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Haiti asks donors to help fund $2 billion earthquake rebuild plan
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti began a donor conference on Wednesday to raise some of the estimated $2 billion needed for reconstruction in its southern peninsula after an earthquake that killed thousands of people.The 7.2 magnitude quake that struck near the city of Les Cayes in August, leveling buildings and destroying roads near the area of…
Dear Blood Donors, You’ve Given Me the Gift of Life
I was sitting with my husband (then boyfriend), sharing my story of living with thalassemia major -- a blood disorder that causes my body to have less hemoglobin than normal. In my case, it requires monthly blood transfusions. He asked simply, "How can I help?" And I responded, "Help me repay the debt I owe…