CTO Seeking Relief Fund Donations to Aid Haiti

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) is seeking donations for its CTO Relief Fund to provide monetary assistance to the people of Haiti following Tuesday’s earthquake.

Haiti is a member of the CTO, whose Relief Fund provides support for member countries impacted by natural disasters. The CTO is enlisting the help of governments across the region along with supporters from around the world, to mobilize and encourage assistance for the government and people of Haiti. The CTO is using all of its offices to facilitate the process.

“The situation is dire and the time to help is now,” said Hugh Riley, secretary general of the CTO. “In other times of need, the Caribbean as a region has generously come together to provide assistance to those devastated by natural disasters, and we are confident that this will be the case once again.” Monetary donations can be made via the CTO’s tourism industry website, www.onecaribbean.org, or checks may be written to the Caribbean Tourism Organization Relief Fund and sent to the CTO's New York office at 80 Broad St,, Suite 3200, New York, NY 10004.

According to Red Cross reports, as many as 3 million people (one-third of the country’s population) have been affected by the earthquake, which collapsed government buildings and caused tremendous damage to hospitals, housing communities, banks and schools. Along with mounting causalities, debris and collapsed bridges are making access to effected areas extremely difficult and telephone CTO Seeking Relief Fund Donations to Aid Haiti.