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The combination of massive earthquake and devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia has created a dire situation for millions living in that area, as I'm sure many of you know. So I'd like to take this opportunity to encourage everyone to please make a donation to any one of a number of charities who are helping out...
Here's a huge list of places you can donate to in order to help the world recover from this horrific tragedy:

Network for Good (http://www.networkforgood.org/topics/international/earthquake/tsunami122604.aspx)

Please give, and feel free to let everyone know once you've done so...it'd be fantastic if we could get some serious money coming from the NS community.

I've got a list of links on my blog. (http://incertus.blogspot.com) Ignore the ranting that surrounds them--they include links to the ICRC, India Relief, Medecin Sans Frontieres and OxFam. I get paid in two days and will be donating everything I can.

Thanks.

Bump--figure if we're bitching about whether or not the US is stingy, we can at least find out where we can send our own money.

Here's a NY Times list (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/28/international/28aidbox.html?ex=1106888400&en=49d84675cbb20a78&ei=5087) of relief and aid agencies. If people wouldn't mind bumping this to keep it up front, I'd appreciate it. You might put in any amounts you've personally donated and to whom if you wish. Thanks.

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Islamic Relief gets about $1500.00 from me per year, generally ear-marked for Palestine and Sudan and my wife and I sponsor 3 Sudanese and 2 Palestinian orphans through them.

I won't change that, but I think I can spare about $1,000 right now for an online donation. Allah has blessed me this quarter.

Islamic Relief gets about $1500.00 from me per year, generally ear-marked for Palestine and Sudan and my wife and I sponsor 3 Sudanese and 2 Palestinian orphans through them.

I'm glad to hear that. :)

I'm glad to hear that. :)

What really stinks is when one of them dies. Yes, if you sponsor an orphan, you do it all the way. Letters, pictures, fun stuff like that ... but sometimes, now and then, you get the letter that starts with, "We are deeply sorry to inform you that ..."

:(

What really stinks is when one of them dies. Yes, if you sponsor an orphan, you do it all the way. Letters, pictures, fun stuff like that ... but sometimes, now and then, you get the letter that starts with, "We are deeply sorry to inform you that ..."

:(

But those graduation letters....

But those graduation letters....

Ah yes ... we do love the letters about successes. We get as much joy out of those as we do our blood children's successes.

Hm...people say that the US doesnt care about the rest of the world, but the US alone is sending a 15 million dollar aid package, when the EU is only sending 4 Million.

I would send money, but I'm 16, and I dont have a job, so I have no money.

I should be getting paid on Thursday (as of now I have slightly less than $4 in my bank account). Once I get money, I plan on sending some of it to a charity to help out...possibly the Save the Children fund, as I have donated to them in the past.

Hm...people say that the US doesnt care about the rest of the world, but the US alone is sending a 15 million dollar aid package, when the EU is only sending 4 Million.

I would send money, but I'm 16, and I dont have a job, so I have no money.
They upped it to $35 million, and it'll probably go up again.

$100.00

I should be getting paid on Thursday (as of now I have slightly less than $4 in my bank account). Once I get money, I plan on sending some of it to a charity to help out...possibly the Save the Children fund, as I have donated to them in the past.
That's about where I am, but as soon as I get paid, I'm sending a few bucks to OxFam.

bump--because that other thread just pissed me off.

$50 US from me, $1000 from my parents. I'm a bit poor at the moment, but I'll try to give more once I get a steady income (got a job, finally)

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OxFam is great! I support them by only buying properly traded coffees and they get 8% of my annual charitable donations.

My breakdown is this:

90% - Islamic charities such as Islamic Relief.
8% - OxFam
1% - Addis Ababa Fistula Clinic
0.5% - Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
0.5% - Amnesty International

I have considered that next year I will begin chopping Islamic contributions to 85% in favor of giving 2.5% to the NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) and 2.5% to DRI (Direct Relief International).

I can only thank Allah that I am in a position to help. It isn't much. The percentage breakdown is to keep the actual numbers from mattering, but even if you've only got $100 per year to spare, pony up!

You only have what you have through the grace of Allah and those who came before you to pave the way for your success. It doesn't hurt to share just a little of your own good fortune. So, instead of buying Halo 2, why not drop a donation to OxFam or something like that? Hell ... even donating a little to NPR is a good thing.

The following are among the aid agencies accepting contributions for those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis in Asia. Contact the individual group for information on how to send donations.

Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
www.actionagainsthunger.org

International Relief Teams
Asia Earthquake/Floods
3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C
San Diego, CA 92108
619-284-7979
www.IRTeams.org

ADRA International
Asia Quake Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-ADRA (2372)
www.adra.org

International Rescue Committee
PO Box 5058
Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
www.theIRC.org

Air Serv International
6583 Merchant Place, Suite 100
Warrenton, VA 20187
www.airserv.org

Latter-Day Saint Charities
Welfare Services Emergency Response
50 East North Temple Street, Room 701
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84150-6800
801-240-3544
lds-charities@ldschurch.org

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief
P.O. Box 321
847A Second Ave.
New York, New York 10017
212-885-0832
www.jdc.org

Lutheran World Relief
South Asia Tsunami
700 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-230-2700
www.lwr.org

American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
212-736-2597
www.ajws.org

MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521
800-225-8550
www.map.org

American Red Cross
International Response Fund
P.O. Box 37243
Washington, D.C. 20013
800-HELP-NOW
www.redcross.org

Mercy Corps
Southeast Asia Earthquake, Dept. W
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
800-852-2100
www.mercycorps.org

Baptist World Aid
Asia Tidal Waves
405 North Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
703 790 8980
www.bwanet.org/bwaid

Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave. #200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-678-8876
www.opusa.org

B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K. St. NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
212-490-3290
www.bnaibrith.org

Oxfam America
Asian Earthquake Fund
P.O. Box 1211
Albert Lea, MN 56007
800-77-OXFAM
www.oxfamamerica.org

Brother's Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-321-3160
www.brothersbrother.org

Plan USA
Asia Disaster
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
800-556-7918
www.planusa.org

CARE
151 Ellis St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-521-CARE
www.care.org

Project Concern International
Asia Tsunamis Press List
5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320
San Diego, CA 92123
858-279-9690
www.projectconcern.org

Catholic Relief Services
209 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
800-HELP-CRS
www.catholicrelief.org

Project HOPE
Asia Tsunami Response
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
800-544-4673
www.projecthope.org

Christian Children's Fund
Child Alert Fund
PO Box 26484
Richmond, Virginia - 23261-6484
800-776-6767
www.christianchildrensfund.org

SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)
South Asia Relief Fund
615 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA, 22313
800-SALV-ARMY

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
South Asia Earthquake
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
800-55-CRWRC
www.crwrc.org

Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Rd.
Westport, CT 06880
1-800-728-3843
www.savethechildren.org

Church World Service
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
www.churchworldservice.org

Stop Hunger Now
SE Asia crisis
2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
888-501-8440
www.stophungernow.org

Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Ln.
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
www.directrelief.org

US Fund for UNICEF
General Emergency Fund
333 E. 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
www.unicefusa.org

The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Tsunami Relief
175 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
1-800-288-7090

World Concern
Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
19303 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
www.worldconcern.org

Food for the Hungry, Inc.
Food for the Hungry
Asia Quake Relief
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
800-2-HUNGERS
www.fh.org

World Emergency Relief
2270-D Camino Vida Roble
Carlsbad, CA 92009
760-930-8001
www.worldemergencyrelief.org

International Aid
17011 W. Hickory
Spring Lake, MI 49456
800-968-7490
www.internationalaid.org

World Vision
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
800-56-CHILD
www.worldvision.org

International Medical Corps
Tsunami Emergency Response
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404
800-481-4462
www.imcworldwide.org

Don't forget Islamic Relief!

Islamic Relief (http://www.islamic-relief.com/submenu/About%20Us/visits/nande_article.asp?id=55)

Don't worry ... al Qaeda doesn't get any of their money.

Don't forget Islamic Relief!Do you know if they're also in Iraq and what they are doing there?

I've donated to Americares and Direct Relief but I'd prefer to keep the amounts private. For those of you without a job, even pennies will help since some of the nations that were affected are quite poor.

As for the US, 35 mil is peanuts. Japan donated 30 mil right off the bat. The US's original offer was for 15 mil but when one of the UN officials said that rich nations were stingy they protested but kicked in another 20 mil.

Do you know if they're also in Iraq and what they are doing there?

I've donated to Americares and Direct Relief but I'd prefer to keep the amounts private. For those of you without a job, even pennies will help since some of the nations that were affected are quite poor.

As for the US, 35 mil is peanuts. Japan donated 30 mil right off the bat. The US's original offer was for 15 mil but when one of the UN officials said that rich nations were stingy they protested but kicked in another 20 mil.Want to know something pretty fucked up? That extra $20 million is a line of credit (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6762079/), not relief money. It's a loan, for crying out loud.
Describing the $20 million as a “line of credit,” [State Department deputy spokesman Adam] Ereli said the money will be made available to countries devastated by the most powerful earthquake in 40 years. This new total of $35 million is bound to be increased, he said.

I'll donate $230.00

I gave a bit to red cross

Hm...people say that the US doesnt care about the rest of the world, but the US alone is sending a 15 million dollar aid package, when the EU is only sending 4 Million.

I would send money, but I'm 16, and I dont have a job, so I have no money.
I don't think this is a race...But I wanted to point out that EU is not a country. EU members donate money directly too, not only through EU.

Maybe you can ask your parents to donate some money they would have spent on your clothes or something?

I donate regularly to Unicef and Amnesty and to Red Cross after catastrophes. I would like to donate more, but as a student, I'm almost always broke. I try to help in other ways too. Many organisations are grateful if you can work e.g. an hour a week for them.

But all of you warmhearted people out there. Don't give money just to anyone. Find out where the money actually goes. Many times only a small precentage of the donations end up to sufferers and most of it goes to the organisations (in wages etc.)

Red Cross has promised that the expenses may never be more than 15% of the donations. Many organisations can do it even cheaper but also think about what kind of help is really needed. I know some people have been disappointed when Red Cross hasn't taken their old clothes. They don't realise that washing and sending them to other countries is more expensive than to buy new clothes. (stupid example...)

I'll donate $20. It may sound stingy, but I only work part-time.

I would donate, but I'm 15 and I get about 2.50 an hour for babysitting about once every other week. I don't think I would be much help :rolleyes:

Bumpity!

I am planning on calling to the Irish Red Cross office tomorrow to donate €30 euro.

I would donate, but I'm 15 and I get about 2.50 an hour for babysitting about once every other week. I don't think I would be much help :rolleyes:
Donating a weeks' babysitting money can make a difference.

Want to know something pretty fucked up? That extra $20 million is a line of credit, not relief money. It's a loan, for crying out loud.

I'm embarrassed for my country. That's horrible. Please fellow NS'ers, even if you only give 50 cents, try to give something. There's a lot of people dead, many more injured and even those who are uninjured are in danger of succumbing to disease because of contaminated water supplies.

Some of the NS players come from that area of the world, too. I hope all of you and your families are OK.

Some of the relief agencies (below) were already present in those countries so they are ahead of the game in distributing badly needed supplies.

Save the Children (http://www.savethechildren.org)
Direct Relief (http://www.directrelief.org)
Oxfam (http://www.oxfam.org/eng/index.htm)
Doctors without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org)
Architecture for Humanity (http://www.architectureforhumanity.org)

Here's a really good link for information and for telling you how you can help:

http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/

the US is sending a 15 million dollar aid package, when the EU is only sending 4 Million.

latest figures are
US 35mill
EU 30mill

But I assume that at the end...the EU will send more...cos they have more money.

latest figures are
US 35mill
EU 30mill

But I assume that at the end...the EU will send more...cos they have more money.For a valid comparison, you'd have to add sum up the donations of all the separate EU member nationstates as well. Just UK+Germany+France is $75 million. Not taking a stand on how much should be sent or anything, just pointing out that what the EU is sending is in addition to what EU's member states are sending.

For a valid comparison, you'd have to add sum up the donations of all the separate EU member nationstates as well. Just UK+Germany+France is $75 million. Not taking a stand on how much should be sent or anything,.....Spain is making a stand...that is for sure.

latest figures are
US 35mill
EU 30mill

But I assume that at the end...the EU will send more...cos they have more money.
Really? this change latly I know we argued it a few months ago but yeah well hopefully we will get the funding shuck free to help thoes who need it ... suposed to be in the works right now

If everyone in western nations donates just $10, that brings the aid figure well into the billions...

Just to show that it does make a difference for all those saying it won't.

If everyone in western nations donates just $10, that brings the aid figure well into the billions...

Just to show that it does make a difference for all those saying it won't.

I think I made up for my neiboorhood then :D

I have to run to work, but I just got paid, and I'll be sending some money to OxFam and Medecins Sans Frontieres later this afternoon.

it's a shame that the argumentative one is still going strong while this one is at the end of the line...

in other words.

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To those people that haven't donated yet, but are planning to buy lots of fireworks: stop. Take a moment to think it through. What is a better way to start the new year:
A. having 30 minutes of "weeee", "bang", "fizzle" and "oooooh-pretty lights", followed by difficulty breathing and lots of garbage on the street.
B. saving a few people, or at least make the situation bearable for them.

I choose B.

1 week's gross pay, to Australian Red Cross - the website claims a maximum of 10% used for running costs.
Australia donated $10M initially, then a further $25M as the enormity became apparent. (total ~US$27.3M), and there are only 20 Million people here.

Less than $1 per capita for wealthy countries, is a piss-poor effort.