Haiti Relief Efforts

The UMass Amherst community is helping contribute to earthquake relief efforts. The Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life and the International Programs Office are working together with other campus organizations to plan events and provide opportunities to donate.

Events

  • Earthquake in Haiti: What Can I Do?
    Haitian Disaster in Context: A Discussion of Haiti’s Past and Present
    Wednesday, January 27 • 4 pm
    Campus Center Room: 174-176

    Sponsored by W.E.B. DuBois Department of Afro-American Studies

  • Earthfoods Haiti Fundraiser
    Thursday, January 28 • 7 pm-12 am
    Commonwealth Room (Student Union)

  • Talk: "A Voice From Haiti" with Peter Kapiloff
    Friday, January 29 • 4-5 pm
    Memorial Hall

  • Stand With Haiti: A Benefit Concert for Partners in Health
    Sponsored by the Fine Arts Center
    Thursday, February 11 • 7 pm
    Fine Arts Center Concert Hall

    All proceeds from the concert will go directly to Partners in Health.

  • Campus-wide Wear Blue/Red Day to Show Support for Haiti
    Friday, February 12

Make a Donation

  • January 25-29
    Monetary donations will be collected by Registered Student Organizations on the Campus Center Concourse.

  • February 1-5
    Monetary donations will be collected in all the Dining Halls.

  • Purchase a "UMass Supports Haiti" bracelet for $2 at the following locations:

    • Campus Center Concourse (Jan 25-Jan 29)
    • Dining Halls (Feb 1- Feb 5)
    • Residence Halls

    Proceeds from sale of bracelets will go to support Partners in Health.

  • Faculty and staff can make a donation through the University of Massachusetts Charitable Campaign (UMACC). To make a donation, email umacc@admin.umass.edu or print the pledge form.

For additional ways you can help, visit the Resource Guide for helping Haiti developed by the University Libraries.