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Help Haiti, politics and media

The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund is a great initiative by the 2 former U.S. Presidents, to come together and help the people of Haiti. Until now the Fund has received more than 90,000 contributions for relief and recovery efforts. There is also information on survivors, other ways to help and information about the Earthquake and Relief efforts. You can also connect on facebook and twitter. Good to see George W. Bush on the scene again! I am sure that both Presidents with this new fund, but also through the Clinton Foundation and the George W. Bush Center, will lead in helping raise money for the people of Haiti.
Watch the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund PSA

While I was reading about the catastrophic news about Haiti on twitter, I saw an update from a friend of mine saying that American Airlines is flying doctors and nurses to Haiti for free. At first I was really amazed that an airline will follow up on this catastrophe so quickly, but when I did search for this issue, it turned out to be a hoax! However I did found some tips on how to Help Haiti through travel connections.


When donating to charity you need to be very careful since there are people out there that will try to scam you in order to get your money. As G.W.Bush said in a recent interview on MSNBC:

I need to put a pitch in for the clintonbushhaitifund.org. One of my concerns around any crisis is that shysters show up and take advantage of people's good will and generosity.
Have a look at a Post-Earthquake Imagery from GeoEye and please do donate.

Imagery shows a powerful glimpse into the destruction in Haiti
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