Garcon and other athletes of Haitian descent were devastated by the powerful earthquake that struck the capital of Port-au-Prince on Tuesday and is feared to have killed thousands _ perhaps more than 100,000.

Singer Wyclef Jean, a Haiti native, is asking for donations to his Yele Haiti Foundation via his Twitter site. Jane Cocking, humanitarian director of Oxfam America, an international relief organization, said the group also is ready to respond and is accepting donations.