Haiti: How you can help
Ergo-Motion typically focuses our support to our local communities. However, the need in Haiti is too great to ignore, and we have chosen to donate money to the Canadian Red Cross. Our efforts are matched by the federal government as it announced that it will match each dollar donated to a registered Canadian charitable organization (list here), to a maximum of $50 million.
Here is a list of organizations that are providing help for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti (please check the above list first to ensure you get dollar matching from the federal government):
- Canadian Red Cross: Donations can be made online at www.redcross.ca by calling toll free 1-800-418-1111 or at any Red Cross office.
- Save the Children Canada, CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada and Oxfam-Quebec are united as The Humanitarian Coalition
- World Vision Canada
- Free the Children
- GlobalMedic
- Plan International
- Médecins Sans Frontières: Online or at 1-800-982-7903 or 416-964-0619
- The Salvation Army: Online or 1-800-725-2769
- The Primate World Relief and Development Fund of the Anglican Church
- The United Church of Canada’s Haiti Appeal
- Ve’ahavta: The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee
- Samaritan’s Purse
- United Jewish Appeal: Online or call 416-631-5705
- United Nations World Food Programme
- Plan Canada
- Unicef Canada: Online or 1-800-567-4483
- Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
- Mennonite Central Committee
- Direct Relief
- Wireless companies are providing a way to donate $5 by texting:
- “Yele” to 501501 to donate to Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Foundation;
- “Haiti” to 85944 to donate to Rescue Union Mission and MedCorp International;
- “Haiti” to 25383 to donate to the International Rescue Committee;
- “Haiti” to 45678 to donate to the Salvation Army in Canada (Canada only);
- “Help” to 1291 to donate to Partners in Health and other relief groups.
- Artists for Peace and Justice
- International Development and Relief Foundation
- Rotary Clubs of Southern Ontario
- B’nai Brith Canada: 1-800-274-2310
- All Wal-Mart Canada stores will accept donations for the Haiti quake relief efforts.