Haiti

After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, Naomi Osaka is stepping up. The tennis star pledged to donate any prize money she earns from this week’s Western & Southern Open tennis tournament to support relief efforts in Haiti. Osaka’s father, Leonard Francois, is from Haiti and she shared on Twitter. Really hurts to see all the devastation […]

After the massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday, more than 1,200 people are confirmed to be dead. As of last night, the official toll stands at 1,297 dead and 5,700 injured, with the earthquake damaging every kind of building, including schools, hospitals, churches, and prisons, and thousands of homes destroyed. Unfortunately, Haiti […]

Yesterday morning, a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the epicenter of the earthquake was 12 kilometers, or 7.5 miles, northeast of Saint-Louis-du-Sud and 10 kilometers deep, and only five miles from the town of Petit-Trou-de-Nippes in the western part of the country. Heavy damage was reported in […]

Local donations collected for children at an orphanage in Haiti.

Quentin Gause is raising money to take a group of youth from the Rochester area on a mission trip to Haiti. He has two fundraisers coming up where you can help his mission by donating through dancing or eating.