An quick and easy way to donate to victims of the horror of the Tsunamis

[morosco]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 8:21pm

Visit amazon.com's home page and you'll see a Red Cross link where you can donate with one click.
www.amazon.com Updated On: 12/28/04 at 08:21 PM

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/28/04 at 8:41pm

Thanks for the info morosco! I'll be sending it around to all of my friends and family.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:40am

Bump, I figure this one case where having two threads about the same thing won't make people mad. Donate money. They are only asking for money from Americans because it is cheaper to buy shoes and clothes in that part of the world and it will help to bolster the ailing economies of the region.

Some other places to donate:

Care International:
http://www.careinternational.org

Medecins Sans Frontieres: (Doctors without Borders:)
http://www.msf.org

Oxfam
http://www.oxfam.org

Unicef:
http://www.unicef.org

Updated On: 12/29/04 at 02:40 AM

[broadway_star_tomorrow]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 3:15am

thanks for posting these!

[KMF_NYC]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 1:29pm

BUMP

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:03pm

My mother's boss and his family are from Sri Lanka. They are wonderful people and two of the nicest folks I have ever met. Thank God their family is all ok.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:26pm

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[NYadgal]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:29pm

The news reports just get sadder and sadder.

I feel helpless, and while I know a donation of money is what is sorely needed, it feels somehow inadequate.

God Bless the people dealing with this disaster.

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:32pm

Emailing this to friends and family. Thanks for posting this.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 5:57pm

BUMP

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 7:05pm

http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.html

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 8:28pm

I know my church will have a special collection for it & I will gladly contribute to it.

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/29/04 at 11:58pm

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[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 2:48pm

Donating feels good. My brother donated even before I talked with him about it.

Amazon's tally is now over $5,280,000.

[amasis]

Posted: 12/30/04 at 8:05pm

Thank you for posting the list, gunn and morosco.

We've been helping coordinate the relief effort from within the country. Sometimes the news just cripples us, though; every time we check, the death toll has increased. The numbers in Indonesia alone is supposed to be 79,000.

Below is an article from the BBC describing the various organizations involved, for anyone who is interested.

*edit: a few covered here are UK-based organizations, but most of them are international.

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Asian disaster: How to help

Global aid organisations have launched urgent appeals for donations to help survivors of Sunday's Indian Ocean earthquake disaster.

More than 100,000 people are confirmed killed by the waves and millions more are homeless.

Many governments and organisations - including the US, Canada, Australia, the EU and the UN - are sending aid.

The UN has warned that supplies are urgently needed to support the survivors and to try and prevent disease which, it says, could double the death toll.

The Disasters Emergency Committee - http://www.dec.org.uk - is an umbrella group of UK aid organisations - including Action Aid, British Red Cross and Oxfam - working to provide clean water, food and shelter to thousands. To call from the UK, dial 0870 60 60 900.

The United Nations World Food Programme - http://www.wfp.org - is seeking donations to feed victims of the earthquake.

Medecins Sans Frontieres - http://www.msf.org - is sending aid workers to the region, focusing on medical care for survivors and displaced people after the rescue operations.

The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef - http://www.unicef.org - is working to meet the "urgent needs of hundreds of thousands of people" affected by the tsunami disaster.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR - http://www.unhcr.ch - which has been helping victims of conflicts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, is delivering relief supplies to tsunami survivors in both countries.

Save the Children - http://www.savethechildren.org - has already flown a plane out to Sri Lanka carrying plastic sheeting for temporary shelter, tents to run children's services from and essentials such as clothing and cooking utensils.

Anti-poverty organisation Care International - http://www.care.org - has already provided food for thousands of affected people in Sri Lanka.

Cafod, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - http://www.cafod.org.uk - is working with partners across Asia to provide shelter, food aid and medical assistance, and assessing what further relief is needed.

The Red Cross, with its sister charity the Red Crescent, is supplying blankets, cooking utensils and other crucial goods. It has had to set up a new site - http://www.ifrc.org - because of the unprecedented demand from people wanting to make donations.

The Hindu Forum Disaster Relief Task Force - http://www.hinduforum.org - comprises 50 organisations and is raising money, clothes and medicines. Donations can be made online or by calling the ISKCON Disaster Appeal on 01923 856848 or Sewa International on 0116 261 0303.

Christian Aid - http://www.christianaid.org.uk - has already allocated £250,000 from its emergency fund to help the victims of this disaster but says more money is needed.

Christian charity Tearfund - http://www.tearfund.org - and its partners in Sri Lanka and India are helping devastated fishing communities and coastal villages get back on their feet.

Islamic Relief - http://www.islamic-relief.com - has also launched an appeal to provide medical supplies, tents and sanitation facilities for those affected.

The Islamic Aid Emergency Relief Fund - http://www.islamicaid.org.uk - aims to provide immediate relief and long-term support to people in the affected areas.

Another Islamic charity, Muslim Hands - http://www.muslimhands.org - is collecting money and sending volunteers to help in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Medair - http://www.medair.org - is providing emergency support to agencies with a long-term presence in Sri Lanka and its medical experts are assessing the likelihood of malaria and diarrhoea.

World Vision - http://www.worldvision.org - has also launched an appeal and has already delivered relief goods to thousands.

Concern - http://www.concern.net - is working with local partners to meet the needs of families in the devastated coastal villages of Tamil Nadu, the worst-affected state in India.

The International Rescue Committee - http://www.theirc.org - is providing emergency supplies and materials to "people most affected by the crisis".

The Salvation Army - http://www.salvationarmy.org has local teams working in a number of affected areas and is sending a team from its international headquarters on Wednesday evening.

Muslim Aid - http://www.muslimaid.org - has already donated £100,000 towards the purchase of food, clothing and medicine in the region but wants to raise more.

Action Aid - http://www.actionaid.org - is the biggest charity working in south India. It is focusing its relief work on the coast of Tamil Nadu, where 7,000 people died. It is working on providing medical assistance and sanitation for the survivors.

Oxfam - http://www.oxfam.org - is active in Indonesia, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sri Lanka and India. Their relief operations include distributing food packs and hygiene kits and setting up water and sanitation facilities.

Hindu NGO Baps Care International - www.bapscare.org - is working in villages around Chennai in Southern India distributing food, drinking water, tarpaulins, utensils, stoves, clothes and blankets.

You can donate to all the campaigns via their websites.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/4131881.stm Updated On: 12/30/04 at 08:05 PM

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 12/31/04 at 12:05am

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Posted: 12/31/04 at 12:28pm

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[BlueWizard]

Posted: 12/31/04 at 4:11pm

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Please donate. The death toll keeps rising, and millions have lost their homes.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 1/1/05 at 5:01am

BUMP.

I feel dizzy - I just keep donating more dough to these charities as the casualty numbers keep rising. Folks, skip that dinner or purse you were going to buy and donate instead. (Or at least match however much you were planning on spending on these frivolous things.)

The people in Asia need our help.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/2/05 at 8:49am

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[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 10:41pm

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050105/ap_on_re_us/tsunami_americans_respond

It's a good start, but they are still going to need a lot more help.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 4:42pm

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[Cyndy]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 5:52pm

Bumpity bump...with a link to a thread on the main board. A way to donate to the Red Cross and tsunami relief efforts with a Broadway tie in.https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=679713&dt=010505021341

Updated On: 1/5/05 at 05:52 PM

[jo]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 7:56pm

Thanks for the link. I wonder if they can make an exception on this site and place this thread on the regular Broadway board so more people can see it.

I think seeing the generosity of many people helps lighten many hearts who have been struck by the incomprehensibility of the tragedy that has happened.

I am from Southeast Asia but my country was luckily spared from the catastrophe. But I am personally grateful for the kindness shown to people in our region.

Jo

[amasis]

Posted: 1/6/05 at 5:59am

I thought the following article might an interesting read for some.
In order to save space, I've edited it down a little, but the link to the full article is included. It seems now that logistical constraints is the big issue, as well as making sure that the government pledges are honored. Apparently, donors promised Iran more than $1bn to assist with the Bam earthquake disaster, and Iran complains that only $17.5m ever arrived. The public response has been wonderful, though. Jo said it really well. I am extremely grateful.

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Tsunami aid: Who's giving what

Donations of money and assistance have been pouring in to international aid agencies from governments and individuals in the wake of the tsunami disaster in Asia.

Here is a breakdown of more than $3bn in aid pledged so far:

Australia
Prime Minister John Howard pledges $765m (£400m) to Indonesia over five years. Donations from the public total $58m. About 350 military staff, four military helicopters, a troop transport ship, a military health support team and a water purification plant are being sent to Indonesia, as well as a team of volunteer medical professionals.

Germany
Berlin has now increased its aid pledge to $674m. Germany is also sending a mobile hospital to Aceh and a military ship with two helicopters, aid supplies, water treatment equipment and an operating theatre on board. The public have donated an estimated $200m.

Japan
$500m in government donations, 120 civilian emergency workers sent to tsunami-hit countries.

USA
$350m in government donations, plus military assistance involving 12,600 personnel, 21 ships, 14 cargo planes and more than 90 helicopters. Private donations are also pouring in, with $120m donated to the US branches of the Red Cross, Oxfam and Save the Children, and to Catholic Relief Services.

European Union
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso pledges $132m in immediate aid, and says he will ask the European Parliament to approve $464m for long-term development. A $1.3bn concessional loan through the European Investment Bank to help finance reconstruction efforts is also being proposed.

Norway
$182m in government donations, plus $30m raised in private donations.

Britain
$94m in government donations, plus $146m in private donations which the government has pledged to match. Two RAF planes, a C-17 and a Tristar, are helping to deliver aid to the region. Tony Blair has also offered to send 120 Ghurkas to Indonesia but this was rejected by Jakarta. Chancellor Gordon Brown is pushing a proposal for the debts of the affected nations to be frozen.

Sweden
$80m in government donations, plus $60m in private donations including money raised during two telethons.

Denmark
$75m in government aid. Copenhagen has sent a field hospital, transport vehicles and a ship to the UN aid effort, Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said.

Spain
$68m in government donations, and a medical team has been sent to Sri Lanka.

France
$66m in government donations, plus an estimated $49m raised in private donations. A medical team has been sent to Sri Lanka.

Canada
$66m in government donations, plus at least $29m raised in private donations with a government commitment to match every dollar donated by the public. Ottawa has already placed a moratorium on debt from the affected countries. It is also deploying its highly-specialised Disaster Assistance Response Team to Sri Lanka.

Netherlands
$34m has been donated by the government and aid groups say a further $35m has been raised in private donations. A Dutch police identification team has been sent to Thailand.

FROM THE WORLD'S POOREST

Russian town of Beslan - scene of a bloody school siege last year - pledged 1m roubles ($36,000) from the fund set up after the mass hostage-taking

Mozambique - one of the world's poorest nations - has donated $100,000

North Korea has pledged $150,000 in aid

Nepal and East Timor have also promised donations
Link to BBC Article Updated On: 1/6/05 at 05:59 AM