December 28, 2004
From the desk of Jane Galt:Disaster relief
I haven't posted about the tsunami, as I have nothing to say except, of course, to express my horror. But if you have a little extra in the grouch bag, now would be a good time to send some of it towards your local disaster relief agency. The tourists are soaking up a disproportionate share of the headlines, but most of the dead come from villages far too poor to have insurance, where whole families, towns and regions have lost just about everything. The Red Cross is a good place to start, but so are charities that will give villagers the things they need, like seeds and tools, to start over.
Posted by Jane Galt at December 28, 2004 11:19 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksThis is the second mention of a grouch bag I've run across today. The first was on a radio show I'm sure you did not hear. Even with the recent poker boom, it still seems a little weird to run across it twice in three hours. I'll take it as a sign to go make a donation. For those who didn't run across the term "grouch bag" twice today, take the video of total devastation as a sign to donate.
PS: If you didn't know, the grouch bag is how Groucho Marx got his name.
Jane,
You said: "so are charities that will give villagers the things they need". Can you point out some?
Thanks,
Muness
What guarantee is there that Aid is the best solution - most of the repairs and assistance that the aid agencies carry out will be performed over the next few weeks - far to fast for a donation now to make a difference.
Going directly on holiday to the affected areas is probably a more effective way to spend your donation.
Giles - if you're right, then what a donation now does is replenish the funds and supplies that are being spent now as a down payment against the next disaster. It's still important.
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