Jake’s Good Life
The Life is good Kids Foundation, the charitable arm of the Life is good Co., has created an assortment of T-shirts featuring a graphic of the company’s iconic stick figure Jake carrying the Hatian Flag. The tag line on these limited edition T-shirts reads, “Optimism Has No Borders.” Life is good will donate 100 percent of the profits from the sale of these shirts to relief for Children in Haiti via the foundation.
The T-shirts will be available for purchase at Jake’s Good Life, 41 Village Way in Hudson, beginning Feb. 12. In addition, Jake’s Good Life Ltd. will donate 10 percent of all sales at each of the three Jake’s locations on Feb. 20 to the Haitian Kids fundraising effort.
For more information, call 330-653-5405 or e-mail info@jakesgoodlife.com.
Hudson Middle School, Vertical Runner
Hudson Middle School and Vertical Runner will serve as drop-off sites for the Soles4Souls Inc. project to collect 50,000 pairs of shoes for Haiti earthquake victims in 50 days.
Hudson Middle School, 77 N. Oviatt St., and Vertical Runner, 112 N. Main St., will collect gently worn footwear and/or donations to ship to people in need, whether they are victims of a natural disaster or subject to living in extreme poverty.
Drop off any gently worn shoes in the drop off boxes at Hudson Middle School or Vertical Runner from Feb. 8 through 19. These shoes will help support Project: Haiti.
People and companies interested in donating can visit the organization's Web site at www.giveshoes.org.
Hudson High School
French Club
The Hudson High School French Club is collecting money for Haitian earthquake relief.
The school district will designate the funds for the town of a student whose family lives 15 minutes from Port-au-Prince.
Checks, cash and money orders can be dropped off at the high school main office, 2500 Hudson-Aurora Road, to the attention of the French Club or mailed to Hudson High School, attention French Club, 2500 Hudson-Aurora Road, 44326.
Checks should be made out to the Hudson City School District with a note indicating it is for earthquake relief.
Vue Restaurant & Lounge
During February, at the Vue Restaurant and Lounge, 49 Village Way in Hudson, $2 of every dessert sold will benefit the Haiti relief effort through the American Red Cross.
For more information, visit www.vue-restaurant.com or call 330-650-1883.
American Red Cross
Make a financial donation directly to the Red Cross International Relief Fund at www.redcross.org or by calling 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767). Donors will have the option of making a contribution to the general Relief Fund or one specifically for Haiti.
Local residents can also make a donation online at www.summitcounty.redcross.org or www.portageoh.redcross.org, or in person at the Summit County Office, 501 West Market St., in Akron, 330-535-6131; or the Portage County Office, 705 Oakwood St., Suite 107, in Ravenna, 330-296-9991.
The Red Cross is also receiving money through a third party mobile fundraising effort in which mobile donors can text "Haiti" to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross.
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Are you organizing or taking part in a Haitian relief effort? E-mail information about your group and how others can help to epeterson@recordpub.com to be included in this listing.