Haiti Quake
Posted by Cody in 
This is the first time I’ve ever actually donated to any sort of disaster relief. Not because I was selfish, but because I was lazy. I did not have a credit card, so could not easily donate. I did not own our phone line, so could not donate this way.
This quake and relief call has coincided with me switching banks from National Bank to Kiwi Bank. Now that I’ve shifted I’ve a brand shiny new debit card, and I used it to donate to the Red Cross.
The forum I moderate (Gaia Online) is offering to match contributions made to the Red Cross up to the value of $10,000 US. Even though some call into question the motives for such action (we call them cynics), the point is if you donate to the Red Cross through Gaia, your donation will be matched by them. Ultimately it means more money going to help Haiti.
If you are going to donate to the Red Cross or another charity (try to stick to ones that are well known, there are a lot of scams going around right now), try doing it so a company of sorts will match your donation. Even if you aren’t a member of Gaia you can still get them to match your donation, information is provided in this thread.
