From the White House: Thoughts, Prayers and SMS donation appeal for earth shaken Haiti

President Barack Obama made the following statement last night following Haiti's 7.0-magnitude earthquake which left the Haitian capital in a shambles:

"My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been affected by this earthquake. We are closely monitoring the situation and we stand ready to assist the people of Haiti.”

The State Department has a post up as well, with remarks from Secretary Clinton and ways to help, including how to make a text donation:

For those interesting in helping immediately, simply text "HAITI" to "90999" and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts, charged to your cell phone bill.

[via twitter.com/jack - Jack Dorsey, CEO Twitter]

emily | 8:50 AM | SMS Fund Raising and Charities |
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