Saturday 16 January 2010

Rock Stars Help Haiti Earthquake Appeal

As the earthquake in Haiti has rocked the headlines around the world this week, with an estimated 50,000 dead and thousands injured, it seems that all of our favourite artists are doing their bit to help survivors. The reformed Blink 182 are selling special edition t shirts for the Red Cross' Haiti Relief work from their online store http://gomerch.com/interface/body.php?module=store&id=59. 100% of all proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross.

Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Regine Chassagne have posted a pleading note on their official website urging fans to donate money to non-profit organisation, Partners In Health. The messages reads: Friends, Haiti needs your help in her darkest hour. We just got off the phone with our friends at Partners In Health. Most of the medical infrastructure in Port-au-Prince is down. Since Partners In Health's clinics are situated in the surrounding areas and haven't been damaged, they are mobilising their resources towards the capital, setting-up field hospitals to treat the injured on the ground...Please be generous as time is of the essence." This recent natural tradegy has hit the band hard as Chassagne's family emigrated to Canada from Haiti before she was born but her ties to the island were highlighted on the band's debut album, Funeral.

Humanitarians Coldplay's Chris Martin and Glasto darling Emily Eavis are also actively urging us all to donate to an essential cause.

Places you can donate:
www.oxfam.org.uk/haiti
www.redcross.org/
www.un.org/news
www.worldvision.org.uk/HaitiAppeal
You know what to do.
BBPD

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