Blanket America to broaden its Goal of One Million Helped to Include Haiti Earthquake Victims

Blanket America to broaden its Goal of One Million Helped to Include Haiti Earthquake Victims Blanket America is helping America s poor while also helping Haiti through the sale of its Patchwork Heritage quilt. For every quilt, pillow and sham sold, a like... More

Blanket America to broaden its Goal of One Million Helped to Include Haiti Earthquake Victims Blanket America is helping America s poor while also helping Haiti through the sale of its Patchwork Heritage quilt. For every quilt, pillow and sham sold, a like item is donated. Blanket America is set to distribute 1 million blankets throughout the United States, while also distributing 80,000 sheets in Haiti. Blanket America, a new non-profit organization created to help Americans in need, is broadening its reach to include victims of the Haiti earthquake. This January 12, 2010 tragedy struck the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It is estimated that 230,000 men, women and children were killed and over a million left homeless after the 7. 0 magnitude earthquake struck. Those numbers just keep rising. There are still bottlenecks preventing supplies from reaching those in need, though it is slowly improving. The most basic essentials are needed the most, including medicine, m Less