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Clinton, Bush Haiti-bound: $31 m so far
Posted March 18, 2010 9:25 AM
by Mark Silva
Remember Haiti?
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are working to ensure that the world doesn't forget the suffering that remains from a catastrophic earthquake.
The two plan to travel to Haiti on Monday, according to the Clinton Foundation. They will meet with citizens, government leaders and agencies providing assistance to the survivors of the January earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
President Barack Obama recruited his two predecessors to spearhead private fundraising for the long-term recovery of the island nation.
They created the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which has reported raising more than $31 million so far from over 200,000 contriubtors -- Obama recently announced he is donating $200,000 of his own proceeds from the Nobel Prize for Peace which he won last year, all $1.4 million of that prize money destined for a variety of charities.
The fund is attempting to help "improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and "build back better,'' the Clinton Foundation says.
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More at:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2010/03/clinton_bush_haitibound_31_m_s.html
Posted March 18, 2010 9:25 AM
by Mark Silva
Remember Haiti?
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush are working to ensure that the world doesn't forget the suffering that remains from a catastrophic earthquake.
The two plan to travel to Haiti on Monday, according to the Clinton Foundation. They will meet with citizens, government leaders and agencies providing assistance to the survivors of the January earthquake that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.
President Barack Obama recruited his two predecessors to spearhead private fundraising for the long-term recovery of the island nation.
They created the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, which has reported raising more than $31 million so far from over 200,000 contriubtors -- Obama recently announced he is donating $200,000 of his own proceeds from the Nobel Prize for Peace which he won last year, all $1.4 million of that prize money destined for a variety of charities.
The fund is attempting to help "improve the quality of life over the long term for those affected, and assist the people of Haiti as they rebuild their lives and "build back better,'' the Clinton Foundation says.
/.../
More at:
http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2010/03/clinton_bush_haitibound_31_m_s.html