The casualty figures from Haiti are startling. The dead alone may surpass the '05 Tsunami and is looking like it's three or four times as bad as the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. A third of the country are homeless, even more without utilities including water.
I've heard and read some nearly equally startling things about Haiti recently from people who seem to be making an excuse not to care or give about this disaster. I can only guess what lies underneath these kinds of statements. I'm not trying to start a spitball fight here, but it's important to counter such sentiments when they arise. "Donor fatigue" can be bad enough on its own without memes being floated that vaguely suggest Haiti is partly to blame for this catastrophe. More on the flip...
I'd also like to briefly pitch another way to help Haiti, that should be really easy: Soles4Souls, which collects gently-used footwear and sends them to people in need. They are doing a Haiti drive right now. There are dropoff locations everywhere and you can start your own shoe drive. Amazingly, I found one right next to where I shop and could drop off a half dozen pairs of my kids' still-good but-outgrown shoes.