red Cross reports as many as three million people were affected by the disaster, which left the capital city of Port-au-Prince in shambles.
Grim scenes played out in the streets, with injured survivors pleading for help and stacking up bodies of the dead.
Dr. Louis-Gerard Gilles, a former Haitian senator, said the poor Caribbean nation is desperate for help.
LIVE FOOTAGE Workers try and rescue people trapped in rubble after a massive quake hits Haiti.
FRANCE AID ON THE WAY
"Just experienced a MAJOR earthquake here in Port au Prince - walls were falling down. We are ALL fine - pray for those in the slums"– Troy Livesay
Hundreds of thousands are feared dead a day after Haiti's devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake, Haiti's prime minister told CNN today, as President Barack Obama launched a "swift, aggressive and coordinated effort to save lives" in the hemisphere's poorest nation.
The Red Cross reports as many as three million people were affected by the disaster, which left the capital city of Port-au-Prince in shambles.
Grim scenes played out in the streets, with injured survivors pleading for help and stacking up bodies of the dead.
Dr. Louis-Gerard Gilles, a former Haitian senator, said the poor Caribbean nation is desperate for help.
LIVE FOOTAGE
Workers try and rescue people trapped in rubble after a massive quake hits Haiti.
FRANCE AID ON THE WAY
"Just experienced a MAJOR earthquake here in Port au Prince - walls were falling down. We are ALL fine - pray for those in the slums"
BREAKING NEWS: (CNN.COM)
7.0 quake hits Haiti; 'Serious loss of life' expected
A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting what its ambassador to the United States called a catastrophe for the Western Hemisphere's poorest nation. Several eyewitnesses reported heavy damage and bodies in the streets of the capital, Port-au-Prince, where concrete-block homes line steep hillsides. There was no estimate of the dead and wounded Tuesday evening, but the U.S. State Department has been told to expect "serious loss of life," department spokesman P.J. Crowley told reporters in Washington.
Wyclef Jean Issues Plea for Assistance for Haitian Earthquake Victims
"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."
Those who want to help can donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund by texting "Yele" to 501501 (the amount will be charged to the person's cell phone bill) or can visitwww.Yele.org and click "Donate."
Update on Haiti's on condition:
"I've seen seven to eight buildings, from office buildings to hotels and shopping stores, collapsed ... I think hundreds of casualties would be a serious understatement," he added.
Haiti's ambassador to the US says the earthquake has caused a "catastrophe of major proportions" and there are reports of mass panic, with screaming people rushing into the streets as buildings collapsed, throwing a pall of dust over the city.
This morning a local doctor told AFP that he feared the death toll would be significant.
"When we get an idea of the toll it will be measured in the hundreds," the doctor said.
DFAT is working to find out of any Australians have been caught up in the quake.
The epicentre of the quake was located inland, just 16 kilometres from the capital, and was a shallow 10km deep, intensifying its impact, and significant casualties are expected.
Reuters reporter Joseph Guyler Delva says he saw dozens of people apparently dead or injured lying under rubble, which blocked roads.
"Everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing... it's total chaos," he said
The national director of World Vision in Haiti, Frank Williams, is just outside Port-Au-Prince.
"People are screaming all around and walls from buildings and private residences have fallen into the streets, so that has pretty much blocked off most of the traffic," he said.
"We have some aftershocks that we've experienced... people are wailing... [are] very frightened. Most of the people are out on the streets."
The earthquake hit at 4.53pm (local time) in an extremely populated area. A US Geological Survey official told CNN that significant casualties were expected.
Haiti's ambassador to the US Raymond Alcide Joseph told CNN he was heartbroken as he had just spoken by telephone with a senior presidential aide who described scenes of chaos and devastation.
"He had to stop his car just about half an hour ago, and take to the streets, start walking, but he said houses were crumbling on the right side of the street and the left side of the street," Mr Joseph said.
"He does not know whether he would reach his home, not knowing what he would find, because he had a bridge to cross to get there."
The presidential palace in Port-Au-Prince collapsed and many other public buildings across the capital were destroyed, Haitian television streaming online reported Tuesday.
"The presidential palace, the finance ministry, the ministry of public works, the ministry of communication and culture," were all affected by the quake, a Haitian reporter said, adding that the parliament building and a cathedral in the capital were also crumbling.
A Miami Herald journalist says President Rene Preval has escaped.
The earthquake also destroyed the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the island, a local employee of the UN force said.
"There are numerous people underneath the rubble, both dead and injured," the employee told AFP.
Save The Children senior emergency adviser Ian Rodgers was in the capital when it the quake hit.
"People are very distressed," he said. "There is a lot of distress and wailing of people trying to find loved ones trapped under buildings.
"Houses have fallen down and slipped down hills. Port-Au-Prince is built on a hillside," he said.
"All the roads are blocked, unfortunately now it is dark. All power seems to be out in Port-Au-Prince and some are using their own generators."
Mr Rogers is worried about people's safety.
"I can only imagine the response is going to be very difficult for the Haitian authorities," he said. "But unfortunately as it's dark, Haiti is going to face security issues."
An AFP correspondent said the ground shook for more than a minute.
Another AFP correspondent in Petionville said one three-storey building was toppled, and a tractor was already at the scene trying to dig out victims as people fled onto the streets in panic. The up-scale area is home to many foreign diplomats and members of a major United Nations mission to the country.
The USA says landline and mobile phone communications have been knocked out by the earthquake.
The shocks were felt at the US base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba but there have been no reports of any injuries outside Haiti.
Update on Haiti's on condition:
Major buildings including offices, hotels and shops collapsed when a massive earthquake hit Haiti's capital, burying hundreds, possibly thousands of people beneath rubble, an aid worker with a US charity said.
"The whole city is in darkness, you have thousands of people sitting in the streets, with nowhere to go," Rachmani Domersant, an operations manager with Food for the Poor, told Reuters from Port-au-Prince."I've seen seven to eight buildings, from office buildings to hotels and shopping stores, collapsed ... I think hundreds of casualties would be a serious understatement," he added.
Haiti's ambassador to the US says the earthquake has caused a "catastrophe of major proportions" and there are reports of mass panic, with screaming people rushing into the streets as buildings collapsed, throwing a pall of dust over the city.
This morning a local doctor told AFP that he feared the death toll would be significant.
"When we get an idea of the toll it will be measured in the hundreds," the doctor said.
DFAT is working to find out of any Australians have been caught up in the quake.
The epicentre of the quake was located inland, just 16 kilometres from the capital, and was a shallow 10km deep, intensifying its impact, and significant casualties are expected.
Reuters reporter Joseph Guyler Delva says he saw dozens of people apparently dead or injured lying under rubble, which blocked roads.
"Everything started shaking, people were screaming, houses started collapsing... it's total chaos," he said
The national director of World Vision in Haiti, Frank Williams, is just outside Port-Au-Prince.
"People are screaming all around and walls from buildings and private residences have fallen into the streets, so that has pretty much blocked off most of the traffic," he said.
"We have some aftershocks that we've experienced... people are wailing... [are] very frightened. Most of the people are out on the streets."
The earthquake hit at 4.53pm (local time) in an extremely populated area. A US Geological Survey official told CNN that significant casualties were expected.
Haiti's ambassador to the US Raymond Alcide Joseph told CNN he was heartbroken as he had just spoken by telephone with a senior presidential aide who described scenes of chaos and devastation.
"He had to stop his car just about half an hour ago, and take to the streets, start walking, but he said houses were crumbling on the right side of the street and the left side of the street," Mr Joseph said.
"He does not know whether he would reach his home, not knowing what he would find, because he had a bridge to cross to get there."
Palace collapses, UN building destroyed
The presidential palace in Port-Au-Prince collapsed and many other public buildings across the capital were destroyed, Haitian television streaming online reported Tuesday.
"The presidential palace, the finance ministry, the ministry of public works, the ministry of communication and culture," were all affected by the quake, a Haitian reporter said, adding that the parliament building and a cathedral in the capital were also crumbling.
A Miami Herald journalist says President Rene Preval has escaped.
The earthquake also destroyed the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the island, a local employee of the UN force said.
"There are numerous people underneath the rubble, both dead and injured," the employee told AFP.
Save The Children senior emergency adviser Ian Rodgers was in the capital when it the quake hit.
"People are very distressed," he said. "There is a lot of distress and wailing of people trying to find loved ones trapped under buildings.
"Houses have fallen down and slipped down hills. Port-Au-Prince is built on a hillside," he said.
"All the roads are blocked, unfortunately now it is dark. All power seems to be out in Port-Au-Prince and some are using their own generators."
Mr Rogers is worried about people's safety.
"I can only imagine the response is going to be very difficult for the Haitian authorities," he said. "But unfortunately as it's dark, Haiti is going to face security issues."
An AFP correspondent said the ground shook for more than a minute.
Another AFP correspondent in Petionville said one three-storey building was toppled, and a tractor was already at the scene trying to dig out victims as people fled onto the streets in panic. The up-scale area is home to many foreign diplomats and members of a major United Nations mission to the country.
"Just experienced a MAJOR earthquake here in Port au Prince - walls were falling down. We are ALL fine - pray for those in the slums," Twitter user Troy Livesay wrote this morning.
Other reports say at least one hospital has collapsed.The USA says landline and mobile phone communications have been knocked out by the earthquake.
The shocks were felt at the US base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba but there have been no reports of any injuries outside Haiti.
Haiti factbox
- Population: 10 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Port-au-Prince
- Area: 27,750 sq km (10,714 sq miles)
- Major languages: Creole, French
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 59 (men), 63 (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 gourde = 100 centimes
- Main exports: Light manufactures, coffee, oils, mangoes
- GNI per capita: US $660 (World Bank, 2008)
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