[24556] in APO-L
Re: [APO-L] Tsunami Donations Pouring, Many Avenues Available
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rebecca Quodomine)
Thu Dec 30 13:00:46 2004
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:00:32 -0800
Reply-To: Rebecca Quodomine <aporogue@yahoo.com>
From: Rebecca Quodomine <aporogue@yahoo.com>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In-Reply-To: <8d4982dd04123009426a6d2018@mail.gmail.com>
Amazon also has a dontation site avalible - they will
donate 100% right to the red cross. (if you go to
amazon.com it is the first thing that you see. A big
banner asking for donations)
--- Kenneth Hunter <kwhunter@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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