Gathering The Good For Haiti

By passion I consider myself to be an artist. I gravitate toward all things beautiful and people who inspire beauty. Therefore when I looked at how I could lend a hand in Haiti, I immediately thought of the Artisan community in my local area.

And so I decided to call art galleries and ask if they'd be willing to contribute a percentage of their sales for one day over the next month to the restoration and relief efforts in Haiti. I provided a list of relief organizations through which they could contribute and asked for a pledge of their commitment to provide support. I logged this information along with their email address and phone number and made a note to thank them personally, the day after their pledge date.

My thinking is this. If all of us who are enjoying the ease and comfort of undisturbed living, can use the recent disaster in Haiti as an opportunity to give thanks, then take action to generate restoration there, we can collectively raise the vibration from devastation to manifestation. Our collective efforts will create a ripple effect, attracting all that is needed to restore balance.

Make the effort today. Ask for participation from those in your local area, then followup with an acknowledgment of gratitude on behalf of the Haitian people. By each of us taking action locally, we infuse our piece into the worldwide tapestry for peace.

Here's a couple more ways we can gather the good for Haiti:

1. Give a Haiti relief charity gift to a Facebook friend.
When you give a charity gift on Facebook, you are buying a specific item needed on the ground in Haiti. We have several new gifts in the Facebook Charity Gift Shop, including:

Water for Haiti from Oxfam
Light a Candle for Haiti from UNICEF
Food for Haiti from CARE
Shelter for Haiti from the American Red Cross
Survival Kit from World Vision

Visit the Facebook Charity Gift Shop to see all the Haiti relief Gifts.

2. Join and donate to a cause.
Many nonprofits have started fundraising projects, with funds specifically for Haiti relief, such as:

Doctors Without Borders
Friends of the World Food Program
International Rescue Committee