Haiti: Un Geste Pour Haiti Cherie
The Armenian Observer comments on the recording of a song by French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour and other French singers. The blog notes that Aznavour also recorded a song in the aftermath of the devastating 1988 Armenian earthquake.
Cedar Rapids Businessman Learns A Valuable Lesson About Having Flood Insurance
Des Moines, Iowa — Frank Stephen was going to take life a little more easily in 2009. He was going to retire after owning and operating Dostal Catering Service in Cedar Rapids for the last 20 years.
Haiti: We re all eight days old
Bloggers and Twitter users on the ground in Haiti continue to provide news on efforts to recover from the disastrous earthquake of 12 January, and comment on “aid politics” who gets helped by whom.
Jordan: Give to Haiti
Naseem, author of The Black Iris, urges his readers or anyone who may stumble on his blog to give to Haiti if they haven t done so already.
Haiti: A website to help locate survivors
A website, Survivors of Haiti's earthquake, has just been set up “to help to locate survivors of the earthquake that hit Haiti”, and is available both in French and English. The website allows an easy registering of a missing person (with description and picture), enables safe people to make themselves known, recognize a missing person [...]
Nonprofit Groups-What Are They And Can They Apply For Disaster Assistance?
SHREVEPORT, La. — Certain private nonprofit (PNP) groups in the disaster-designated parishes that experienced damages from the severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 2009, may be eligible for Public Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). That includes eligible PNPs in the parishes of Beauregard, Bossier, Caldwell, Catahoula, Claiborne, De Soto, Franklin, Natchitoches, Ouachita, Union, and Webster parishes.
Haiti: Packing List
An interesting packing list from Caribbean Free Radio about what she's taking to Haiti.
