Chile Ayuda a Chile – Telethon Starting March 5th 10pm
Earthquake & Tsunamis Struck Chile
RELIEF ACTION IS NEEDED
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Chile struck by earthquake
Chile was struck by a severe earthquake on Feb 27th at 3.45am
Many cities in the 7th and 8th regions were badly damaged or simply destroyed. Along with that, a sequel of tsunamis hit many coastal villages and towns, wiping out entire locations and taking their inhabitants’ lives. In light of this disaster, Chile has organized a fund raising event starting March 5th at 10pm and ending on March 6th at midnight. (Santiago times, GMT -4)
Please join this initiative by bringing your donations to official collecting points across the country. Also, for Chileans here and overseas, you can follow the Telethon on the Internet and make your contributions by visiting www.chileayudaachile.cl (The Official Site)
- Chile Ayuda a Chile
HOW TO HELP
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From ChileAyudaaChile.cl
You’ll find a number of ways to make a donation from the RELIEF-Fundrasing website.
It is all in Spanish though and largely targeted to Chileans. Still, there is important information to make contributions from overseas.
From your mobile (within the US, to my understanding)
(source: http://www.causecastmobilefundraising.org)
Text CHILE to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross via text to donate
- Text CHILE to 23583 to donate $10 to Habitat for Humanity via text to donate
- Text CHILE to 20222 to donate $10 to World Vision via text to donate
- Text CHILE to 50555 to donate $10 to Friends of World Food Program via text to donate
- Text CHILE to 52000 to donate $10 to Salvation Army via text to donate
- Text REBUILD to 50555 to donate $10 to Operation USA via text to donate
- Text 4CHILE to 50555 to donate $10 to Convoy of Hope via text to donate
- Text CHILE to 864833 to donate $10 to United Way
CARITAS-International
https://secure.caritas.org/donation.aspx
American Red Cross
This is the link to Red Cross site in the US
You will most certainly find social networks with information on how to help from your specific location in the world. These networks also provide chances to connect with people with categories such as “I have information about… ” and “I need to find… ” The best example is Google people finder http://chilepersonfinder.appspot.com/?lang=en
Use Twitter, Facebook, Google Groups, Yahoo Groups, MSN, and My Space. However, PLEASE MAKE SURE when donating money, you do so through official sites!!!
BACKGROUND & JUST-IN-TIME INFORMATION
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Chile’s Earthquake account on Wikipedia
Harvard Center for Geographic Analysis
