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Social Media: How 50 can equal 5,000,000

by / Thursday, 03 February 2011 / Published in Education, Featured, General, Get Involved, Jim's Corner

I will be 50 years old in July.  In technology years this makes me roughly 5,000,000 years old.  Ancient.  Pre-historic, actually.  To hear my tech-savvy friends and colleagues speak, by the time I turn 55 they fully expect that I will have re-grown a tail and that I will be living in a boggy with other 50-ish Neanderthals who do not use social media tools.  While it’s true that I have more hair growing on my ears than on the top of my head, I have decided that I do not want to become a modern-day Troglodyte.  I will…(heaven helps us all)…..join Facebook!

Wait, it gets better.  After joining Facebook, and shaving my knuckles, I am also promising to blog more, to Twitter a bit and text like a teenager.  And why, I am sure you are asking yourself, am I finally deciding to join the modern world?  Simple…I want to help Haitians.

In the immediate aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, I establish Haiti Recovery and Development Company with the sole purpose of helping the Haitian people.  As the months have passed, I have been joined by a growing number of like minded people whose hearts and minds are dedicated to improving the lives of everyday Haitians.  Our numbers are growing, and it’s time, much to my chagrin, that I begin to use technology.  (…The thud you just heard was my wife passing out.  Oh, I wish my Facebook account was already up!)

So there you have it.  Grandpa Jim is joining the modern world.  Tell your friends, so they can tell their friends.  Post it, Tweet it, blog it, text it — just get the words out.  And BTW (!), make sure everyone you know goes by our blog page at http://www.thehaitianrenaissance.com as often as possible.  There’s lots going on and we’d love to have you join in the conversation. Perhaps together we can turn 50 into 5,000,000 – or maybe 9,000,000 – as in Haitians who are better off tomorrow than they are today. 🙂

2 Responses to “Social Media: How 50 can equal 5,000,000”

  1. Steve Dilling says :

    Hi,
    What good reading this was ,I do hope more people have reached out with skills and wealth to help this country get back into shape , and help them in any way they can.Please join in with what you can to help this cause .
    As always ,
    SD

    • Hello Steve,

      Thank you for your kind words about the blog site and for asking people to “join in.”

      Without question, Haitians are in dire straights at the moment and their country’s future hangs in the balance. That being said, I believe a new and better Haiti can emerge from the rubble. It won’t be easy, and any involvement in Haiti will not be for the faint of heart. It will, however, be satisfying for all who heed the call.

      Thanks for joining the team….

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