How do you feel about the latest to befall Haiti and is there anything more we can do besides donate money?

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I think all we can do is simply give money and wait and see sometimes. We of course can’t fly over there and help because we are working and have lives here. All one can do is donate and wait. There are so many less fortunate countries all over the place, it’s so difficult to help everyone and everything unless you are a rich philanthropist that dedicates your life to such a cause. The people with the most money, and the people with the most time on their hands to go out and help, are the ones that can do more than just donate.

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