The first time we featured the First Alert SRC500 Storm Light on BuyersHQ.com was back in January, right after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake.  In an effort to do our part to help, Buyers HQ donated a portion of each sale that day to the Red Cross’ relief efforts.  In the grand scheme of things, our donation was small, but we did our best.  Thanks to everyone who purchased a storm light/radio in January, and if you missed your chance, today’s your lucky day!

So, two months later, how is Haiti doing now?  Well, they’re still in very rough shape, as you can imagine.  The island nation is in a holding pattern as it awaits a March 31 international donors’ conference in New York with the hope of kick-starting the reconstruction effort.  According to a draft summary of the Haitian government’s damage and needs assessment released last week, Haiti will need $11.5 billion to build anew.

Today, about 1.2 million Haitians have temporarily resettled in some 460 tent-city encampments in the Port-au-Prince area. About 40 percent still do not have tents or tarpaulins.  Haiti’s rainy season begins in April.  To get involved with Haitian relief efforts, we recommend you visit http://www.RedCross.org.