AID is being promised from the county to help victims of the earthquake that hit the Caribbean country of Haiti.

Notts County Football Club has pledged 5,000 bottles of water to the charity Save the Children, in response to the natural disaster which happened last week.

 

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Caribbean country, affecting an estimated three million people.

 

The International Organization of Migration has estimated that 200,000 families, comprising up to one million people, need immediate shelter and non-food assistance.

 

Lifeline coordinator at the football club Lynn Lawson said the decision to make a contribution was made after seeing the heartrending images coming from Port-au-Prince.

 

She said:” There are thousands and thousands of people in dire need of shelter, food and water.”

 

“Following the worldwide appeal, we felt the need to do our part and we decided to make this donation.”

 

“Usually the funds raised by our members go to the club, but in these circumstances we felt the need to help those in need in Haiti.”

 

Meanwhile, the wives of the GMB Panthers players will be asking the fans at this weekend’s big game against arch-rivals Sheffield to dig deep for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

 

Heather St Pierre, wife of netminder Kevin St Pierre is mobilising the wives to stage a collection as fans arrive at Saturday’s big game.

 

She said: “The pictures are so distressing and the people there have so little in the first place and they need every bit of help we can sort out. “

 

“The money raised on Saturday to the Red Cross who are helping to co-ordinate the relief effort.”

 

Web and phone donations to the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal added £10m to the £2m already raised.

 

The British Red Cross is appealing for volunteer collectors across the county to help raise money.

 

Tesco gave the Red Cross permission to hold a charity collection in each of their stores through to January 24.

 

To make a donation to the DEC Haiti appeal visit www.dec.org.uk or call 0370 60 60 900, donate over the counter at any post office or high street bank, or send a cheque made payable to ‘DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal’ to ‘PO Box 999, London, EC3A 3AA