BMC’s Public Sector Forum Attendees “Get Scanned for Haiti”

IT Prophets Donates to Haiti Relief Efforts Provided by CARE

Washington, DC.  January 4, 2010.  Attendee’s at BMC Software’s Fed Forum 2010 played an instrumental role in enabling IT Prophets to make a donation of $250 to support the earthquake disaster relief efforts in Haiti. Based upon participants stopping by the IT Prophets booth and getting their badge scanned, IT Prophets would make a donation for each block of attendee’s participating and the $250 tier was attained.

The donation will be delivered by CARE.  CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty in 72 countries. CARE is continuing to distribute aid to survivors of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday, January 12.

The quake's epicenter was just 10 miles south of the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, leaving it in ruins. Most of the buildings have collapsed, including hospitals, homes and schools. Approximately 3 million people have been affected by the most powerful quake ever recorded in the country – the poorest in the Western Hemisphere. The Haitian government estimates the toll at 112,500 deaths and 196,500 injuries and more than 1,000,000 left homeless.

Managing Partner of IT Prophets, Jean Landmesser, sums up the initiative “As a small business we are thankful for the opportunity to be able to assist the CARE team in rendering assistance during this catastrophe. CARE is a proven world class organization and as IT Prophets has worked with CARE over the years we know they will deliver aid as effectively as possible.”

To make a donation or to read more about the tremendous effort being delivered by CARE in Haiti please visit the CARE web site http://www.care.org  CARE is based in Atlanta, GA. 

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