Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010.  Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and George Lemieux (R-Fla.), yesterday lauded passage, by unanimous consent of H.R. 4462, legislation to facilitate charitable giving by Americans to the emergency aid and rebuilding efforts[Read More…]

New York–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010.  In response to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, actor and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has donated $1 million to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund (CBHF), to support near-term assistance and long-term recovery efforts. DiCaprio’s donation, disbursed through the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund, which fosters awareness of environmental issues,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. At the request of the Haitian government, the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dispatched a portable, temporary control tower to Haiti today to help assist with aircraft operations at Port-au-Prince International Airport. The tower is being transported aboard a large, chartered cargo aircraft and[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. On January 12, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince.  President Obama has said, “at this moment, we are moving forward with one of the largest relief efforts in our history — to save[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) emergency physician Sebastian Spencer was working at Choscal hospital in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, on January 20 when the area sustained a strong aftershock—one week after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed much of the capital. Dr. Spencer had just finished his second consecutive,[Read More…]

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010. Isabelle Jeanson has worked in communications with Doctors WIthout Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) since 2003.  She has spent time with MSF missions in Colombia, Russia, Nigeria, and Papua New Guinea, and she served as an emergency press officer in Sri Lanka following the 2004 tsunami.  She joined[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 21, 2010 – Roughly 20,000 U.S. troops will be supporting relief efforts in Haiti by Jan. 24, military officials said, adding to the 13,000-strong American force currently there. Comprising the force will be the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade and thousands of other troops[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2010.  Companies large and small, representing industries across the United States, have taken action to support their neighbors in Haiti by donating millions of dollars to the American Red Cross and by encouraging their customers and employees to follow suit. This support is making it into the hands[Read More…]