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Seattle to the Rescue
How our region swung into action following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti—and what more can be done.
$13 million
Raised by international relief organization Mercy Corp.
9
Percent of Mercy Corp donations that came from Seattle-area residents and businesses.
$59.3 million
Raised by Federal Way–based charity World Vision.
100
Target number of donated laptops Seattle tech-based charity Interconnection hopes to receive and then ship to schools, hospitals, and NGOs in Haiti.
8
Suitable laptops donated to Interconnection so far.