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danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: saint on August 24, 2010, 10:13:20 pm ---I donated a few days ago, bad bad situation.

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You truly deserve your moniker (",)

An update form red Cross I got:


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Hi Dan

Thank you for your generous donation to the people of Pakistan.
Australian Red Cross is responding as part of the international Red Cross movement with specialist aid workers from around the world supporting local efforts in Pakistan.
With your support, Red Cross has already assisted an estimated 350,000 people, providing food and clean water, hygiene kits, medical treatment and shelter kits to communities in flood-affected regions. We have also sent five Australian aid workers, experts in communication, logistics, shelter, water and sanitation. Read more about the floods including information of those affected, and the Red Cross relief effort.
Your support is making a real difference. I look forward to updating you further in the coming weeks about the many ways your donation is helping.
Thank you once again for your generosity in the face of this unimaginable disaster.
Robert Tickner
Chief Executive Officer


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the other day the Australian government sent a plane load of doctors and nurses over as well. Seems to me to be a pretty slow reaction, but better late than never

danny_galaga:
More updates:

comprehensive news story from AFP

Canada government is matching donations dollar for dollar, but is due to finish this month

Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan as good will ambassador


That last one I have to grudgingly admit impressed me, because in general there's something I just don't like about her! She's doing the right thing though, which is important.

saint:

--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 02, 2010, 03:52:46 am ---
--- Quote from: saint on August 24, 2010, 10:13:20 pm ---I donated a few days ago, bad bad situation.

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You truly deserve your moniker (",)

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Meh, writing a check is easy. saint's are people who go somewhere and actually help out.

danny_galaga:

--- Quote from: saint on September 08, 2010, 04:30:59 pm ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on September 02, 2010, 03:52:46 am ---
--- Quote from: saint on August 24, 2010, 10:13:20 pm ---I donated a few days ago, bad bad situation.

--- End quote ---

You truly deserve your moniker (",)

--- End quote ---

Meh, writing a check is easy. saint's are people who go somewhere and actually help out.

--- End quote ---

Damn, Angelina Jolie is a saint now?

danny_galaga:

Even if you have not a skerrick of compassion for these poor people (and I feel sad for you if you don't), consider this news item:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67Q0QA20100827

Donate, if not for them, then for yourself further down the track.

Donate here:

International Red Cross

Or



A click or two, and a minutes worth of your time. I can't find the figures right now, but I remember reading somewhere that it costs something like a buck per person to vaccinate against diphtheria or something like that. Whatever it is, people like the Red Cross get a lot of your donation to where it's needed. It circumvents corrupt officials etc. So don't ever think the $5 or whatever you donate is wasted. That five bucks could be saving the lives of five children (",)



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