East Texas extends helping hand for Haitian victims
Justin Todd
Section: News
Right now it is almost impossible to land a plane or even attempt to drive a car in Haiti due to its condition.
"We are currently on stand-by, gathering as much food and materials as possible, waiting for some of the chaos to settle down so that our rescue team can go in and assist any way possible," said Andrew Jennings of the local Nation Guard.
Organizations across East Texas are going above and beyond to help support Haiti during its struggles. The Black Student Association of Tyler Junior College just recently hosted a dance to help raise funds for Haiti relief. The Dance was held for all Tyler Junior College and University of Texas at Tyler students. TJC charged one dollar per person to come to this dance, and was able to make just under $400 dollars in a couple of hours.
Any donation to the Haitian relief can be made through www.smithcounty.redcross.org or www.mercyships.org. You can also text message the word "Haiti" to 90999 and a $10 donation will be added to your phone bill.
"We are currently on stand-by, gathering as much food and materials as possible, waiting for some of the chaos to settle down so that our rescue team can go in and assist any way possible," said Andrew Jennings of the local Nation Guard.
Organizations across East Texas are going above and beyond to help support Haiti during its struggles. The Black Student Association of Tyler Junior College just recently hosted a dance to help raise funds for Haiti relief. The Dance was held for all Tyler Junior College and University of Texas at Tyler students. TJC charged one dollar per person to come to this dance, and was able to make just under $400 dollars in a couple of hours.
Any donation to the Haitian relief can be made through www.smithcounty.redcross.org or www.mercyships.org. You can also text message the word "Haiti" to 90999 and a $10 donation will be added to your phone bill.
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