To Date: Over $5.5 Million in relief for Haiti through eBay & PayPal

January 25th, 2010 admin

Every time I think I’ve seen it all, the power of the individual, coming together with their fellow man/woman, comes face-to-face with my expectations and blows them out of the water. I received a very brief but powerful email overnight that contained two statistics I wanted to share with all of you. eBay A reminder that you can buy, sell and/or donate items via …


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