We, the Chairs of the Charlevoix Democratic and Republican Parties, invite you to participate in a united, bipartisan effort to contribute to relief efforts for what has been called the worst disaster in the Western Hemisphere! We’re sure you have watched in horror at the results of the total destruction of Port au Prince, the Capital of Haiti, with a population of three million starving, homeless, injured and dying people!
Our two parties have joined together, arm in arm, to do what we can to assist in this horrific catastrophe by asking you to contribute to a charity of your choice that is focused on helping in this tremendous relief effort. Below are cited some of the charities and web sites where you may consider making a contribution. For those of you affiliated with either of our parties we ask that you contact either 231-237-0000 for Republicans or 231-582-0416 for Democrats to inform them of the amount you donated so we can total an aggregate of the sums and we will only report the total amount donated through this bipartisan effort! If you have already donated, please call and let us know how much and we will include it in the total.
In addition to this e-mail announcement, our two parties will be sharing this Haitian Campaign information with the news media to encourage others in our communities to participate in responding to this disaster.
Below are some of the organizations you may consider:
American Red Cross (text 90999 enter Haiti $10 will be donated and added to your bill)
Oxfam
Doctors without Borders
Partners in Health
Clinton Bush Haiti Fund
World Vision
Interaction.org has a list of 65 charities that are contributing to this effort.
In addition, many local Churches support mission work in Haiti.
All four major credit companies have announced that they would waive transaction fees for contributions to many of these charities through the end of February. AMEX is waiving fees on all charities listed at the Interaction website as well as for Doctors Without Borders.
The campaign will run for the next 3 weeks ending February 7, 2010 at noon. Thank you very much for considering our request.
Sincerely,
William Lovett, Chairman, Charlevoix County Democrats
Tim Boyko, Chairman, Charlevoix County Republicans
