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Wash me
I have written, only to erase and not submit, numerous posts regarding Katrina. Regarding New Orleans, regarding the people, regarding our prayers, regarding the mahem, regarding the governments: federal, state, and local.
There is just nothing worth saying.
Not now.
We need a new thread. (So mods please don't delete this one.) If you feel for Bucknola post here. If you feel for all of NOLA post here. If you are pissed post here. If you want to say/do something, post here. But post here only after you have something to contribute.
We can discuss everything for months. We can contribute now.
Please post information regarding the organizations with which you have spoken and/or donated. It's time for Buckeyeplanet to coordinate.
I just cancelled an upcoming vacation to instead go to New Orleans and help. I am sure I will feel better about a week of helping others than a week in Tokyo or wherever. Still, realistically, after speaking with the American Red Cross, my wife and I may do more good by giving money than time. So cancel a vacation. Give the money you would have spent to those who desperately need it. Take a week off work and bask in the solace of having helped. They will take your time, but most organizations prefer those with a lot of time to give. They will train you in a specific task and then deploy you. If you only have time, then donate that. I told them I don’t have time to learn much, but that I can pick something up, carry it, and put it down. They need that too.
This will go on for months, maybe a year. You can help in 2006. They’ll still need people. Now is the worst time to try to help on your own. Don't drive down there to help. It will be chaotic for a long time. Call a charity and they'll tell you when they need you.
I am researching places to donate—time and money. Below are links to what I have, but please post better ones—organizations with whom you have spoken and about which you have learned. Let’s get some Buckeyes on this matter—there are enough of us, and we are the best. We can have a huge impact.
I have not investigated all of the links. Please do so! If you are not religious (I’m not) still look at the religious charities. If you want someone driven to do good and help no matter what the obstacles, I can’t think of a better community than the faithful.
(Finally, though it sounds stupid to say, donate a dollar. Donate two or five dollars. If you have nothing to give, then do that. It still helps - a lot.)
Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/ (if you want to donate time, please call your local chapter instead - it is organized there)
The Salvation Army - http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm
MercyCorps - http://www.mercycorps.org/
Humanitarian Services - http://www.lds.org/ldsfoundation/accelwork/priority/1,7476,1336-1-9-737,00.html
Samaritans’ Purse - http://www.samaritanspurse.com/
Soldiers’ Angels (for returning veterans in the area) - http://www.soldiersangels.org/heroes/index.php
Catholic Charities - http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
Methodist Church - http://www.methodistrelief.org/site/pp.asp?c=bhKNI4PHIpE&b=876335
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief - http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm
United Jewish Charities - http://www.ujc.org/
Episcopal Relief and Development - http://www.er-d.org/
Operation Blessing International - http://www.ob.org/
Mennonite Disaster Service - http://www.mds.mennonite.net/
There is just nothing worth saying.
Not now.
We need a new thread. (So mods please don't delete this one.) If you feel for Bucknola post here. If you feel for all of NOLA post here. If you are pissed post here. If you want to say/do something, post here. But post here only after you have something to contribute.
We can discuss everything for months. We can contribute now.
Please post information regarding the organizations with which you have spoken and/or donated. It's time for Buckeyeplanet to coordinate.
I just cancelled an upcoming vacation to instead go to New Orleans and help. I am sure I will feel better about a week of helping others than a week in Tokyo or wherever. Still, realistically, after speaking with the American Red Cross, my wife and I may do more good by giving money than time. So cancel a vacation. Give the money you would have spent to those who desperately need it. Take a week off work and bask in the solace of having helped. They will take your time, but most organizations prefer those with a lot of time to give. They will train you in a specific task and then deploy you. If you only have time, then donate that. I told them I don’t have time to learn much, but that I can pick something up, carry it, and put it down. They need that too.
This will go on for months, maybe a year. You can help in 2006. They’ll still need people. Now is the worst time to try to help on your own. Don't drive down there to help. It will be chaotic for a long time. Call a charity and they'll tell you when they need you.
I am researching places to donate—time and money. Below are links to what I have, but please post better ones—organizations with whom you have spoken and about which you have learned. Let’s get some Buckeyes on this matter—there are enough of us, and we are the best. We can have a huge impact.
I have not investigated all of the links. Please do so! If you are not religious (I’m not) still look at the religious charities. If you want someone driven to do good and help no matter what the obstacles, I can’t think of a better community than the faithful.
(Finally, though it sounds stupid to say, donate a dollar. Donate two or five dollars. If you have nothing to give, then do that. It still helps - a lot.)
Red Cross - http://www.redcross.org/ (if you want to donate time, please call your local chapter instead - it is organized there)
The Salvation Army - http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/USNSAHome.htm
MercyCorps - http://www.mercycorps.org/
Humanitarian Services - http://www.lds.org/ldsfoundation/accelwork/priority/1,7476,1336-1-9-737,00.html
Samaritans’ Purse - http://www.samaritanspurse.com/
Soldiers’ Angels (for returning veterans in the area) - http://www.soldiersangels.org/heroes/index.php
Catholic Charities - http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/news/katrina.cfm
Methodist Church - http://www.methodistrelief.org/site/pp.asp?c=bhKNI4PHIpE&b=876335
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief - http://www.namb.net/site/c.9qKILUOzEpH/b.224451/k.7BDB/Disaster_Relief_Homepage.htm
United Jewish Charities - http://www.ujc.org/
Episcopal Relief and Development - http://www.er-d.org/
Operation Blessing International - http://www.ob.org/
Mennonite Disaster Service - http://www.mds.mennonite.net/
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