Chile was better equipped to handle an earthquake than Haiti. Even so, the American Red Cross and Salvation Army are still urging people to donate to help the South American Nation. Captain Terry Smith from the Salvation Army in Iowa City says people can donate by going to www.salvationarmy.org. ^[1] Jennifer Pickar with Red Cross in Iowa City says they take donations for their international disaster response fund at www.redcross.org ^[2]. The earthquake in Chile had a magnitude of 8.8. The death toll is near 1,000.