H/T to Nah Right for the first blog post on this. Read Wyclef’s statement below, then go donate at Yele.org…

NEW YORK—The following is a statement by Wyclef Jean on today’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti: “Haiti today faced a natural disaster of unprecedented proportion, an earthquake unlike anything the country has ever experienced.

The magnitude 7.0 earthquake – and several very strong aftershocks – struck only 10 miles from Port-au-Prince.

I cannot stress enough what a human disaster this is, and idle hands will only make this tragedy worse. The over 2 million people in Port-au-Prince tonight face catastrophe alone. We must act now.

President Obama has already said that the U.S. stands ‘ready to assist’ the Haitian people. The U.S. Military is the only group trained and prepared to offer that assistance immediately. They must do so as soon as possible. The international community must also rise to the occasion and help the Haitian people in every way possible.”

Many people have already reached out to see what they can do right now. We are asking those interested to please do one of two things: Either you can use your cell phone to text “Yele” to 501501, which will automatically donate $5 to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund (it will be charged to your cell phone bill), or you can visit Yele.org and click on DONATE.

Haiti needs your prayers and support.

I was literally going to book a trip to the Dominican Republic for next month today – the island borders Haiti and felt some of the shock of yesterday’s 7.0 earthquake. Over the past month, we trip advisor’d in full all the resorts on the island, and were seriously going to make the arrangements tonight. Now, I’ll most likely have to find a new vacation destination. What’s worse, is this would be considered a top-five problem in my life at the moment, and it’s not even a real problem. I feel guilty relating it to this, but I think that if more people remind themselves of the sh#t they’ve got to deal with in their lives, and likewise realize how fortunate they truly are that their problems are so minuscule, then maybe we’ll get a bigger response on this.

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