instead of just talking about the tsunami, lets do something

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-12-27 05:42pm

you can make a donation online, or get information on how to send money in a more secure fashion if you so choose. Make sure to specify that you wish the funds go to the Asian tsunami relief effort.

American Red Cross

Canadian Red Cross

British Red Cross

Australian Red Cross

Post by **fgalkin** » 2004-12-27 05:49pm

Already donated to the American Red Cross.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2004-12-27 08:05pm

international federation of red cross/red crescent societies

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2004-12-28 04:51pm

Done it.

There's no way I can sit by, fat (figuratively

), dumb and happy while this is going on. I've got food in my belly, a roof over my head, and the meds my life depends on, if I've got something to give, there's no way that I do nothing during this.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-12-28 05:12pm

Donated. Do so ever year, but not every year something of this magnitude happens.

I'm sitting safely and happy...if it even slightly helps anything, I want to make some small part help the people in this catastrophe.

Post by **weemadando** » 2004-12-28 06:53pm

Haven't donated to the tsunami appeal directly, but have donated to the red cross a fair bit this year. Haven't done anything directly, because I've been preparing for the worst down here with more than 70% of the fleet of yachts in the Sydney to Hobart, Melbourne to Hobart and Melbourne to Launceston races seeking shelter and retiring, several being abandoned at sea...

We're worried about a repeat of the '98 race where there were quite a few fatalities... Thankfully it seems the worst is over for this year.

Slartibartfast · Post by **Slartibartfast** » 2004-12-28 07:35pm

I'm sending some moral support.

Korvan · Post by **Korvan** » 2004-12-28 10:05pm

Me and the girlfriend made a donation last night to the American Red Cross. I'm usually not much of a donator as I usually fall into the "Enough other people are helping so they don't need me" catagory. But I felt a little different this time. If the disaster happened at another time rather than Christmas, I may have not donated.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-12-28 10:13pm

Donated Yesterday.

I simply don't see how you can't if you have the ability to.

Chris OFarrell · Post by **Chris OFarrell** » 2004-12-29 06:35am

Slartibartfast wrote:I'm sending some moral support.

Ok...just have to question this. Its all well and good if you can't afford to send money, I hold that against NO-ONE. But in a thread specificaly asking people to make a real contribution if possible, you jump in simply to say you are sending moral support? Yeah, thats a given, I'm sure EVERYONE is sending moral support, but tell me why exactly you felt you had to make such a point of it?

I'm not angry or irritated....just completly bewlidered given that we have a thread existing for expressing our fealings.

Of course if a Mod considers this flamebait, feal free to remoev.

Chardok · Post by **Chardok** » 2004-12-29 07:09am

Nah, Chris. I would have taken a shot, too. if you hadn't. I'm far from a moderator, but I have to say I get a lil irritated when I see stuff like that (For instance, in my goodbye to Friends thread, alyeska came in near the beginning and said something to the effect of "This is for people who LIKE friends to talk about it as a cultural and social event, and NOT "OMFG! FRIENDESES IZ TEH 5700p1d!11!11oneoneone" Still didn't stop some people.)

I have given as much as I could to the red cross (a hundred bucks) it ain't much, but it'll buy a gallon or two of JP8 to get a hercy-bird in the air.

kheegster · Post by **kheegster** » 2004-12-29 07:39am

I'm probably going to help out at a local Buddhist temple which is collecting supplies for the Sri Lankan victims. But I feel like doing more, especially in Sumatra, because they basically took the brunt of the disaster for us in Malaysia.

Lonestar · Post by **Lonestar** » 2004-12-29 09:15am

Our Strike Group got detoured to the Indian Ocean at "best Possible Speed". Even had briefs about pulling dead bodies out of the water (eeewwww).

Should be a fun rest of deployment.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-12-29 09:40am

Gave blood at the blood center, it might help.

Also gave some cash at the red cross

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-29 02:00pm

Perhaps a temp-sticky is in order.

Mayabird · Post by **Mayabird** » 2004-12-29 11:36pm

Faram wrote:Gave blood at the blood center, it might help.

Also gave some cash at the red cross

Hmm. That's a good idea. Giving blood is always a good thing to do anyway. I need to find a blood drive; it's been a few months.

Lord Pounder · Post by **Lord Pounder** » 2004-12-30 10:31am

I'm not allowed to donate blood but i can donate some cash and have done so.

Sharp-kun · Post by **Sharp-kun** » 2004-12-31 08:39am

I've given some cash, and the Glasgow Anime group are planning to give some of our funds as we won't use it for anything as worthwhile as this.

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instead of just talking about the tsunami, lets do something

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