The City of Oakland Park has drop boxes inside the following City buildings for employees, residents and other concerned citizens to drop of Earthquake Relief supplies for Haiti:
The Salvation Army of Broward County will lead the community in a prayer service for the people of Haiti this Friday at 7pm at their Fellowship Center in Ft. Lauderdale.
Murphy’s Law Irish Pub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino will be hosting a Haiti Relief Effort Fundraiser this weekend. Patrons will be charged a $5 cover and all drink proceeds from 6 – 10 p.m. will be donated to the cause. Bartenders from the pub, as well as from other Seminole Paradise [...]
With the earthquakes continuing in Haiti, the 1.3 million people there who survived the first earthquake will continue to need relief help, supplies, medical aid and more. With that in mind, a group in Coral Springs raised $5,000 and half a 20-foot truck of supplies during a one-day event at Wings Plus in Coral Springs. [...]
Help Haiti while having some fun jammin’ to some of South Florida’s finest bands.. This Sunday, Jan. 24 join Sunset Blue Block Party for one heck of a fundraiser at Destination 33rd St., located two blocks north of Oakland Park Blvd. off A-1-A. The event will kick off at 3 p.m. and go through 12 [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2010 – from the White House Press Corps. United States Government Haiti Earthquake Disaster Response Update On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not [...]
The FBI and the National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) have established a telephone hotline to report suspected Haitian earthquake relief fraud. The number is (866) 720-5721. The phone line is staffed by a live operator 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also e-mail information directly to disaster@leo.gov. The National Center [...]
Much-needed money for earthquake relief in Haiti is already adding up, thanks to a new program unveiled today at Seminole Casinos around Florida. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are expected to be raised through thousands of customer contributions and a guaranteed donation of $100,000 from Seminole Gaming.
There will be a fundraiser for Caring House Project Sunday, January 24 from 3pm till 2 am at the Sunset Blue, on NE 33rd St. in Fort Lauderdale (two blocks north of Oakland Park Blvd. off A1A). Five bands are scheduled to play along with drinks, booths, raffles and more. Learn more at http://destination33rd.com/EventSB0.aspx. Support [...]
Food For The Poor’s Missions and Travel Director, Leann Chong, is recovering in a Dominican Republic hospital after being pulled from the rubble of a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday morning. Chong had lain trapped for 17 hours beneath 3-feet of concrete, chin tucked and face to the floor, since the 7.0-magnitutde earthquake hit [...]
Related stories Local Agencies in Broward reaching out FBI fraud alert Tariff charges waived at Port Everglades Monetary collections for Caring House Project, a local non-profit that helps build communities in Haiti (sustainable with food, shelter and more), are being accepted at Fishtales, 33rd St. Wine Bar and Sunset Blue Block Party. Visit here for [...]
Broward County’s Port Everglades, one of the largest containerized cargo seaports in the Eastern United States, is waiving all tariff charges for qualifying cargo and the ships delivering relief supplies to Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on Tuesday night.
LOOKING FOR FAMILY IN HAITI? CALL 888-407-4747. Local events/fundraiser/food drives at bottom of post. Know of one? Place in comments! Also see: List of donation sites in Broward, Palm Beach and Miami Dade or FBI charity fraud alert This post will be updated regularly, so check back. When the president of a country doesn’t know [...]
From the Florida House Majority Office: State Representative Janet Adkins, R- District 12, and State Senator Carey Baker, R- District 20, have filed joint legislation for the 2010 Legislative Session focusing on illegal immigration in Florida. The projected budget shortfall of $2 billion has made it a priority to address the cost and the negative [...]
Today at the Copenhagen climate conference, on behalf of President Obama, Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the launch of a new initiative to promote clean energy technologies in developing countries. Secretary Chu also welcomed progress under the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) and invited his counterparts in MEF and other countries to [...]
Florida Atlantic University’s Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency presents Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering with the lecture “America’s Future in the Middle East: What is Obama to Do?” on Tuesday, January 26 at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased
Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently announced that it will partner with The Florida Society for Middle East Studies (FSMES) to launch a fundraising initiative for the establishment of a Middle East Institute at FAU. The announcement was made at FSMES’ monthly meeting in November. “FAU has long been [...]