Earlier this year, International Paper activated the Employee Relief Fund (ERF) and made a donation of employee, retiree and company contributions totaling more than $350,000 to the American Red Cross. According to a recent update from the Red Cross, signs of aid can be seen throughout Haiti. Three months after the devastating earthquake there is no question the needs remain great. Earthquake survivors will no doubt face additional threats with the arrival of the rainy season this month and, later this summer, hurricane season.

The Red Cross has made significant progress in the past 90 days reaching nearly 1.1 million people — 90 percent of the 1.3 million homeless — with emergency shelter supplies. Red Cross workers are providing 1.8 million liters of clean water each day and as of April 5, efforts are on track to provide emergency shelter supplies to the remaining families in need by May 1.

As many medical organizations wind down their operations in Haiti, local hospitals and clinics increasingly rely on the Red Cross for support. Each day, teams of doctors and nurses from Red Cross societies around the world treat up to 2,000 patients. To date, more than 86,000 people have been treated by the Red Cross.

International Paper is making a significant impact through the ERF. Click here to view a full report from the Red Cross.