eclectica
2004-12-31, 22:25
I donated $50 USD to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (http://www.ifrc.org/).
Google has a listing of some relief sites:
http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html
Keep in mind that despite the protests out of the mouth of the renowned liar Colin Powell, that the US government is being stingy and most of the aid will have to come from private donations. I suppose there is a benefit in having a stingy government, in that one can really feel like part of the process by donating out of one's own pocket.
I'm going to provide you folks an incentive to donate as well. For every amount that you give, I will match it to the same organization you donated by the same amount, up to $200 USD total made in this thread. Just post here the donation link to the organization, as well as the amount you gave. Let me know if the donation is in funds other than United States dollars, and I will use a currency calculator (http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html) if needed. Also, tell me what specific fund you chose to give to if such an option is available. For example, the IFRC had an option to choose from the funds:
Asia - earthquake and tsunamis
Philippines Typhoons
Iraq- Humanitarian Crisis
Sudanese Refugees
Where most needed
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund
Disaster preparedness
Global health programmes
I chose "Where most needed".
Google has a listing of some relief sites:
http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html
Keep in mind that despite the protests out of the mouth of the renowned liar Colin Powell, that the US government is being stingy and most of the aid will have to come from private donations. I suppose there is a benefit in having a stingy government, in that one can really feel like part of the process by donating out of one's own pocket.
I'm going to provide you folks an incentive to donate as well. For every amount that you give, I will match it to the same organization you donated by the same amount, up to $200 USD total made in this thread. Just post here the donation link to the organization, as well as the amount you gave. Let me know if the donation is in funds other than United States dollars, and I will use a currency calculator (http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html) if needed. Also, tell me what specific fund you chose to give to if such an option is available. For example, the IFRC had an option to choose from the funds:
Asia - earthquake and tsunamis
Philippines Typhoons
Iraq- Humanitarian Crisis
Sudanese Refugees
Where most needed
Disaster Relief Emergency Fund
Disaster preparedness
Global health programmes
I chose "Where most needed".