Noted local author Ben Fountain has spent a lot of time in Haiti. He has made more than 30 trips to the island nation. So I asked him where his head is at right now and how people can best donate to the relief effort. He said he’ll have an op-ed piece in the DMN this Sunday and that he’s trying to wrangle his way down to Haiti right now. Also:
A few of my friends are accounted for and seem to be basically okay (as of now). But no word of or from many others. Haiti is a very tough place to live, and it just got a lot tougher. The best thing that most of us in Dallas and North Texas can do for Haitians is to send money to one or more of the very fine aid organizations working in Haiti. Here are two suggestions: Catholic Relief Services (www.crs.org) and Partners in Health (www.pih.org). The Red Cross, the Salvation Army, Save the Children, St. Joseph’s Home for Boys — all of these groups are also doing outstanding work, and any one of them would make good use of your donation.
