So lots of people want to help, and lots of charities out there will take advantage of that and get your money. How much of it actually goes to Haiti? Well if you - or more likely your parents - want some assistance weeding out real charities from fakers, this site will help you out.
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.c ... &cpid=1004
It also has good advice in general for how to responsibly donate to charities.

