US to aid Haiti

2 weeks since the destructive earthquake hit the Haiti, the Americans already donated over 500 Million dollars. Despite its struggle in the economy, America aims to give more to Haiti than to Tsunami incident last 2004.

But the Haiti fund-raising was unlikely to match the $2.8 billion given following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States or the $6.47 billion donated after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005. But out of the money donated so far for Haiti, $122 million has come from U.S. companies, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Business Civic Leadership Center. It is currently the third largest U.S. business disaster response, behind the $566 million raised for the tsunami and the $1.08 billion given after the hurricanes.

Edith Falk, chairwoman of the Giving USA Foundation, which promotes philanthropy, said it appeared that Americans were donating to a wider range of groups than during previous disasters and that text messaging could extend fund-raising by keeping mobile phone users aware of the disaster.