Posts Tagged ‘Haiti’
On Wednesday morning at precisely 3:59 am, an earthquake unexpectedly struck Illinois. In stark contrast to most of our usually premeditated lives, the earthquake occurred without regard for our schedules, our plans for the coming day or the rest of our lives for that matter, and was over in 3-5 seconds without further happenstance or apology.
In the context of this occurence, what was originally rated a 4.3 on the Richter scale and was later downgraded to a 3.8 – an occurence that many slept...
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Posted by Jasmine Shaw | 2/12/10 5:04 PM UTC | Related: Blog | Young Leaders Society
United Way would like to recognize the critical work of our funded partners for their efforts to welcome Haitians to Chicago. As support efforts continue through the weekend, we will be updating our blog on the status of evacuees and their needs.
American Red Cross of Greater Chicago has been instrumental in coordinating the transportation of survivors from Haiti to Chicago. They are responsible for managing the intake process at the designated shelter, providing meals and medical assessment. ...
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Posted by Angela Benander | 1/30/10 12:17 AM UTC | Related: Blog
Here’s an update from our communications office:
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago is working with critical local partners to provide direct aid to the Haitian evacuees arriving tonight at O’Hare Airport on United Airlines. This coordinated effort is the result of United Way’s funding and support to create a local COAD (Community Organization Active in Disaster) in order to mobilize and respond to emergency situations in the most timely, cohesive and effective manner.
Through...
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Posted by Angela Benander | 1/29/10 11:55 AM UTC | Related: Blog
On the evening of January 12, 2010, a major 7.0 impact earthquake hit Haiti. It is the most powerful earthquake to hit the impoverished country in 200 years. Reports describe the destruction as affecting 70% of the nation’s buildings and debris filling the roads is making recovery difficult. On January 13th, the Prime Minister reported that hundreds of thousands of lives may be lost.
You can help people affected by the Earthquake in Haiti by donating to the United Way Worldwide Disaster...
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Posted by Angela Benander | 1/14/10 11:19 AM UTC | Related: Blog
