With estimates that as many as three million people may be affected by the catastrophic earthquake which hit Haiti Tuesday, the American Red Cross is releasing an additional $9 million for earthquake relief, bringing its total commitment so far to $10 million to support relief efforts in Haiti.

Do your part. Make a donation to the American Red Cross International Response Fund at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS. In addition, you can text “Haiti” to 90999 on your cell phone to send a $10 donation to support Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

For more information please visit www.redcross.org/.

Patrick Kajirian graduated with honors from the University of Kent in Canterbury, England with a Bachelors Degree in Multimedia Technology and Design. As a freelance production artist, Patrick worked on a broad range of projects from designing interactive rich media websites for businesses to producing infomercials for cable television broadcasting.

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