Local churches and other organizations are working to help raise money for Haiti relief and recovery efforts after the devastating impact of Tuesday’s earthquake. Also, families checking on the safety and well being of loved ones in Haiti can contact the U.S. Department of State at 1-888-407-4747.
Here are some of the efforts currently underway to help:
According to co-manager Chad Maddox, Rome’s Kroger started collecting money Thursday and will continue the effort through the rest of this week.
Customers can round up their bill to the nearest dollar, he said. For example, if the charge ended up being $7.20, the overall purchase could be rounded up to $8, and the 80 cents would go towards Haiti relief efforts. Or customers can just make a cash donation of any amount along with their purchase.
First Baptist Church of Rome is asking for donations that will go to the victims through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. For more information on how to help, call 706-291-6850 or visit the cooperative’s Web site at www.thefellowship.info.
First Methodist Church of Rome and Trinity United Methodist Church are both donating funds to the United Methodist Committee on Relief. Grant Magness, the youth pastor at Trinity, said the church has already donated $1,600 to the committee, and will hold a car wash on Jan. 24 from noon to 4 p.m. to help raise more funds. Find UMCOR online at http://gbgm-umc.org/umcor/.
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