'Virtual Haiti Relief' to Support 'Hope For Haiti Now'

The organizers of the Second Life® community outreach group, 'Virtual Haiti Relief' have unanimously decided that all funds they collect for Haitian relief shall be donated directly to 'Hope For Haiti Now'. 'Hope For Haiti Now' is the charitable organization spearheaded by admired actor, George Clooney in the hours following the devastating earthquake that hit the capital city of Port Au Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010. This organization has quickly and expertly appealed to a broad audience, raising awareness and money for respected charities providing direct aid to the traumatized Hatian people.

'Hope For Haiti Now', in partnership with MTV Networks, is a fundraising organization that has enlisted hundreds of headline names as 'diplomats of humanity'. On Friday, January 22nd, 'Hope For Haiti Now' produced a global telethon of performance artists, including Brad Pitt, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks and Will Smith who encouraged an audience of over 650 million to donate money to help the western hemisphere's poorest nation in a time of need. Broadcast networks, cable stations, radio stations and select sites online delivered the event, raising a record-breaking $57 million, 100% of which is being disbursed to selected charities. These charities, including Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Unicef, American Red Cross, Yele Haiti, The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Oxfam America are working directly with the Haitian people, focusing on their emergent and long term needs.

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By participating in 'Virtual Haiti Relief' in Second Life, you are not only donating desperately needed dollars towards the structural rebuilding and humanitarian missions in Haiti, you are standing with our online community during this historic time of 'togetherness'. By doing so, we are demonstrating that through this digital world in which we live, we can make a difference.

'Virtual Haiti Relief' fundraising events in Second Life® are being planned for February. For more information, visit VirtualHaiti.org.

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