Haiti Relief Effort

January 13, 2010

Dear Families,

I received the following information from Chancellor Klein this afternoon:

Many of our school communities are asking how they can help those in need. Mayor Bloomberg outlined the City's response to the crisis earlier today. Click here to read his statement: http://www.nyc.gov:80/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.c0935b9a57bb4ef3daf2f1c701c789a0/index.jsp?pageID=mayor_press_release&catID=1194&doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fom%2Fhtml%2F2010a%2Fpr015-10.html&cc=unused1978&rc=1194&ndi=1


While food and supplies are needed in Haiti, there is no infrastructure currently in place to distribute them to those in need. Therefore, the Mayor has suggested that the best way to help is by contributing money. Donations can be made to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York, which will then distribute them to reputable relief organizations, including the Red Cross, working in Haiti. To learn how to donate, visit www.nyc.gov/fund , where you can donate online or by phone. There is also an address where you can send checks. Or you can call 311.


All the best,
Reva Gluck-Schneider
Principal, PS 144 Q
(718) 268-2775
(917) 363-8375 Blackberry
Rglucks@schools.nyc.gov 
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