Blazers Accepting Donations for Haiti Relief at Tonight's Game

At tonight's Blazer game, you can help contribute to the Haiti relief efforts by donating to Mercy Corps. Here's the Blazers release on the donation process:

TRAIL BLAZERS, MERCY CORPS TO HOST COLLECTION FOR HAITI EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE TONIGHT

Fans can donate cash or checks during ingress of Trail Blazers vs. Magic

WHO : Portland Trail Blazers and Mercy Corps

WHAT : The Trail Blazers are partnering with Mercy Corps to respond to the urgent need for disaster relief following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti near Port-au-Prince this week, leveling much of the city including at least one hospital. Mercy Corps is deploying an emergency response team to help survivors.

Fans can donate cash or make checks payable to the Mercy Corps to help with this effort. The Trail Blazers will match all donations made, up to $10,000. Volunteers will collect donations during ingress. For more information, please visit www.trailblazers.com or mercycorps.org/haiti.

WHEN : Tonight, Friday, January 15
During ingress of Portland's matchup with Orlando (doors open at 6 p.m.)

WHERE : All Rose Garden main entries

Also, if you're unable to go to the game and need an easy way to donate, the Red Cross has set-up a text-to-donate option. Just text HAITI to 90999 and it will automatically deduct an authorized $10 dollars from your cell phone account. More information can be found at the Red Cross Blog .