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Benefit Concert for Haiti, donations and other ways to Help |
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
 Haiti Earthquake Aid Concert at Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
At 8pm on Thursday 21 January, the Phoenix Arts Centre in Exeter is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake disaster. With tickets on sale for £16.50, the Exeter benefit concert is a great opportunity to see some of Devon's favourite local folk musicians, including Show of Hands (who also have a Stairway to Devon), Jenna Witts, Jackie Oates and Jim Causley, who have, between them, been nominated for seven of February's BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
Call the Box office: 01392 667080
Click here to buy tickets from Exeter Phoenix Arts Centre
Click here to read more about this concert from BBC News
Google Crisis ResponseGoogle has a web page dedicated to the Haiti earthquake, including a Person Finder service to find and share information about people missing in Haiti, aerial maps and video, area to upload videos, links to many charities collecting for Haiti plus buttons for donating money to either UNICEF or CARE via Google Checkout. Google itself will be donating $1 million to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
Click here for Google's Haiti Disaster Relief page
Haiti Donations: Some More Ways to Help
The pages below have ways to donate for disaster relief following the earthquake in Haiti:
Shelter Box / Bloggers for Haiti
Bloggers for Haiti have set up a web page to collect donations to send Shelter Boxes to Haiti. Shelter Boxes include a large tent and emergency supplies. For more information, and to make a donation, click to visit the Bloggers for Haiti Shelter Box page.
If you are a blogger, you could also post about this. For more information, see this post at The Times Online Alpha Mummy blog.OxfamOxfam say, "Oxfam is rushing in teams from around the region to respond where we're needed most. Donate now and help us respond to this emergency."
Click here to donate via Oxfam
Disasters Emergency CommitteeClick here to donate via DEC
Save the ChildrenSave the Children say, "We're delivering vital aid to children and families. Our priority is to save children's lives by providing shelter, clean water, food and medical assistance.
Help us help more families." Click here to donate via Save the Children
If you would like to add a charity to this list, please post a comment with the details.
Charity links in Devon
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