Learn How and Where to Donate online to help Haiti Earthquake victims

Google has a link to donation info on the main page.

If any of you would like to donate even a little (or a lot), I would suggest checking out a few of the following organizations listed here: [link to news.yahoo.com]

The following I copied and pasted from another website and it questions the ultimate legitimacy and professionalism of Yele Haiti org – but not necessarily the heart or intent (and at this time funds need to go directly to relief and not for paying back taxes …..

1.) Yele Haiti (Wyclef Jean Foundation)

Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean’s charity aims to address educational, environmental and emergency-relief issues in his native Haiti. It has a slick Web site and financial support from Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie but has not filed a US tax form since 2000. An insider at the charity told The Post that where the money goes in Haiti is a mystery, or if part of the haul went to purchase a television station in Port-au-Prince. Charity President Hugh Locke said, “We are in arrears in our filing.” He said that large donations go directly to projects in Haiti, where the organization is registered as a charity. He said the missing IRS documents would be filed by the end of the year. The forms are required to allow them to receive donations that can be tax deductible and to avoid paying taxes on their donations. The charity also has not completed the required New York state registration, according to Attorney General’s Office records. Meanwhile, Jean owes the state of New Jersey $183,172 in personal income tax, a sum Jean’s spokesman said last month the singer was in the process of paying.

Read more: [link to www.nypost.com]

As of January 13,2009, it STILL isn’t registered in NY.