Haiti needs YOU!

Greetings Artistic beings,

You've been hearing and watching updates about the earthquake that took place in Haiti.

For those of you who may not know (which should be impossible because it's publicized everywhere) on Tuesday, January 12 around 5pm Haiti was hit with an earthquake at a magnitude of 7.0.

They compare the 7.0 earthquake to a nuclear bomb!

It's horrific to hear and see the images of people crying, scared, and confused in knowing why this situation happened to them, how will they overcome this, or knowing will they ever see their loved ones.

You guys don't know this, but I'm from Haitian descent both my parents were

born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (the capital).

So this incident is hitting home for me and my family members.

Some of you may not understand the pain because your not from Haiti or don't know someone in Haiti.

But, think about 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina and how that affected you, your loved ones, and your country/state. It's the same feeling in Haiti, but 10x worst because everything has collapsed.

At this point in time, people want to HELP and want to know how they can help.

Wyclef Jean's (he was in the Fugee's) organization named "Yele Haiti" is asking people to text 'Yele' to 501501 to donate $5( you'll be charged $5 on your phone bill), which would go towards assisting those in Haiti.

So TEXT, TEXT,TEXT, TEXT, TEXT, TEXT, and did I say TEXT!!!!

I'm looking into ways Wings of Art can contribute to the relief effort of Haiti. If you have any creative ideas...feel free to leave a comment or send an e-mail to wingsofart@yahoo.com.

Wings of Art is all about the ARTS, but we can be CREATIVE in GIVING BACK/HELPING!