HOPE FOR HAITI

Last week’s celeb-packed telethon “Canada For Haiti” has raised more than $13.5 million for the poor country Haiti in the capital of Port-au-Prince that was struck by an serious earthquake and after shocks on January 12th. George Stroumboulopoulos host of CBC's The Hour, Cheryl Hickey, host of ET Canada and Ben Mulroney host of E Talk Canada were some of the Canadian personalities who joined together to raise money for a Canada for Haiti Benefit show on Jan. 22, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. The special featured live and pre-recorded pleas for donations from stars including James Cameron, Celine Dion, Michael J. Fox, Rachel McAdams and Nelly Furtado. In addition, my sweetheart K'Naan performed his inspirational hit 'waving flag'. As K'naan says in his lyrics the Haitian people are literally

'struggling, fighting to eat and
We wondering when we’ll be free
So we patiently wait, for that fateful day
It’s not far away, so for now we say
When I get older, I will be stronger
They’ll call me freedom, just like a Waving Flag
And then it goes back, and then it goes back'
Check out K'naan's emotional performance here> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDiH0qvWB7c

So come on people, help people in need and make a difference in the world. We can do better. Don't wait until disaster happens again to help! Instead of buying coffee everyday, use your change to donate to the people of Haiti who have no light, food, homes and many with no families. Today 90 Haitian orphans arrived in Ottawa to be adopted by Canadian families. More Haitian Orphans are set to arrive in Canada to be adopted.

You can donate to several charities such as, Canadian Red Cross Society, Free the Children, and World Vision Canada. Canadians can continue to donate online at CanadaForHaiti.com, by phone at 1-877-51-HAITI or by texting AID to 45678 (carrier charges may apply) until Feb. 12.