Help Haiti

Haiti. It's been the topic of many news outlets. Being the teenager/young person that I am, Hollywood seems to be interesting than anything else, (and probably another reason is that I live in a place that is driving distance and several people that I know have been on some type of screen, anyways, that's besides the point) but I find it interesting that even my friends are talking more about Simon Cowell or the whole NBC Tonight Show debacle than Haiti. Even my friend Casey noticed it too, check out her blog here. Although school has slowly taken over my life (when has it not?) the only news outlet (besides my Twitter account that I follow with many news outlets) that I seem to watch is E! News. I know, I am a terrible person, I should be watching ABC News or anything else besides E! News, but what can I say, I've always loved E! and I like knowing what's going on in Hollywood, especially when I hope to get involved with it somehow when I am older. But all of my rants about Hollywood is not why I am blogging today. I'm blogging because I hope in someway, whoever is reading this, that they take the time to donate somehow to the situation in Haiti.

Here are someways how you can be apart of helping this place that suffered through so much.

TEXTING! As a girl that always has her blackberry in hand, this is what I've done so far. At first, I thought, $10! That's a big price to be asking, especially because I am trying to save as much money as possible because I am moving this summer. I thought of all of the possible ways of how I could use my $10... I could have gone out to lunch with one of my friends, maybe bought a cheap shirt from Forever 21 that was on sale, even go see a movie (but that's pushing it, because I have no idea where you can see a movie for $10 anymore)... but I realized, $10 CAN make a difference. This is why Obama did so well with money during his campaign, a little can go a long way. So text Haiti to 90999 to donate $10 that will be charged to your phone bill. This isn't a scam. In fact, Red Cross has raised over $5 Million as of Thursday. Also, check out what Mashable, my new favorite site, has posted about donating to the Red Cross. You can check that out, right here.

As a proud Lutheran, well ELCA Lutheran, I try to make sure that I think about what my church has been doing or will be doing to be apart of this disaster. Lutheran World Relief, which is formed by both Lutheran Churches in America, ELCA and LCMS come together through this organization to help the world. This came from a person who I work with in the Lutheran Church to share with as many as possible:

From the ELCA Disaster Response Website: The ELCA, through the Lutheran World Federation, is already responding to the critical needs of survivors in Haiti. Thankfully, the LWF offices and staff on the island were spared in the earthquake, making it possible for work to begin immediately. Staff there will focus their immediate efforts on issues of water safety and sanitation, assisting with medical triage, and providing emergency sheltering for the many who are now homeless.

I urge you, please check out Lutheran World Relief, they are desperately trying to help as much as possible.

Also, my friend Christyn, has some other ideas on her page here, as well how you can help out as well. And Christyn, if you are reading this, I'm sorry that I copied you, you just put everything out so perfectly I just had to share.

Of course, there are three simple things that you can do:

1. Educate yourself what is going on in Haiti. The worst thing is to talk to other people about it and end up telling someone the wrong information. If you educate and tell others, then others will check out what you are talking about.
2. If you are on Facebook, check out this event, Wear Red for Haiti. I mean, how awesome would it be to see a sea of red everywhere, knowing that people that you know and don't know are thinking about this terrible thing that has happened to the people of Haiti. I know I will be wearing red this Tuesday, will you?
3. As Christyn has on her page, pray. I am a firm believer in prayer, yes, if you want you can disagree with me. And trust, I have had my days of "God, are you even listening to what I have to say?", but I think that when God hears from many, things will be answered. It may not be in the time frame that we want, but they will be answered.