What if we donated ....?

[L'Etranger]

Dear friends,
I suggest we donate the sum we'd otherwise have spent for bonfire, crackers - or champagne respectively - to one or the other relief organisation in our countries to help the victims of the seaquake in India, Thailand, Indonesia and elsewhere.

I'll go ahead tomorrow first thing.
L'Etranger


PS This thread can later be moved to the "Activism" section, but here it is better noticed for the time being.
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[McTalbayne]

Thats a good idea. Last i checked the Toll was at 21,000. What a shame there wasnt a proper warning system in place.

[Rookie]

Now if only you'd have posted this suggestion before we'd already spent it on bonfires, crackers, and champagne it would have been even better. :lol: Ha. I jest, of course.

[Anonymous]

http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

[Jerico]

I found a more specific page...

http://www.redcross.org/article/0,10...2_3877,00.html

[L'Etranger]

Today I've posted the suggestion on the main page of our company intranet and I expect to reach up to two thousand people with the idea.

I'm just horrified by what news come trickling in from Asia (and East Africa, too).

[VonWeiner]

Good idea. And thanks for the links guys...

[PsychicWarVeteran]

Excellent idea, L'Etranger! We're all in this together, afterall. And every little bit helps.

[Pellaz]

Considering this will probably be the biggest natural disaster of modern times, donating is a great idea. I'll have to wait until after next payday, but I'll contribute at least $50, maybe $100 if I can swing it.

[xidrep]

Looks like it could have killed 100,000 people. Good suggestion, LEtranger and others. I was always staggered by the story of Krakatoa - I never expected to see an event like it in my lifetime! Let's dig deep, everyone! A friend of mine flew out to Sri Lanka on Christmas Day; still waiting to hear about him (should be OK, he wasn't on the coast) but I've got BBC News 24 on continuously. It's staggering. A lesson in how implacable natural forces remain to puny humanity! :(

[seda]

You're absolutely right my friends. Here, Kızılay (Red Moon) also started a campaign for those poor people. Kızılay and Red Cross are working together and trying to reach them. We hear very very sad news, we should do whatever we can. Here's the link for the campaign in my country:

http://www.kizilay.org.tr/Duyurular/__tusinami__.asp

[Michael Moorcock]

We'll be contributing, of course, but I also thought I might have a rarity or two we could auction in aid of the victims. Wotcher fink, Berry ?
I have enquired about Arthur C. Clarke, by the way, fearing that he might have been hurt, but second hand sources assure me that he's ok.

[feuerfuchs]

As we give to various charities that can help with short term emergency relief, I find myself thinking of the victims' more distant future and their medical needs. Please consider donating to Mأ©decins Sans Frontiأ¨res (MSF) so that we can get healers into the areas where survivors are sure to suffer.

http://www.msf.org/donations/index.cfm

[feuerfuchs]

If my first idea isn't the direction you were thinking of going, you may be interested in Google's suggested ways of helping:

http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html

[Michael Moorcock]

Medecins Sans Frontieres Doctors Without Borders) is my own choice, being one of the most effective organisations equipped to deal with such disasters. They also publish very reliable reports and are a tremendous research resource if you're looking for unbiased accounts of the situations they deal with.