Last Saturday, we put out a call on Facebook and Twitter and through good ol' fashioned word of mouth: All our profits for the day would be donated to the Red Cross for relief efforts in Haiti.
Those who stopped by Saturday may have seen this on our door.
We want to thank each and every one of you who stopped by, who spread the word, and who donated through a purchase or our donation tip jar. Through your efforts we were able to raise $600 in a single day. Some of you may feel like you couldn't possibly donate enough to make a difference in the face of such an immense tragedy should know this: your participation on Saturday helped make this $600 happen, and even though what you gave may seem like nothing by itself, together all of your dollars have pooled together to make an admirable donation! So seriously, thank you.
As the saying goes, every little bit counts and now all those little bits combined will go out to provide food, medicine and ground support through the Red Cross to the thousands of Haitian people who need it so much right now. We encourage all of you to keep finding ways to participate in this civilian outreach to our island neighbors to the south.
And remember, if you want to donate to the relief efforts, make SURE you do so through the right sources. Even in the face of desperation there are people who would take your money and run. Visit www.redcross.org to make your donations there, and be sure to research other charities which you may wish to support. The Red Cross also has an official Twitter account: http://twitter.com/redcross which you can use to track updates on rescue efforts and find other reputable donation and relief efforts to participate in also.
