Friday, January 15, 2010

 

Natural Disasters, No One to Blame...and lots of people to help


Courtesy of Neal Boortz at Nealz Nuze:

The situation in Haiti is so bad it surpasses our ability to comprehend it. We will do what we can today to keep you up to speed on the situation there. Next on the menu will be disease and, I fear, food riots.

I beg you to do what you can. I know we've been through a recession. I know that unemployment is a problem. But please .. can you try to help these people?

BEWARE, though, of pleas you get for help in your email in boxes. The scammers are out there. Use established and recognized relief agencies to show your concerns for the people of Haiti.

Here ... I just did a quick "cut and paste" from the CNN website. I chose a few relief agencies you might want to use. These agencies have a commonality: They're all based in the United States, and when they get out there and do their relief work the recognition will go to the people of the United States who support them. The American people are among the most caring people in the world .. and I'm sick to death of the way our country is disparaged. So .. please help ... but help in the name of the United States, not the UN.

Here you go ... chose one and give something.

American Red Cross

I put this organization at the top of the list. My wife, Donna, is a life member of the Red Cross Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders. The American Red Cross' primary focus during the initial response of an emergency is feeding, sheltering and supplying any other basic needs. To donate: Go to RedCross.org, hit donate now button at top and then International Response Fund. You also can text "Haiti" to 90999 to donate $10 to the International Response Fund. The money will go directly to relief efforts in Haiti. Or call 1-800-Red-Cross.

AmeriCares

This nonprofit disaster relief organization delivers medicine, medical supplies and aid to people in crisis around the world. To donate, call 1-800-486-HELP or go to AmeriCares.org. Donations will go toward medicine and medical supplies and for expenses for providing that medical aid.

Care

This humanitarian organization's main focus is to fight global poverty, specifically by empowering marginalized women and girls. To donate to the Haiti relief fund effort, go to Care.org or call 1-800-521-CARE. Money will go toward food, water and sanitation, shelter and emergency health response.

Operation USA

The international relief agency provides funding for reconstruction and development aid to communities that have experienced disasters, disease and poverty. For its Haiti relief efforts, the agency plans to use donations for health care materials, water purification supplies and food supplements. To donate, go to opusa.org or call 1-800-678-7255, or mail a check to Operation USA, 3617 Hayden Ave., Suite A, Culver City, CA 90232.


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