2010-01-28 09:42:04 -
Members of rock bands CREED, GODSMACK and RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE have j= oined forces to raise cash to pack a plane full of supplies and medics an= d send it to Haiti.
The plane took off from an airport in
Long Beach, California on Wednesd= ay (27Jan10) and was on its way to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, as WE= NN went to press.
Also involved in the mercy mission, which raised $1 million (=C2=A3625,= 000), were members of New Kids on the Block and rapper Eve.
Creed frontman Scott Stapp is already on the ground in Haiti and will h= elp unload supplies when the plane lands and make sure food, water and me= dical equipment get to the right aid agencies.
A statement from Godsmack star Sully Erna reads, "Since I can't be ther= e to help in person, I want to make my contribution as a fellow human bei= ng to give what I can while I'm in the fortunate situation that I am to h= elp those that are so unfortunate in this time of tragedy."