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Helping in the Wake of the Quake (#ChiHelpsHaiti) is a Chicago effort to raise funds to benefit the refugees of the recent and horrific earthquake in Haiti. Funds will be donated to Chicago's Heartland Alliance, an organization which has established an emergency fund to assist survivors. A Heartland Alliance team will be leaving early next week to participate in on-the-ground assessments and in planning emergency responses with governmental, international and community groups. The organization focuses on three major areas: immediate protection services, short and long term psychosocial services and heath care. Heartland Alliance is endorsed locally by Chicago Community Trust, The American Red Cross and Amnesty International. There are two ways in which #ChiHelpsHaiti is assisting Chicagoans in donating to Haitian relief: a fundraiser will be held on Thursday, January 21st from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at English Bar, in Chicago's River North neighborhood; and between January 18th and January 24th, participating restaurants around the Chicago area will enable patrons to add a donation of $1 (or more) to their checks to support the cause. |