As the rainy season starts for the already stricken people of Haiti, there is an even more urgent need for tents, food, water, and aid, therefore the United Nations has increased its Haiti humanitarian appeal to $1.4 billion.

One proactive online bingo site, Costa Bingo pledges to reach out and help the suffering people of the Carribean Island by donating 50p to Haiti relief for every new Facebook fan they acquire between now and the end of this month.

Richard Skelhorn, the CEO of Costa Bingo, recently stated "At times like this we all do as much as we can to help. I have personally pledged to give 50p to Haitian relief for every single new fan that joins the Costa Bingo Facebook fans page. The more fans we get - the more money Costa Bingo will donate. So, tell your friends to join the Costa Bingo Facebook fans site today."

If you would like to make a donation to Haiti, just go to the Costa Bingo Facebook fans site at www.facebook.com/costabingo and simply join the group. Costa Bingo will pledge 50p to Haiti for every new Facebook fan.

The catastrophic 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday,12 January 2010. By 24 January, at least 52 aftershocks measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded, making this devastating disaster one of the biggest earthquakes of the last few centuries.

Between 217,00and 230,000 people have been identified as dead, an estimated 300,000 injured, and an estimated 1,000,000 homeless. The death toll is expected to rise, and the Haitian people are still in dire need of urgent help even though the immense suffering and destruction is no longer the ‘lead article’ on the headline news. [

The biggest earthquake of last century struck Chile on May 22, 1960. Its magnitude, the highest ever recorded, was 9.5.

Just log on to http://www.facebook.com/costabingo before the end of February and you can give a helping hand to Haitian families in need with just one click of a button.