Posts Tagged ‘relief’
US forces scale back Haiti relief role (AP)
AP – The biggest U.S. military surge since Iraq and Afghanistan is scaling back a month after the troops arrived in haste to aid victims of Haiti’s catastrophic quake.
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Travis airmen return from Haiti relief operation
Final numbers for WECT/ Harris Teeter Haiti fundraiser
A partnership between WECT and Harris Teeter has raised $638,549 for the American Red Cross’ relief efforts in Haiti.
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Doctor Returns After Treating Patients In Haiti
Dr. Doug Gross just got back from Haiti Saturday and now he’s telling his story to medical students at UCD Medical Center. In just two weeks, he saw more than 2,000 patients in desperate need.
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Relief efforts in Haiti
Photos of relief work on the ground in Haiti.
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College confirms death of Hopewell woman missing in Haiti
HOPEWELL — Lynn University officials confirmed today that Christine Gianacaci of Hopewell Township was killed during last month’s earthquake in Haiti. Courtesy of Lynn UniversityChristine GianacaciThe U.S. State Department notified Gianacaci’s parents of their daughter’s death, the officials said. Gianacaci,…
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Travis airmen return from Haiti relief operation
Members of Travis Air Force Base’s 615th Contingency Response Wing returned to Fairfield Thursday after an assignment to assist in Haiti earthquake relief efforts.
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Aggies Put on Haiti Relief Concert
Haiti: Promoting infant and young child nutrition in post-quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, 10 February 2010 – Under normal circumstances, February is Carnival time here in the Haitian capital, including its centrally located park, Champs de Mars.
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Haiti quake death toll rises to 230,000
Haiti’s government says around 230,000 people died in last month’s earthquake, 18,000 more than its previous estimate, according to BBC News. The toll from the 12 January quake is approaching that of the 2004 Asian tsunami, which killed 250,000 people.
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Haiti gives death toll of 270,000; no explanation
TITANYEN, Haiti (AP) – Haitian President Rene Preval said Wednesday that his government has buried 270,000 bodies since the Jan. 12 earthquake – many more than the 2004 Asian tsunami killed in a dozen nations – but it remains unclear who’s doing the counting.
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Angelina Jolie visits Haiti with UN refugee body
Angelina Jolie met with Haitian earthquake survivors living in camps and visited a flattened school Wednesday, the second day of a visit as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ refugee agency.
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Aggies Put on Haiti Relief Concert
Across the Texas A&M campus, students are doing their part to raise funds for the Haiti disaster.
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Church collecting supplies for earthquake relief in Haiti
S. Korean parliament approves peacekeeping dispatch to Haiti
South Korea’s National Assembly on Tuesday approved in a plenary meeting a government bill on sending a unit of peacekeepers to earthquake-hit Haiti, the foreign ministry said in a press release. All 173 lawmakers who were present at the meeting voted in favor of the bill. The bill will allow the government to dispatch a unit of some 240 troops to Haiti as part of the United Nations …
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Westchester musicians to hold Haiti benefit Thursday
WHITE PLAINS — Westchester jazz and blues musicians will share the stage with a Haitian church choir Thursday night to raise money for a hospital treating earthquake victims in Haiti.
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Did Haiti quake survivor last four weeks trapped under the rubble?
A haiti quake survivor is cradled by a rescuer – after apparently being trapped under rubble for 27 DAYS.
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Haiti secure after quake, but escapees a concern: U.N.
The top U.N. official in Haiti urged Haitians on Tuesday to turn in thousands of escaped criminals before they start trouble, but said the security situation in the quake-struck Caribbean nation is stable.
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Church collecting supplies for earthquake relief in Haiti
MILLERSPORT — Millersport United Methodist Church will collect items for the “Haiti Relief Effort” from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church, 2310 Refugee St., Millersport.
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Collections for Haiti relief continue in East St. Louis
As relief needs change, 24th MEU departs Haiti
Following two weeks of assisting with emergency aid efforts in Haiti, Camp Lejeune’s 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the three Navy ships of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group are set to continue on to regions in the Central Command.
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Medical volunteers return home to Minnesota from Haiti
Nearly a month after an earthquake rocked Haiti, the devastation in that country is still very evident and the need in
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Boise schools begin to tally donations to Haiti earthquake survivors
Schools are beginning to tally up the donations they collected for earthquake survivors in Haiti.O
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Haiti relief efforts need rainy season plan
Canada’s minister of international co-operation wants aid groups working in Haiti to prepare for the next phase of the relief effort: the rainy season, which begins in April.
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Collections for Haiti relief continue in East St. Louis
Collection efforts to send relief to Haiti continues in East St. Louis at the Katherine Dunham Centers for Arts and Humanities and City Hall.
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MIS to donate more than $6,600 for Haiti relief
Aid Groups Launch Haiti Mass Vaccination Campaign
Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.
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Hoops for Haiti’ benefit tonight at M-W High School
$2 Hope for Haiti’ wristbands to support the relief work of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, By Nancy Kriz
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Fort Benning’s 11th Engineer Battalion stands ready to deploy to Haiti
About two weeks ago, several elements of Fort Benning’s 11th Engineer Battalion were told to prepare to deploy to the earthquake-ravaged city of Port-au-Prince in Haiti.
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Fort Lee soldiers to deploy to Haiti from Langley
HAMPTON More than 70 soldiers from Fort Lee will begin deploying to Haiti tonight from Langley Air Force Base.
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MIS to donate more than $6,600 for Haiti relief
With the help of generous race fans, Michigan International Speedway’s charitable arm — MIS Cares — will donate $6,651 for the Haiti relief effort.
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CHARITY: Pala food server organizes relief effort for Haiti
MN House Panel Takes Up Haiti Donation Tax Break
A legislative tax panel approved a bill Monday that would let state taxpayers deduct donations to Haiti earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.
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MN House Panel Takes Up Haiti Donation Tax Break
A legislative tax panel approved a bill Monday that would let state taxpayers deduct donations to Haiti earthquake relief efforts when they file their 2009 taxes this spring.
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Haiti donation tax break clears MN House panel
Associated Press – February 8, 2010 5:04 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – A legislative tax panel approved a bill Monday that would let state taxpayers deduct donations to Haiti earthquake relief…
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Washougal man’s remains recovered in Haiti
The family of a Washougal man missing since the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated Haiti learned Sunday night his remains have been identified in the rubble of the collapsed Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, his family announced on Facebook.
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CHARITY: Pala food server organizes relief effort for Haiti
After seeing the devastation and suffering in Haiti thatfollowed the massive earthquake there last month, a food server atthe Pala Resort & Casino decided she had to do something tohelp.
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