How to Help The Victims Of Tsunami

Washington Post ^ | Tuesday, December 28, 2004 | No attribution

[catonsville]

"Tzu Chi"

Have just been to their web site. Absolutely amazing charitable organization.

No only sending money but am thinking of becoming a member.
Thanks

[tallhappy]

Thanks for responding.

Tzu Chi (pronounced suh gee) does charity and relief.

I am not a Buddhist, but I give them money for things like this.

[Peace Is Coming]

bttt

[Cindy]

Yep.

[mollynme]

Bump again

[ChicksforConservatives]

Sorry for the delay. Here are a couple of good ones: Direct Relief International (besides the work they have done there, only one percent of their costs go to admin/fundraising), International Aid, and CARE (in honor of Margaret Hassan who was beheaded by terrorists). Although they do good work, Doctors without Borders pulled out of Iraq.

[AppyPappy]

I'm giving to Samaritan's Purse.

Same here.

[Figment]

Sorry for the delay


No problem. I realize there is life outside FR :)

[andie74]

Gospel for Asia's information:

Gospel for Asia
1800 Golden Trail Ct.
Carrollton TX 75010
(800)946-2742
www.gfa.org

100% of your donation goes to GFA's Emergency Fund, and as they already have a number of churches in the area, they are able to distribute emergency food, clothing, and shelter to many in the refugee camps.

The people who work for GFA raise their own support, so 100% of whatever you give goes to them. An INCREDIBLE organization!

[shellshocked]

Our company, newsgator.com, has announced they will contribute 3% of revenue for the next three months.

NewsGator Contributes 3% of Revenue for Relief Efforts

I don't post this as advertising, rather, I want other companies to also think about doing the same thing, and maybe feel a bit of peer pressure to do so. These are innocent people of all nations including the United States that feel a massive loss on a scale rarely seen in modern history. A few bucks here and there can make a significant difference. I would like to think they would do what they could for us if we suffered such a catastrophe.

[Jason_b]

This post is not about contributing money. Laugh if you want but we have an untapped resource to help those rendered homeless by the tsunami: shipping containers that are piling up in this country. They can be transported to the devastated areas and converted easily into makeshift shelters.

Got the idea when I saw this link. nomadic housing escape artist

And then found this one, also relevant: shipping containers piling up on east coast - housing

This is not on par with giving a homeless person a shopping cart and saying "I care." We have a lot of containers that are a problem for us. The tsunami survivors need immediate makeshift shelter as many are sleeping out in the open. The box itself is a basis from which to start building so it provides a head start in construction. Natural resources will be conserved by not having to cut down more trees to make makeshift shelters that will be trashed sooner or later anyway.

Please take this idea as it was intended, I don't mean to offend. On the chance the right person sees this idea, likes it, and can act on it, is why I'm posting it.