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CEO Letter
Thoughts on Haiti

January 25, 2010

Dear Goodwill Family,

Like many of you, we’ve been watching the heartbreaking reports coming from Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and its aftershocks centered near the impoverished Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti. In times of major natural disasters, the short-term need is for clean water and medical personnel as well as funds to ensure care can be administered to survivors. Goodwill does not typically provide the kind of help that is needed following this kind of a major natural disaster. Nevertheless, we don’t need to sit by helplessly. There are things that we can do as an organization and individually.

Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties has donated $1,000 to the San Francisco branch of the Red Cross, specifically for Haiti Disaster Relief. For those who want to personally donate to relief efforts in Haiti, we’ve included a list organizations below published in the San Francisco Chronicle:

American Red Cross: Donations may be sent to the American Red Cross Bay Area chapter, 85 Second St., San Francisco, CA 94105. Contact the Red Cross at (888) 443-5722 or online at www.redcrossbayarea.org.
-- You can also text HAITI to 90999 and a $10 donation to Red Cross relief efforts will be charged to your cell phone bill.
CARE: Donations may be sent to CARE, 465 California St., Ste.1210, San Francisco, CA 94104 or online at www.care.org . Contact CARE at (800) 521-CARE.
Haiti Emergency Relief Fund: www.haitiaction.net.
Mercy Corps: Donate online at mercycorps.org, by calling (888) 256-1900 or by sending checks to the Haiti Earthquake Fund, Mercy Corps, Dept. W, P.O. Box 2669, Portland, OR 97208.
Partners In Health: Donate at pih.org/home.html or to Haiti Earthquake Relief at Partners In Health, P.O. Box 845578, Boston, MA 02284. Phone: (617) 432-5256.
UNICEF: There is a special page for donations for the children of Haiti at www.unicefusa.org/haitiquake. Or call (800) 486-4233.
World Vision: Visit worldvision.org, call (888) 511-6598 or e-mail info@worldvision.org.
Save the Children: savethechildren.org; call (800) 728-3843.
International Rescue Committee: Supporters can donate directly via www.theirc.org or they can call (877) 733-8433.