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| Moderator note -- Haiti |
| 2010-01-15 |
| Two quick items: The American Red Cross needs help for their relief efforts in Haiti. This is a good thing to do. Hit the main page link and go to donations. Every little bit helps. All Haiti-related news should now go to Caribbean-Latin America, not Signs and Portents, and filed under non-WoT. The earthquake is over, now is the time for rescue and rebuilding. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 And the RED CRESCENT??? 40,000 buried, estimated 100,000 dead. LATEST ESTIMATE [AM News] > up to as high as 500,000 dead??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-01-15 17:46 |
| #5 JDC.org is taking donations as well. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2010-01-15 14:55 |
| #4 Catholic Relief Services and World Vision are also doing tons and have the best Donation Amount to Delivered Aid ratio. |
| Posted by: Beldar Threreling9726 2010-01-15 13:18 |
| #3 #2: Maybe worth mentioning that the American Red Cross (at the link) is NOT the same thing as the feckless International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Posted by: SteveS Nor is it the same the Red Crescent which former POTUS Clinton mentioned on teevee this week as a possible contribution venue...along with of course, his Clinton Foundation. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2010-01-15 10:01 |
| #2 Maybe worth mentioning that the American Red Cross (at the link) is NOT the same thing as the feckless International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-01-15 01:41 |
| #1 Thank you for posting the Red Cross link. Also check your local paper and online for other reputable aid agencies. Our family knows that the Southern Baptist International Mission Board is one of the most efficient and well-run organizations for delivering aid in emergencies like this, and so we give through them even though we do not attend an SBC church. Somebody on Thursday commented to the effect that the years of misrule in Haiti were just cause to abandon the place. I hope that person can look in the mirror and shudder at what he sees there. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; and thank God that, unlike Haitians, you have a fire department and cops and EMS in your neighborhood should you need them. |
| Posted by: mom 2010-01-15 00:18 |