“Today, thousands of Haitians may get their first real meal since last Tuesday’s earthquake, thanks to a small, American nonprofit group, the What If? Foundation,” writes Courtney Hutchison in a January 19th article form the ABC News Medical Unit.
“This decade-old foundation was started by a Californian, Margaret Trost, to help ease the burden of malnutrition for the children of the impoverished Tiplas Kazo neighborhood of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince,” continues Hutchison.
Today’s edition of MauiTime features a News & Views piece of Trost’s 2008 book (published by Maui’s Koa Books), On That Day Everybody Ate: One Woman’s Story of Hope and Possibility in Haiti, and MT staffers are happy to see Trost and her What If? Foundation, receiving national attention.
Additionally, MT editor Jacob Shafer, in this week’s Coconut Wireless, makes mention of how “as the chaos and suffering in Haiti deepen, Florida-based Royal Caribbean Cruises has decided to go ahead and dock its ships there anyway.” (read the first report by London’s The Guardian) … a dick move, if you ask me.
FO’ MO’:

GUILTY PLEASURE:
Cal. Ed. Inbox: For Immediate Release: 21 January 2010
INXS Sales Donated to Haiti
(Sydney, Australia) Today it was announced all sales from the INXS single, Don’t Change, will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti relief effort.

The announcement comes as INXS fans across the globe champion to make Don’t Change the number one single in recognition of Michael Hutchence’s 50th birthday, which will be celebrated on the 22nd January 2010.

The sales of the song, which first hit the airways in 1982, are currently soaring through digital sites such as iTunes and Amazon and look set to achieve number one position in some markets.

Thanks to the support of the Universal Music Group and INXS, all proceeds from sales will be donated to the Red Cross Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

CM Murphy, Chairman of Petrol Electric and INXS Creative Director and Global Business Strategist commented: “Thanks to the support of the Universal Music Group and the fans, INXS are thrilled to be able to contribute to the Haiti Earthquake Appeal. Michael was also so supportive of charities and giving back to the community, and I am sure he would be very proud of INXS for making this gesture.”

Australian Red Cross CEO Robert Tickner commended Petrol Electric, Universal Music and dedicated fans for their generous support of Red Cross’ relief and recovery work in Haiti.

“We are seeing devastation on a massive scale and we still don’t even know the full extent of it. What we do know is that it will take a major international effort to help the Haitian community at this time and the funds raised through the sales of this single will contribute directly to that.”

More information on INXS is available at: http://www.inxs.com/

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1 Comment
  1. AnuYagi

    January 22, 2010

    Don't get duped: read the recommendations on Haiti help at: http://mauifeed.com/international/earthquake-ha

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