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Yele Haiti Foundation: Wyclef Jean Leads Effort In Aiding Haiti Victims

First Posted: 03/18/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:10 PM ET

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Yele Haiti Foundation
Yele Haiti Foundation is collecting donations with Wyclef Jean leading outreach efforts.

The Yele Haiti Foundation, begun by Haiti native Wyclef Jean, is collecting donations to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake.

Jean said in a statement:

"I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now."

Jean urged people on his Twitter account to help in the Haiti disaster relief effort by texting "Yele" to 501501. This donates $5 to the Yele Haiti Foundation, automatically charged to your cell phone bill.

People can also donate to the Yele Haiti Foundation online here.

The Yele Haiti Foundation Web site is suffering from server issues at the moment, so the best way to donate is by text or the site above.

For those interested, here are additional ways you can help the Haiti relief effort.

Follow the latest Haiti earthquake breaking news and Haiti earthquake Twitter updates.

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The Yele Haiti Foundation, begun by Haiti native Wyclef Jean, is collecting donations to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake. Jean said in a statement: "I cannot stress enough what a hum...
The Yele Haiti Foundation, begun by Haiti native Wyclef Jean, is collecting donations to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake. Jean said in a statement: "I cannot stress enough what a hum...
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Mondayboy
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10:08 PM on 01/15/2010
I will consider giving to other sources after reading this:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0114102wyclef1.html
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allincompassing
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07:25 PM on 01/13/2010
Kudo's to Wyclef for the work that he is doing. I've donated and recommended that all my friends will do the same.

The power of humanity, has no boundaries if we work together to solve the World's problems.
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04:14 PM on 01/13/2010
What a tragedy. For us Southern Californians, we know what a 6 pointer earthquake is like and the aftershocks we had for 2 years which were huge earthquakes in themselves. A 7.0 Earthquake will affect Haiti for a long time coming.

DONATE TODAY...the people of Haiti need our financial support.

- Maurizio Maranghi -
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AConcernedCitizen24
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02:45 PM on 01/13/2010
This may be one of the largest human tragedies ever. But the personal stories of the horrow really hits home. Check out this piece, called "The Devastation in Haiti: A Personal Story and Declaration." See:

http://progressivecorner.wordpress.com/2010/01/13/the-devastation-in-haiti-a-personal-story-and-declaration/
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brianmcelroy
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02:32 PM on 01/13/2010
We're contributing 100% of the proceeds from DVD sales to Yele Haiti to support immediate Haiti earthquake disaster relief:

http://fondwa.org

Thanks to Wyclef for all that he does!

- Brian McElroy
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