Relief Efforts for Haiti

The School Board of Broward County is allowing for fundraising and/or other charitable activities such as the collection of supplies to support the immediate relief efforts to the disaster-ravished areas in Haiti.  High schools, District Area Offices, and KCW will serve as main collection sites.  Items collected will be sent to the following designated charitable agencies, which are active in Haiti:

Food For The Poor
Hope For Haiti
World Vision 

As instructed by these agencies, the specific items needed NOW include:

• First-aid kits
  

• Bottled water
  

• Flashlights
  

• Batteries
  

• Canned meat and fish
  

• Condensed milk
  

• Evaporated milk
  

• Non-perishable milk (such as Perma Life)
  

• Hand sanitizers
  

• Diapers
  

• Blankets
  
  Clothing and other food items are also welcome, but will be distributed later.
  

For cash donations, please contact:
The American Red Cross International Response Fund
Donations to the International Response Fund can be made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or
1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at (www.redcross.org). You can also donate $10 by texting "HAITI" to 90999. The $10 donation will be added to your cell phone bill.

Food For the Poor
(www.foodforthepoor.org) or call 954 427-2222

Hope for Haiti
(www.hopeforhaiti.com) or call 239 434-7183

Yele Haiti
(www.yele.org)
Yéle Haiti is a foundation started by Grammy-Award winning musician, producer, social entrepreneur and Haitian Goodwill Ambassador Wyclef Jean. By texting 'Yele' to 501501 you can donate $5 to YELE HAITI.  The $5.00 donation will be added to your cell phone bill.  Donations will go directly to help with relief efforts.

For questions and additional information, please contact Phyllis C. Hope, School Board Member, District 6 at 754-321-2006, Dr. Laurel E. Thompson, Director, Student Support Department at 754-321-2490 or your Area Student Services Coordinator.