Join AFGE Local 3615 in the Haiti Relief Effort

Friday January 22, 2010

In light of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Local 3615 has approved a charitable donation of $500 to the Haiti Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund established by the AFL-CIO. “Our local has always supported charitable causes, and we were eager to step up to the plate,” said Local President 3615 Tom Webb. “Working for the Social Security Administration, our members have a special emphasis on helping those in need,” he added.

The American Federation of Government Employees would like to commend its members who will be providing direct assistance to the Haitian people in the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

If you or your local would like to donate to the Haitian Relief Efforts, please go to https://co.clickandpledge.com/advanced/default.aspx?wid=20780. You may also contribute through the following recommended organizations listed on the AFL-CIO’s website:

The AFL-CIO Solidarity Center’s Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers’ Campaign. Click here to make a donation and here to learn more about how the center is working to help Haitian workers. You can also send a check to: Solidarity Center Education Fund, 888 16th Street, N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006.  Union Plus will also provide $100,000 to help Haitian earthquake relief efforts with dollar-for-dollar matches of individual contributions made to the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center’s Earthquake Relief for Haitian Workers fund.  Members can double their donations to help Haiti by visiting www.UnionPlus.org/Haiti. That means a contribution of $10 become $20, $25 becomes $50, and $100 becomes $200. 

Partners in Health: or send your contribution to Partners In Health, P.O. Box 845578, Boston, MA 02284-5578. Partners in Health, which had staff on the ground in Haiti before the earthquake, provides daily updates on its assistance efforts.

Doctors Without Borders: or call toll free at 1-888-392-0392. USA Headquarters 333 7th Ave., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001-5004. Doctors Without Borders is a well-respected and highly effective humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

American Red Cross International Response Fund: or call toll free at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions also can be mailed to American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013 or to your local American Red Cross chapter (specify if you want to make sure your donation will benefit Haiti).

United Way Worldwide Disaster Fund: or mail checks with the fund reference to United Way Worldwide, P.O. Box 630568, Baltimore, MD 21263-0568.