Dr. K Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 I know this is off-topic, but if you have any resources to donate to relieve the terrible destruction and suffering as a result of the Indian Ocean tsunami, you can contribute at one or more of the following places. Merry Christmas to you all and all the best for the New Year: American Red Cross Contributions should be sent to International Response Fund P.O. Box 37243 Washington, D.C. 20013 For more information about donating, call 800-435-7669. or www.redcross.org. For information about friends or relatives who may have been affected, call 866-438-4636 Asia Relief The Maryland-based nonprofit organization is accepting donations of cash, nonperishable food, clothing and toys for victims in Sri Lanka. Donations should be dropped off or mailed to Asia Relief 19409 Olive Tree Way Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Contact Rizwan Mowlana at 301-672-9355 for more information. Association for India's Development Inc. The Maryland-based nonprofit organization is accepting cash donations to help relief work in India. Contributions can be made on the Web at AidIndia.org or mailed to AID Zone 3 P.O. Box 4801 Mountain View, Calif., 94040-0801, with checks made payable to AID. Contact Priya Ranjan at 301-422-4441 for more information. Tsunami Relief Inc. The Virginia-based nonprofit group has been set up to help victims in Sri Lanka. Donors can call 703-934-6922 or mail checks payable to Tsunami Relief Inc. to 9302 Lee Hwy. Fifth Floor Fairfax, Va. 22031 B'nai B'rith International Donations can be made online at BnaiBrith.org or mailed to B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund 2020 K St. NW, Seventh Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 More information about donations to humanitarian organizations can be found on the U.S. Agency for International Development's Web site, USAid.gov. Donors can also call the Center for International Disaster Information at 703-276-1914. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Amazon.com is also collecting donations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet baboo Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 i posted this in the PPP board, but figured most of you don't visit there so here it is again I forgot my friend from high school went to Phuket for Christmasquite a narrow escape for him and his family from his blog Sunday, December 26, 2004 7:47 AM So today my family and I went out on a boat to visit Phiphi island, a tourist spot off the coast of Phuket. After an hour boat ride, we arrived but couldn't land because of turbulent waves, supposedly caused by some earthquake. We didn't think much of it...although there was debris around the coast and the place looked a little run down, it didn't look like there had been a lot of damage. If anything, we were more concerned that we had wasted an hour riding out there and would now have to turn back. It turns out that Phiphi island had been wiped out by an earthquake in Indonesia, resulting in over 200 people killed on the island itself and scores dead or missing on the main island of Phuket. Apparently the tidal waves hit both islands while we were on route to Phiphi...as we arrived back in Phuket I saw an ugly scene of capsized boats and wrecked piers. If the waves hit as we were leaving Phuket or while we were on Phiphi, we could have been wiped out. Instead, we were hardly affected since we were out at sea at the time, too far out for tidal waves to form. What timing. People on the beach of Phuket were swept away...the beachside restaurant where we ate xmas eve dinner isn't there anymore. Anyway, we ended up having to wait four hours to get home because roads were flooded...a small price to pay for narrowly escaping death. Thank you God for looking out for my family and I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. K Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 Update on high-rated relief agencies: 5) Tsunami Relief: Charity Efficiency and Transparency Ratings http://www.benjaminrosenbaum.com/blog/arch..._12.html#000151 Helps provide an overview of how much of your donations actually make it to the victims, using several rating systems. Doctors w/o Borders, American Red Cross, American Jewish World Service and OxFam were all very highly rated. Here's where to make Contributions online to the top rated Charities: American Red Cross (via Amazon) American Jewish World Service Asia Tsunami Relief, 45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018, 800-889-7146 donate on line Doctors w/o Borders donate on line Oxfam donate online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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