Posts Tagged ‘Help’

A Week of DC Helping Haiti

‘20_16A’ Donation Drive at the Haitian Embassy
courtesy of ‘m hoek’
Since posting about local Haiti relief efforts, I’ve gotten a bunch more info via email and blog comment that I wanted to share with you. Please note that I’m erring on the side of getting the information out there; I haven’t vetted any of the organizations [...]

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Haiti Survival Kit Drive This Sunday

‘Haiti Earthquake’
courtesy of ‘United Nations Development Programme’
Update: This event did receive mention on FOX 5 News (still link-hunting on that) and has a listing on Yelp and on Meetup. Still confirming officially if this is indeed occurring, as it is (obviously) difficult to contact the Embassy at this time.
In the meantime, the Embassy of Haiti [...]

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Giving Map

‘Salvation Army Christmas Give Away’
courtesy of ‘docentjoyce’
Continuing with our “Good Samaritan” theme, I now provide you with a means by which you may become said Samaritan.  Behold: the WaPo giving map.  This handy application maps out charities in the DC area and sorts them by type.  The list includes everything from homeless shelters, to non-profits [...]

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