How People in Lexington can help Haiti Earthquake Victims

When catastrophes happen far from home, it is easy to just tune them out as one more negative story on the late night news.

However, the more time you spend on the road as a budget traveler, the more of a growing burden you start to feel for people in poor and developing countries. Seeing images from the disastrous earthquake in Haiti caused me to research some ways to help and it is surprisingly easy.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western hemisphere and most of the population survives on less than one dollar a day.

This natural disaster could not have hit a place harder. Most budget travelers don't have an abundance of money (most of it goes to feed their travel addiction) but if you have a mobile phone you can make a huge difference for some people that really need it.

By simply texting the word "HAITI" to 90999 on your mobile phone, $10 will be given to the Red Cross and added to your monthly statement. The important to budget travel is to plan in front. When it happens to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved holidays and/or going to see new places we have never been before, the fact of expense and budgeting is generally in the back of our heads. Planning and spending our travel budget wisely is a main concern for most families. Curbing expending and expenses, while still experiencing your vacation to its fullest, is the key to guaranteed achievement and fiscal liability. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The reasoning behind economizing money while journeying is simple: Even if your personal funds is highly limited, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also keeping in mind that while traveling, regardless of whether on a resources or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a huge vacation or travel charge!. It takes only a few seconds and its a good feeling that no matter how small, you made some contribution.

$10 isn't much in the grand scheme of things considering how much you probably spend on a typical weekend having fun - but if you share this with your friends and social networks we can make a difference.

Other ways to help:

Text the word "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti foundation.

Text the word "HAITI" to 20222 to donate $10 to the Clinton Foundation Haiti Relief Fund.

Text "HAITI" to 25383 to donate $5 to the International Rescue Committee.

Text "HAITI" to 85944 to donate $10 to the International Medical Corps.

See also:

Haiti Earthquake on CNN

Charity Navigator - Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti
www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004
On January 12th a 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti's capital, Port-Au-Prince and caused massive devastation to the city. View our giving tips and a list of highly-rated ...
All content on Haiti Doctors Without Borders
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Haiti. You are viewing all content tagged Haiti. You can also read an overview of MSF's work in Haiti.
AMERICAN RED CROSS
www.redcross.org/charitable-donations
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USAID/HAITI : Issues : Earthquake
haiti.usaid.gov/issues/earthquake.php
USAID responded after the earthquake. ... Earthquake. The U.N. and other aid agencies have characterized the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti as the largest ...
Haiti Earthquake Relief: How You Can Help
www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/12/haiti-earthquake-relief-h_n...
May 28, 2010 It's been six months since a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti and decimated buildings and infrastructure across the country. Over $2 billion dollars have been ...
7.0 quake hits Haiti; 'Serious loss of life' expected - CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/12/haiti.earthquake/index.html
Jan 12, 2010 A major earthquake struck southern Haiti on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and power lines and inflicting what its ambassador to the United States
Samaritan's Purse International Relief
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Samaritan's Purse is a non-denominational evangelical Christian International Relief organization based in Boone North Carolina.
Haiti Earthquake
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2010/haiti.quake
Maxi journeyed to northern Haiti to see Joseph, the only person who could understand her ordeal. They were not friends previously, but after surviving the earthquake ...
2010 Haiti earthquake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake
The 2010 Haiti earthquake was a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 M w earthquake, with an epicenter near the town of Logne (Ouest Department), approximately 25 km (16 ...
6 Ways to Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti Today Gimundo
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6 Ways to Help Earthquake Victims in Haiti Today. Haiti was just struck by a massive earthquake. Here are some ways that you can help the Haiti earthquake victims ...