Aid for Haiti

A break from cosmetics and beauty-related posts for today.

A tragic start for 2010 – Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Tuesday.  This small country holds the distinction of being the first independent nation in Latin America as well as the first independent nation in the world led by blacks.  Ironically, it is also the poorest country in the Americas, with more than 80% of its people living in poverty.

The Presidential Palace of Haiti after the earthquake.

If you Google Haiti (Haiti aid, help, donate, etc), you will get no less than 50 million results.  What’s disturbing is that with the urgency of those in need comes opportunistic knuckleheads that are putting up bogus websites and donation portals.  How could these people even think of profiting for themselves or even spreading a virus at a time like this?!?!   Though there are still genuinely kind-hearted people out there who just really want to help, it won’t hurt to make sure your donation goes to legitimate and credible organizations.

Beware of SCAMS!  Find out how you could help after the jump.   Hurry, as your help in these first days (after the tragedy) is critical for a lot of people’s survival.  They need it NOW.