An estimated 3 million people are struggling with the aftermath of the earthquake. Haitian government officials are estimating death tolls in the thousands, and thousands more are living in the streets.

At this stage of the emergency response, the greatest priority for Sikhcess is providing orphaned children with food, shelter, and other supplies. Hundreds of thousands of children are now orphans seeking support and love. They need our help.

Specifically, Sikhcess is working with a orphanage called Foyer de Sion, near downtown Port-au-Prince. Currently, the orphanage provides for over 220 children.

Prior to the earthquake, Foyer de Sion had been constructing a new facility to provide shelter, education, and love to more children; however, their work has now taken a feverish pace. They recognize that each one of these children deserves a chance at a better life.

Sikhcess is determined to raise over $10,000 of money to support the construction of the new facility. We hope to raise an additional $10,000 of money to provide food and basic requirements for the children of the orphanage.

100 percent of money raised will go directly to supporting the children.

Today, just by donating online, you can change a child’s life forever. Your contribution will ensure that these children will receive the nourishment, shelter, and basic-needs-items they so desperately need.

To find out more about our relief efforts, click here.

Well, sometimes it’s easier said than done. Most of us want to give back, donate, find time to visit our local shelter and help out. But we’re all busy these days. We have full time jobs. Some of us have two jobs. And then some of us juggle jobs along with an ongoing education. Or maybe you’re in school full time, planning your stamp on the world. Then again, this past year in the job market has been brutal. Many are occupied trying to find a job in which community service is the last thing on our minds.

So I have to ask: who has time to give back?

Well, here’s an eye opener: everyone in this organization is making time. I’ve described all of us in the previous paragraph. We’re all occupied with other responsibilities, not to mention those with family obligations. We make time after work or maybe a few minutes online. It’s not easy to cancel plans on a weekend after a long week, instead making the trip to hand out food. It’s not easy to step outside our own safe worlds and into someone else’s, helping a stranger, giving up your time.

Then again, sometimes it is. To be in a position to give back, is a position of privilege. I consider myself fortunate to have stability in my life. I’m also supported by generous friends and family. This helps to keep me going but many out there are alone, don’t have support or friends but long, empty days and nights with little promise. A few moments of our time can mean another day for someone else.

Yes, I think we do have time to give back.

If you’re interested, you can learn more about us here. If you’d like to help out, please let us know!

Do you hear that overwhelming cheer?  Yes, that’s the sound of gratitude.  That’s the chorus of thanks from people in your communities that are applauding you for electing Sikhcess to win the $25,000 that will be used to support them!

Over 500,000 non-profits participated in the first round of Chase’s innovate way to promote corporate philanthropy.  Thanks to your tremendous support and enthusiasm, Sikhcess now ranks amongst the top 100 non-profit organizations in Chase’s Community Giving initiative!  We all are celebrating Sikhcess in having made it this far, and now we need your help to show the world the difference we can make!

What’s next? Round two of course.  Sikhcess once again needs your support – and best of all – it’s your chance to ‘give back’ at no cost to you at all.  In the second round, Sikhcess, and 99 other non-profits selected in the first round of voting each submit an idea of what they would do with $1 million.  Here’s where you can help: simply vote for Sikhcess!  If you like our idea, be sure to share it with as many people you can, and ask them to support the organization and cause you believe in by voting too!

This is a really big deal…but how big? One million dollars big!  The advisory board in place to support this initiative is made of a list of celebrity philanthropists: including former NBA star and Hall of Famer David Robinson; Entrepreneur and Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria-Parker, and; Nancy Lublin founder of Dress for Success and DoSomething.org, an organization supporting the generation of ‘doers’ – young people, the demographic most demonstrated on Facebook, who take actions for social change.

WE NEED YOU! Sikhcess is about and bringing communities together through service.  That is why we are asking for YOUR IDEAS.  Help Sikhcess show the world and Chase’s advisory board the difference we can make.

If you had $1,000,000 to make a difference, what would you do with it?

Share your ideas with us below.  We want your input in helping us create the very best answers.  Along with your ideas, Sikhcess is traveling the streets of cities all over the world, asking the same question to people we serve – “If you had $1 million to make a difference, what would you do?”

We believe that YOU have the best answers. Sikhcess believes in empowering the people around us to create tremendous amounts of good.  Our goal is to include everyone – people from all ages, cultures, and backgrounds who share the common desire to help make a difference.  We believe you have the very best answers – and we want to hear them!

Voting begins January 15^th and we have much to accomplish by then. This is the perfect opportunity for you to get involved and be the change in your community.

Thanks, once again for voting us amongst the top 100 charities across the United States!

Share your ideas by leaving a comment, and help us show the world, together, what a difference we can make.

Written by Amrita Kaur.