On Tuesday, January 12th of 2010, a magnitude—7.0 earthquake struck Haiti and left behind unimaginable destruction that has affected nearly 3 million+ people in Haiti. Officials have already come out and stated that the death toll could reach and exceed 100,000. Other officials are saying it could be 500,000 and beyond. Schools, homes, government infrastructures and many more have been levelled. Survivors are left wandering around the streets to search the rubble for family, friends and strangers crying out for help. They are left to sleep through the nights outside on the ground for fear that an aftershock will destroy any shelter they look for. There are countless stories of people compiling trash for makeshift beds or bandages for wounds. Their food supplies are scarce at best and clean water is in desperate need. The Red Cross has said that the earthquake has left about one third of Haiti’s population in need of emergency care. An immediate danger to survivors outside of food and water is respiratory ailments from breathing in the volumes of dust around them. Since the dust has yet to clear out, there could be much more despair amid the destruction.
The time to help out is now. Kansas City has a history of banding together in tough times, and current times in Haiti are tougher than anything you can imagine. How would you feel if the entire metropolitan Kansas City crumbled to the ground? The same relief would be afforded to us. Any relief efforts you can give will help immensely to lift the spirits of those in Haiti who have been dealt a tragic blow. Online donations through Heart to Heart will provide clean water and other relief supplies. You can make a small kit packed full of necessary supplies such as wash cloths, toothbrushes, soap, etc., as well as adhesive bandages to help curb the spread of disease to those injured. Many Americans are already helping out across the country. Please join in helping with the Haiti earthquake relief by donating whatever you can. Jay Wolfe Automotive Group has acted to be a quick and easy drop off point for any donated relief supplies to be taken to Heart to Heart. Below you will find the drop off points. One donation can trigger a dozen; a dozen can trigger a hundred, and so on. Back up the generosity Kansas City is known for by giving back to a fallen country.
