Can you make a mean red velvet cake? Or have you perfected your downward facing dog? Do you even know what that means?

If baking or yoga isn’t your thing, no worries. Whatever your hobby or talent, you can use your skills to support the ongoing reliefs effort in Haiti. Concerned citizens are getting creative to find ways they can help, from holding auctions to giving haircuts to hosting bake sales, and donating the financial proceeds to aid organizations.

USA Today reports on a few ways individuals across the country  have done what they do best and made it work for Haiti:

Beverly Grubbs of  Terre Haute, Indiana  helped arrange an auction and potato-bar lunch at Indiana State University’s Cunningham Memorial Library, raising more than $1,200.

Terra Sky Center for Wellness in Summit, New Jersey is offering free yoga and fitness classes in exchange for donations of $25.

Patti Christopherson of  Sedalia, Missouri enlisted volunteers to make delicious lasagna and garlic bread  for delivery  to local businesses at a suggested $5 donation.

The Men’s Club barbershop in Wilmington, Delaware will donate the $23 each customer paid for haircuts last week.

And remember, it’s not about how much you raise but the effort put into it. Major Hood, The Salvation Army National Headquarters’ National Community Relations Secretary, affirmed in the USA Today article that every little bit helps, describing small donations as our “bread and butter.”

So, the question is, what ordinary skill or task can you use to help make an extraordinary difference?

If you need a little more time to brainstorm, or have already raised proceeds for Haiti relief, consider donating to The Salvation Army, which has had a presence in the island nation since 1960 and is actively working with the community to support relief and reconstruction. You can make contributions by:

• Visiting www.salvationarmyusa.org and via PayPal
• Calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY
• Texting the word HAITI to 52000 and confirming with the word, “yes.”
• Sending a check or money order to:

The Salvation Army World Service Office
International Disaster Relief Fund
PO Box 630728
Baltimore, MD 21263-0728
*Please note that your donation is for Haiti Earthquake relief*