Students Launch "30 for 30" Campaign

From: Public Affairs

JMU students have initiated a Haiti relief campaign with a goal to raise $30,000 from the JMU community in 30 days. The campaign, "30 for 30: Strength Through Unity,"asks students, faculty and staff to make donations that will support three charities:

• Partners in Health: http://www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti
• Fonkoze: http://www.fonkoze.org
• Haiti Outreach Foundation: http://haitioutreachfoundation.cfsites.org/

At the present time, JMU does not have plans to send relief workers to Haiti. For now, it is best to let trained and experienced organizations aid the people of Haiti. As time passes other needs may be identified that the JMU community can become involved in.

Other ways to help?

In addition to contributing to the "30 for 30" campaign, financial support is being accepted by a number of other reputable international disaster relief agencies. The following is a list of organizations that are providing direct relief to Haiti:

• Action Against Hunger: http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/where-we-work/haiti
• American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/
• Beyond Borders: http://www.beyondborders.net/index.php
• CARE: http://www.care.org/
• Direct Relief International: http://www.directrelief.org/EmergencyResponse/2010/EarthquakeHaiti.aspx
• Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org/
• Habitat for Humanity: http://www.habitat.org/
• International Medical Corps: https://www.imcworldwide.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=878
• Mercy Corps: http://www.mercycorps.org/
• Operation USA: http://www.opusa.org/featured/news-release-operation-usa-prepares-emergency-aid-in-response-to-earthquakes-in-haiti/
• Oxfam America: https://secure.oxfamamerica.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3560&3560.donation=form1
• Partners in Health: http://www.pih.org/home.html
• Save the Children: http://www.savethechildren.org/
• The Salvation Army: www.salvationarmyusa.org/
• UNICEF: www.secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2

Additional relief agencies can be found at InterAction: http://www.interaction.org/crisis-list/earthquake-haiti

Jan. 29, 2010