A month after the Haiti earhthquake, Rutgers-Newark is coordinating additional efforts to help. The Haiti Earthquake Relief Center is now open in the R Place on the first floor of the Paul Robeson Campus Center, from 10 am - 7 pm, Monday - Friday. The Center is currently accepting first aid supplies, toiletries and hygiene products,
as well as financial donations. Please stop in. Campus fundraisers are planned for March 2010
Many students, faculty and staff are concerned about loved ones in Haiti; if you need to talk to someone, on-campus counseling and support is available to
anyone who needs it. Please contact the Counseling Center at 973-353-5805, Blumenthal Hall Room 101.
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions about how the Rutgers-Newark community is helping, or have ideas on other ways we can respond, contact
Dean Clayton Walton at 93-353-5568 or Assistant Chancellor Gerald Massenburg at 973-353-5541.
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FROM THE CHANCELLOR:
Despite the many miles that separate Newark from Haiti, our campus, sadly, has very personal links to the tragedy there.
A number of our students, faculty and staff are natives of Haiti, or their families emigrated from Haiti, and many have
relatives and friends residing there. While we still do not know details about casualties, the loss of life and the destruction of property are expected to be immense. To all of our Haitian colleagues and students who are anxiously awaiting news of their loved ones' fates, our thoughts are with you.
On-campus counseling and support is available to anyone who needs it; please contact the Counseling Center, 973/353-5805, Blumenthal Hall, Rm 101. You can also reach out to... Read more
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- Text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate and a $10 donation will go to The Red Cross or
- Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Foundation founded by Wyclef Jean
The amount of your donation will be charged to your cell phone bill.
The US State Department hotline to get information on US citizens living or traveling in Haiti: 1-(888)-407-4747. Read more
The American Red Cross advises calling direct to Haiti if you're trying to reach others. Also try numbers of those who live nearby. You can also visit the International Committee of the Red Cross' Family Links page to search for the name of relatives, or register yourself or the name of your relative.
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