Red Cross & WROC TV 8 Helping Haiti Telethon Ends at 7 pm
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Friday, January 15, 2010 – Hundreds of calls have turned into thousands of dollars for Haiti relief. Volunteers have filled the last shift for the Helping Haiti telethon being held at the Greater Rochester Red Cross, which ends at 7 pm. tonight.
The telethon phone lines will close at 7 p.m. but donations can be accepted by calling 1-800-REDCROSS or by going to www.RochesterRedCross.org over the weekend. The Greater Rochester Chapter will reopen on Monday morning at 9 a.m. and reconvene accepting donations at 585-241-4417.
“We’re so grateful to the community,” said John Buttrill, CEO of the Greater Rochester Red Cross. “Thanks to so many individuals and corporations we are well over $200,000 that will be used to purchase food, water, medical supplies and other basic necessities for Haiti relief efforts.”
HOW TO HELP
• For an international response a monetary gift is the best way to help.
• Call 585-241-4417 to make a credit card donation by phone
• Send a check payable to:
American Red Cross International Response Fund
P.O. Box 14390
Rochester, NY 14614-0390
• Text “HAITI” to 90999 and a $10 donation will be made to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for Haiti relief.
People trying to locate U.S. citizens living or traveling in Haiti should contact the U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or (202) 647-5225.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is helping reconnect separated families in Haiti. People in Haiti and outside the country can register the names of relatives missing since the earthquake at http://www.icrc.org/familylinks.
For more information please contact Nadine Krimow, Communications Manager at the Greater Rochester Red Cross at nadinek@grcarc.org or by calling 585-370-1834.
About the American Red Cross
You can help the victims of countless crises around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. Donations to the International Response Fund can be sent to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013 or made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at www.redcross.org.