I was watching the news this morning and unlike every other morning over the past two weeks or so, there was no leading Haiti news- in fact, the Haiti Crisis was not mentioned until over an hour into the broadcast. I immediately thought that the public interest and support for this catastrophe is already beginning to fade.

This is very similar to when Katrina hit New Orleans. Immediately after the disaster, people were up in arms and galvanized to help. They promised to be there for the long haul and support New Orleans until it was fully restored. However, once the breaking news headlines vanished so did the urgency to help and rebuild. Now, going on 5 years later, New Orleans is still not the same and there are people (believe it or not) still living in FEMA trailers. That was a crisis that occurred right here in America- so can you imagine how detached people will feel in a few weeks over Haiti? Hell, there is still a vacant lot at ground zero almost 9 years after 9/11.

Haiti has estimated that it will take about 10 years and billions (that's with a "b") of dollars to rebuild there collapsed city. Not to mention Haiti has a history of fund missuses and corruption which will inevitably slow its progress. You add that to the feigning global support and Haiti could be in real trouble.

So, with that being said, I would like those of you who care about this situation to remember that Haiti will need your love and support weeks, months and years to come. If you cannot support or donate right now, they will still need your donations,money, resources and even time as far as five to ten years in the future. Long after the Haiti earthquake is completely off the headline news scroll that country will need our support. Let's all remember that as 2010 progresses.