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LaMattina: Help fill a ship of
bottled water at East Boston shipyard
City Councilor Sal LaMattina
issues letter urging help for Haiti:
Dear Friends:
We’ve all been moved by the news and images coming from Haiti this
week. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of that nation,
as well as their friends and relatives who are here in the United
States. Greater Boston has, in fact, one of the largest Haitian
communities in the country.
There are a number of ways that each of us can take action to help
our neighbors to the south. First, cases of bottled water will be
accepted 24 hours a day from Jan. 18-23 at the Boston Harbor
Shipyard Marina at the end of Marginal Street in East Boston. The
water will be loaded onto a ship bound for Haiti that will set out
on Jan. 24.
Beyond sending clean drinking water, donating to organizations that
are doing important work on the ground in Haiti is critical. You can
quickly donate a small amount that will be added to your cell phone
bill by sending a short text message to 90999. Texting “HAITI” to
the number sends $10 to the American Red Cross, while texting “DOB”
sends $5 to Doctors Without Borders.
To make a more substantial donation, go to any of the
web sites here.
I’m proud of the response to this disaster that I’ve seen from the
American people and the US government, and I want to thank you for
all you’ve done personally.
Sincerely,
Salvatore LaMattina
District 1 City Councilor
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