Over the last few days, we have been lifting up those affected by the tragedy in Haiti in our prayers. The numbers of missing continue to grow and those that have survived the initial tragedy are dealing with the loss of family, friends, and everything they own.
Many in the blogging community are reaching out to offer a helping hand to those in need. We, as The Thrifty Couple, consider it a blessing to save so much (using the tips we write about here) so we can more freely have the ability to give to others in time of need. We would like to encourage each of you to consider how you can help as well! We encourage each of you to pray on how you can help and especially pray for those that are affected by this tragedy.
We are offering a link below for you to post a link to your blog on how you are offering to help those in need! For each link (to a post that details how you are helping those in Haiti) we will donate $1 (up to $200 total!) by January 21, 2010. If you don’t have a blog to link to, please leave a comment detailing how you and your family are helping and we will donate $0.25. That money will be donated to Compassion International which is providing Disaster Relief in Haiti!
Money Saving Mom has organized and is hosting this event. Please visit her blog as there are more opportunities to donate!
Please consider giving to this ministry, to your denomination’s established fund, or any other group that might provide assistance for these in need!
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I do not have a blog. Thank you for doing this!
I am working through my local church to support relief efforts.
We donated through Crisis Response International (CRI). They sent a team down yesterday to assist with search and rescue. Thanks for doing this!
We donated to the American Red Cross this morning. Thanks for using your blog to help convince people to donate.
http://www.just1dollar4haiti.org/ is the website specifically for earthquake relief for the nonprofit Haiti Cheri Havest Life Ministries (www.haiticheri.org). They are an mission organization that partners with Haitian people to improve their quality of life (education, food, medical, etc). Any money donated now goes to earthquake relief. You can check out the website for a link to up-to-date info and correspondence from Haitian friends about the earthquake and effects, and you can make tax-deductible contributions securely online. You are right that every little bit helps- most Haitian people live on less per day than we can scrape out of the ashtray for a Coke in the drive-thru. Having done mission work in Haiti, I have seen first-hand the desolation of everyday life forthe Haitian people. This epic disaster is truly heartbreaking, and the long-term consequences are beyond what I can even fathom. Thanks for posting, and thanks for your generosity.
We donated to the US fund for UNICEF and also to a local (Kentucky)-based charity called Ten Kids whose goal is to provide a safe home, education, etc. to Ten Kids http://www.tenkids.org/. I like the idea of giving to an organization meeting general needs of the people of Haiti and to one meeting the needs of specific children. We are so blessed–I can’t imagine the losses of the Haitian people.
So glad so many people are coming together to help.
We donated our weekly grocery budget of $50 to the Red Cross. I’m visiting as many blogs as I can that are participating in raising $$ for Haiti by having their readers either post a comment or a link. I am happy to see it looks like many others are doing the same.
We’ve been collecting pop cans (refundable deposit) to donate $ to others–this is what we’ll be giving the money to! Our church (www.freemethodistchurch.org) denominationally has several missionaries in Haiti (three are still missing in the debris–please pray for their recovery!) and is able to give 100% of the donations to help the people!
Thanks for your work in this, too!
I donated $10 via text to the Red Cross relief effort. Then I blogged about the Help for Haiti Project to increase awareness!
We donated through our church’s humanitarian fund. Thanks!
We’re giving to Compassion International. I’ve also heard good things about Cure, so we’ll be looking into that. Thanks for doing this!
As I go through the blogosphere today, I amazed at the generous and concerned people I find. Praise the Lord!
Our family is sending up prayers to the One who can do the most!!
Our church also took and sent contributions in and we bought tickets at Hope for Hati!
My heart breaks especially for the little ones affected. We truly are blessed and I am thankful that we are able to bless others in return!
I am donating to the red cross and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints humanitarian aid. I am also posting a comment on all the blogs that are donating. Most importantly we will be praying for the people of Haiti. Thanks
I’m doing all the link-clickin I can, and we will be donating, too. Thanks for what you are doing to help–every little bit helps!
Thank you for doing this. My husband and I donated through Samaritan’s Purse. And now I’m clicking to comment on every site I can…every little bit helps!
My family donated $ to the Red Cross on Wednesday. And today I am visiting lots of blogs to help increase the donations.
Thanks!
Due to our financial situation, I am commenting on as many sites as possible to raise donations for the relief effort. Bless you for not only helping but providing a way for everyone to help too!
Today, I posted a note on Facebook about donating just by texting HAITI to 90999. Read more about it here and PLEASE help those in need: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/14/financial/f145718S28.DTL&type=business
I donated money through a text message to the Red Cross and I am leaving comments on blogs to help get the word out. I wish I could go there and help! It is heartbreaking!
thank you for your comment-fueled donations! I donated via text and am visiting new blogs to increase the donation potential
We gave to Red Cross via txt and YeleHaiti via txt. Thanks for your efforts!
I dont have a blog, but my family and I have been praying since it happened and our Catholic Church as well as throughout the nation are doing 2nd collections this weekend. My family have been donating our extra stuff from our pantry and other tolietries stuff, we aslo plan to to help out with our church doing drives to send over to Haiti as well.
My husband is a Haitian American, and we are devastated by this disaster.
I appreicate all you do and keeping people in Haiti in your prayers. We donated to Red Cross and Direct Relief International. We are also planning on donating to other organizations as well. Again, thank you for your help.
I gave to Oxfam and Episcopal Relief and Development.
We donated 50 dollars to Redcross.
I decided to donate to ‘Doctors without Borders.’ Thanks for all you are doing!!
This is so awesome for the bloggers to do, and I think it will make an impact! We are assemblign health kits, donating to World Vision, and praying
I am donating my Swagbuck points to the cause and commenting on generous blogs like yours.
My family donated to Samaritan’s Purse and Compassion International.
I’m giving to the Red Cross and the LDS Church. Thanks for doing this!
We gave through CrossWorld International and are praying for Haiti
We sponsor a child through WorldVision and we are sending a donation through them:) Thanks for donating for my comment!
thank you. I will be sharing heartwarming stories that bring hope and a sense of togetherness and friendship for those who are lost and/or suffering; we all can be that friend, that someone who can make a difference, if only we look a little deeper, and dare to think a little greater… in loving memory of ga
What a wonderful thing you are doing. My prayers to go to all those in Haiti.
I asked my wife as an early Birthday present (my birthday is in April) to donate $100 to the second collection in church today that goes to Catholic Relief Services that is resent in Haiti.
thank you so much for doing this! i donated to UNICEF & donated some swagbucks.
My husband and I have donated through our church as well as to the Red Cross. Thank you for sharing this post with us!
Thank you for helping out. I have donated through “water is life” to purchase water filtration straws that will last for up to a year. I am encouraging people I know to participate in visiting these blogs — in addition to helping in this tragedy it is also away to find some great new blogs ! I work with for an organization serving homeless and at-risk families with kids – and sites on saving money, frugal living etc.. are very useful ! Yours looks great
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