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[APO-L] Tsunami Donations Pouring, Many Avenues Available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kenneth Hunter)
Thu Dec 30 12:43:13 2004
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:42:57 -0500
Reply-To: Kenneth Hunter <kwhunter@gmail.com>
From: Kenneth Hunter <kwhunter@gmail.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Americans Providing Strong Tsunami Relief, Many Avenues Available to Contribute
The generosity and compassion of the American people to their fellow
Man around the world is on display again in the outpouring of support
for the millions devastated in the wake of the December 26th tsunami
that killed over 100,000 and destroyed much of the coastal regions in
several countries in the Southwest Pacific.
Along with the tens of millions of dollars allocated by the Federal
government, with potentially billions more on the way following the
convening of the next Congressional session, individual citizens and
businesses are also turning their attention toward the calamity with
important donations. In its first four days of operation, a special
link set-up by Amazon.com, enabling customers to donate directly to
the American Red Cross, raised approximately $3.5 million.
Additionally, several businesses are donating millions each in
financial and material support to provide relief supplies and fund the
massive airlift underway to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and other affected
countries.
Almost anyone reading this wants to help in ways more appropriate for
them, regardless of their means. Here are some avenues through which
your contributions can make it to those who need it in an effective,
time-sensitive manner.
American Red Cross, www.redcross.org (or through www.amazon.com)
Along with financial contributions for food, water, and other
essential supplies, your donations also help cover costs associated
with the transport of fellow Americans who assist with this esteemed
agency's Disaster Services. More than likely, thousands of Americans
will join other Red Cross volunteers around the world in the affected
area to provide relief-related services and assist with the arduous,
and in some cases, morbid tasks ahead.
WorldVision (www.worldvision.org)
This group was among the first to provide direct assistance to the
affected areas, due in part to their long-standing presence throughout
the Asian Pacific.
Samaritan's Purse (www.samaritanspurse.org)
The international relief organization of Rev. Franklin Graham has
established an effort to provide needed relief services, utilizing
their existing networks within the affected area and incorporating the
aid of others.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (www.jdc.org)
This is another long-standing, US-based international relief
organization providing direct financial assistance to tsunami-related
relief efforts.
Copyright 2004, Kenneth Hunter (kwhunter@gmail.com)
Writer's Note: Feel free to distribute this message to anyone.
--
Kenneth Hunter, Jr.
Manassas, Virginia, USA
kwhunter@gmail.com
"When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions
will not command a view of the whole ground."
--Thomas Jefferson
