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Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Armstrong donates 250k to Haiti quake victims by Agence France-Presse at 10:09 PM EST   comments Categories: Pro Cycling, General   Cycling superstar Lance Armstrong pledged 250,000 US dollars for victims of the Haiti earthquake on Thursday and urged the public to come forward with further donations. Armstrong, visiting Australia for next week's Tour Down Under, said the 7.0 magnitude earthquake, which left more than 100,000 feared dead, was "devastating" for the impoverished Caribbean country. "Over the years with political turmoil, poverty and now the earthquake it's devastating," he told reporters."On behalf of Livestrong (Armstrong's cancer charity) we'll be donating 250,000 dollars to several organisations that are doing a lot of work down there, one of which is the Clinton Foundation." The foundation was set up by former US president Bill Clinton, focusing on worldwide issues that demand urgent action. "This is really when the global community has to step up and recognise that we're very fortunate and sometimes we have to reach out," Armstrong said. The 38-year-old cancer survivor came back from retirement at the 2009 Tour Down Under and will seek his eighth Tour de France title later this year.       comments Follow @Pro_Cycling Tweet Subscribe via RSS or daily email Contact the editor about this article Related Articles Weisel and Verbruggen deny Armstrong’s accusations against them As clock ticks in relation to Qui Tam case, Armstrong implicates Weisel over team doping Travis Tygart: “The door is closed” to Lance Armstrong after 18-months of non-cooperation Armstrong meets Bassons in Paris to apologise, but Andreu insists nothing has changed with him Lance Armstrong settles out of court with Acceptance Insurance in civil fraud suit Armstrong/US Postal fraud case looks likely to go ahead, with judge to issue ruling on matter within thirty days Hein Verbruggen: “Since when does one believe Lance Armstrong?”