Dear Friends,
We would like to extend this important call to action for our larger community to remember and stand in solidarity with our global neighbors in Haiti. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the country, devastating the capital and largest city, Port-au-Prince. A study by the Inter-American Development Bank as reported by the New York Times, estimated that the total cost of the disaster was between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000. Another 1.5 million Haitians were displaced from their homes. Six months after the earthquake, a mere 28,000 had moved into new homes. At the end of October, announcements came of the countries’ cholera outbreak where now almost 100,000 people have been infected and over 2,100 have died.
We would like to extend this important call to action for our larger community to remember and stand in solidarity with our global neighbors in Haiti. On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the country, devastating the capital and largest city, Port-au-Prince. A study by the Inter-American Development Bank as reported by the New York Times, estimated that the total cost of the disaster was between $7.2 billion to $13.2 billion, based on a death toll from 200,000 to 250,000. Another 1.5 million Haitians were displaced from their homes. Six months after the earthquake, a mere 28,000 had moved into new homes. At the end of October, announcements came of the countries’ cholera outbreak where now almost 100,000 people have been infected and over 2,100 have died.
We at Off the Mat, Into the World believe in the power of the yoga community to come together to make a difference. Therefore, we are again organizing the yoga community around Yogis for Haiti Day. Last year, with over 40 studios participating from around the world, we raised over $18,000 for Partners in Health in one day! We demonstrated our ability to come together as community, rally for a real-time, dire cause and make a significant financial impact.
This year, we are leading Yogis for Haiti Day on the anniversary, January 12, 2011 to commemorate and send a strong message to the Haitian community that we have not and will not forget them. We’re inviting the entire yoga community to practice for Haiti and support relief efforts. We’re asking partner studios to donate a % of that day’s revenue (suggested is 25-50%) to Haitian relief efforts. No amount is too small- what is important is our aggregate intention and efforts in support of this real time and essential cause.
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