Haiti Earthquake Response
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Haiti (the worst to strike that impoverished nation in 200 years) has left over 212,000 dead. Approximately three million persons - one-third of Haiti's population - have been affected, and one million people have lost their homes. Near the epicenter of the quake, Port-au-Prince, the capital city with a population of over 2 million persons, is largely in ruins.
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development is appealing for funds to aid the survivors. Initially, Mercy-USA is planning to partner with a United Nations agency that is active on the ground.
Mercy-USA for Aid and Development
Attn: Haiti Earthquake Relief
44450 Pinetree Drive, Suite 201
Plymouth, Michigan 48170-3869
In Canada:
Mercy USA for Aid and Development (Canada)
Attn: Haiti Earthquake Relief
Fiesta RPO, PO Box 56102, 102 HWY # 8
Stoney Creek, ON L8G 5C9
Please make all checks payable to "Mercy-USA for Aid and Development" and write "Haiti Earthquake" in the memo section. If you have any questions or wish to donate over the telephone, you may call us at 1-800-55-MERCY (1-800-556-3729) or (734) 454-0011. Donations are tax deductible (US Federal Tax ID No. 38-2846307 and Canada Revenue Agency Business No. 89458 5553 RR0001).
Thank you for your caring and concern.
Sincerely,
Umar al-Qadi
President and CEO
PS Many companies will match the donations of their employees. Please ask your company if it has such a matching gift program.
PPS Dedicated to alleviating human suffering and supporting individuals and their communities in their efforts to become more self-sufficient, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development has been assisting survivors of disasters since 1988, including the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, ongoing droughts in Somalia and Kenya, Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh and the 2009 Gaza Crisis.
Mercy-USA is a registered PVO (Private Voluntary Organization) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and is a member of the American Council for Voluntary International Action (InterAction).
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