Modern Darlings Daily Dish

George Clooney and Wyclef Jean made an appeal for aid through the Hope For Haiti Now telethon which is running on major networks and public television stations this evening.

It is said that an estimated 200,000 people have died and about two million Haitians were left homeless stemming from the 7.0 earthquake that shook the tiny island last week. 

It is also believed that 250,000 are in need of urgent aid, including food, water and shelter.

The telethon, which began to take form just days after the quake, features some of the brightest stars in Hollywood to raise money for charities working in the stricken country.

Celebrities such as Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts and Ringo Starr manned phone lines while other such as Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman and Nicole Kidman spoke.  Several musicians lent their voices in song including Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna and Stevie Wonder.

Journalist Anderson Cooper has been broadcasting live from Port au Prince talking to survivors.  One of the survivors he spoke with was Pierre Alexis, who runs the local Haitian orphanage, Maison des Enfants.  Pierre spoke of armed robbers coming to the orphanage to steal food, and hundreds of new orphans landing on his doorstep.

Musical performances from the benefit will be sold via iTunes.com/haiti, with all proceeds to be donated to Haitian relief efforts.

Clooney urged Americans to donate whatever they can, whether in person, by telephone, through text messaging or online.  Below are few ways you can donate.

1-877-99-HAITI (1-877-994-2484)

Text GIVE to 50555 and a $10 donation will be added to your cell bill

HopeForHaitiNow.org

Donations from tonight’s program will go to Oxfam Americam, Partners in Health, American Red Cross, UNICEF, Work Food Program, Clinton/ Bush Haiti fund, Yele Haiti

We must keep going, we must keep caring, we must continue to do what we can to bring relief to Haiti.