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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 US Department of Justice formally joins Floyd Landis’ whistleblower lawsuit against Armstrong and former team Armstrong sells home but says he’ll remain in Austin Armstrong said to be facing investigation from Spanish authorities Armstrong scandal impacts on Verbruggen: ‘The amount of negative publicity has demolished his reputation’ Armstrong draws parallels with Clinton situation, feels he’ll be forgiven Number of lawsuits against Armstrong increases to five US Dept of Justice officially confirms action against Armstrong and others, USADA applauds move