Add It Up: Atlanta steps up to help Haiti earthquake victims
But where’s the state?
Estimated minimum number of people killed after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12: 50,000
Number of miles separating Atlanta and Haiti’s capital city of Port-au-Prince: 1,287
Estimated amount of cash Atlanta-based relief organization CARE will spend in Haiti on recovery operations in 10 days:__ $700,000
Approximate value of medical supplies and equipment donated by Atlanta-based MAP International: $2.8 million
Number of UPS employees, in addition to $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions, dispatched to Haiti by the Atlanta-based shipping company: 20
Amount of cash raised via a text message contribution program launched in part by Atlanta-based AT&T Mobility: $5.2 million
Number of search-and-rescue personnel (including search canines) dispatched by the state of Florida: 146
Approximate number of search-and-rescue personnel dispatched by Orange County, Calif.: 80
Number of search and rescue personnel dispatched by the state of Georgia, as of press time: 0
Sources: AJC, Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, ‘’Office of Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, UPS
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