Helping Haiti

I normally don't like to talk about donating to charities, lest it come across as bragging or boastful. But, there is this wonderful blog that I frequent (moneysavingmom.com), and she and her husband have committed to send $10 for each person that blogs about what they've done to help Haiti and leaves a comment on her website. Wow! Imagine how many people they'll be able to reach through their donations!

So, I am blogging today to let you know that we donated $20 to the American Red Cross's relief efforts in Haiti. It is so easy to drop $20 on nothing; I can go into Walgreens and easily spend that on candy and cosmetics that I really don't need, but people often clutch their wallets a little bit tighter when it comes to charitable giving. But we are all SO blessed. Even those in America who live in poverty will never, ever know the extreme poverty and devastation that Haitian people endure (even before the earthquake!) So please, if you can, donate something, anything, to the relief efforts. Heck, you can even TEXT your donation through the Red Cross! How easy is that? (Just text "Haiti" to 90999, and that will send $10 to the relief efforts, and the charge will show up on your next cell phone bill.)

And, of course, if you have a blog, be sure to post about what you're doing, and then link it on moneysavingmom.com by the 21st of January. Through efforts like this, my $20 becomes $30 to help those in need, and for people who live on less than $2.00 a DAY, this money is truly appreciated.