devilwoman Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I just would like to encourage people to give to the relief effort in SE Asia. Go to your local Red Cross Center or many banks are setting up relief funds for the people in the area. Normally I never ask people to give, but this more than anything has really touched my heart....Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DMD Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I personally donated some money by going to Amazon.com where they allow you to very easily charge your credit card through your amazon account. It is very simple and easy and gets them the money immediately. It is a tragedy on an unimagineable scale and any donation is greatly needed and worth doing if you can. The 911 tragedy was a big hit on us as americans but the tsunami event is something that effects us all as members of the human race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 exactly, DMD...www.amazon.com has it setup right on their homepage... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 We went through the Red Cross site online. Very quick and easy. Just a thought, for some of you who work at decent-sized companies: check to see if your company will match your donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 The Amazon site takes about 15 seconds if you already have an account set-up. If not, a couple of minutes to put in your info. The total was over $6 million on their site alone so far. Hopefully it will grow tenfold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Donated through Red Cross. It's ureal the devastation that these people are witnessing. Give what you can give because they need it. The U.S is getting a bad shake on this cause they (the media) are only talking about the intial spoken pledge but dont for a minute think that our country wont bear the greatest financial obligation! It's what we do when people all over the world need our help. God Bless the people of South East Asia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Down Goes Frazia Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 cool story here on the local news last night. 2 young boys ( around 10 I believe) wanted to donates some money for the relief fund. their parents suggested that they should each auction off one of their X-mas presents & have the proceeds go to the Tsunami victoms. One kid put up a erector set..... the other a puzzle. The erector sets' high bid now stands @ $300....... the puzzle is @ $75. :eek: Pretty cool idea by this family....... ever cooler that someone would bid that ammount of cash. On a side note...... Bill & Melinda Gates just donated 5.5 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilwoman Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 On a side note...... Bill & Melinda Gates just donated 5.5 million. 637535[/snapback] Great story of the two kids donating their chrismas toys...and bless Bill and Melinda, I hope others like them follow suit. For those of us who sock away our taxable allowance for our Roth IRA's at the beginning of each year...a thought of giving a % of "something we will not miss" will be blessed. These poor people have nothing to sock away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rock Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 USA just increased from $35 million to $350 million... call us stingy now. I did $50 on amazon.com a few days ago when it was at $600,000.. they're up to $8.4 million just from there now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilwoman Posted December 31, 2004 Author Share Posted December 31, 2004 We went through the Red Cross site online. Very quick and easy. Just a thought, for some of you who work at decent-sized companies: check to see if your company will match your donation. 636958[/snapback] Yes absolutely, please check with the your company...on the unicef site it has a place to plug in your company to see if they match you donation. If so there is a contact person and the process necessary to get your contribution matched. My company matches 2:1. That is so cool. Using the crappy shoes from spammers moto: JUST DO IT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.D.Morrison Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Donated to Red Cross here....... If we all give something...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Goes Frazia Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Just a thought, for some of you who work at decent-sized companies: check to see if your company will match your donation. 636958[/snapback] that's how we did it. Mrs. Frazias' employer matched all employees contributions & then some. Great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Some other charitable links are here (via USAID.gov): http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia_near_e...mi/ngolist.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlietherude Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 Just donated to the Red Cross International Response Fund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarina Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 FYI: The Red Cross home page says that they've received $43.7million in donations as of Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 USA just increased from $35 million to $350 million... call us stingy now.I did $50 on amazon.com a few days ago when it was at $600,000.. they're up to $8.4 million just from there now! 637639[/snapback] I hope that isn't why it was increased. Actually he didn't name any country as stingy, but it was taken that way. He was also talking qabout Europe and Japan. Japan pledged $500M yesterday. They often donate money too. Hope it continues and we send carriers to the area with choppers. Thwe world joining together like this can be good for all of us in solving problems. Those people have been so devastated, it's hard to even comprehend. Even worse than AIDS in Africa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 2, 2005 Share Posted January 2, 2005 that's how we did it. Mrs. Frazias' employer matched all employees contributions & then some. Great idea. 638092[/snapback] That's great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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