One of our favorite soul singers, Maxwell, who is himself part Haitian, sent out this message on behalf of our brothers and sisters coping with disaster on the island:My heartfelt prayers go out to all my people of Haiti in the wake of this devastating earthquake.
I was honored to attend an emergency meeting organized by President Bill Clinton on Thursday. It was pivotal to me, and even uplifting. I was in a room with all kinds of incredible people from all sorts of different backgrounds, all working on solutions - artists, financiers, disaster specialists and Haiti experts like Dr. Paul Farmer, the public health specialist who is a United Nations Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti.
Everyone in the room was focused on solutions to Haiti's urgent and mounting problems. Many ideas were discussed that are at this moment being put into action. While the immediate focus is on humanitarian aid and saving lives, the ultimate goal is to rebuild Haiti so that all Haitians can make their country a better place to live for all. I have volunteered to assist President Clinton in any way that I can.
The most important thing I learned was that sending cash is the best way to help right now. The easiest way to do it is through text messaging, but other ways to help include donating to organizations such as the Clinton foundation, Unicef, Red Cross and Wyclef's charity YeleHaiti. There are links to those charities here.
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