Who are the OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS that wrote “A Helping Hand for Haiti”?”
Op-Ed Contributors A Helping Hand for Haiti By BILL CLINTON and GEORGE W. BUSH Published: January 16, 2010 This weekend, President Obama asked us to spearhead private-sector fund-raising efforts in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that ravaged Haiti. We are pleased to answer his call. Throughout both our careers in public service, we have witnessed firsthand the amazing generosity of the American people in the face of calamity. From the Oklahoma City bombings to 9/11, from the tsunami in South Asia to Hurricane Katrina, Americans have rallied to confront disaster — natural or man-made, domestic or abroad — with the determination, compassion and unity that have defined our nation since its founding. After the tsunami, Americans gave more than $1 billion to help the people of South Asia. The recent earthquake in Haiti is estimated to have had an impact on nearly three million people — 30 percent of Haiti’s population. We know the American people will respond again. Just as a
OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS A Helping Hand for Haiti By BILL CLINTON and GEORGE W. BUSH Published: January 16, 2010 This weekend, President Obama asked us to spearhead private-sector fund-raising efforts in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that ravaged Haiti. We are pleased to answer his call. Throughout both our careers in public service, we have witnessed firsthand the amazing generosity of the American people in the face of calamity.
