Just donated $20. I also wanna try to find a food/clothing drive for the victims.

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Originally posted by Miss Bliss Just donated $20. I also wanna try to find a food/clothing drive for the victims.

most aren't doing them over here as the cost of transporting them will be more whereas with money it's easier or something to get that sent over.

Swamper - thank you for putting this thread up.

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Originally posted by Miss Bliss Just donated $20. I also wanna try to find a food/clothing drive for the victims.

As has been mentioned, transportion costs are a factor, and it makes more sense to send that money to help the victims rather then spend it on mailing fees. You could browse the list of NGO's/governmental agenies that are involved in relief work (Swamper has provided a list in the first post) and see which ones are specifically running drives for food/clothes/child services. This way, instead of giving money in general to some organisation, you could have some say in how your donation would be used. Not that it makes much of a difference really - any sort of help would do for now.

Another huge problem that has come up now is the incredibly vast number of children that have been orphaned. As in most tragedies, it is usually the young and defenceless that are hit the hardest. I don't know what it's like in Indonesia, but, at least in India and Sri Lanka, the social service 'infrastructure' is extremely inadequate and very poorly managed. If you guys can at least spread the word about this problem to your friends/folks/relatives, etc., maybe someone somewhere might just actually be willing. I'm helping out with a group down here that is coordinating this for the orphaned kids in India. If anyone would like any information, please PM me . I can also get you information on similar efforts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, just in case any of you want to know.

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This is very sad. I will be donating...every bit helps.

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What a fucking nightmare!

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I'm almost broke but I donated. Everybody should, even a small amount might help somebody. My problems seem like nothing now compared to this tragedy, the death toll number seems so unreal...

Awesome move Del ....the best way to help is give $money$ folks.Sending clothes & other things is actually worse because of the administration factor & costs MORE to ship the stuff over there so just donate money...its THE best way.

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donations can be made at any futureshop location as well. the company is also donating $50,000 and matching all donations made up to a maximum of $100,000. a tax receipt will be given in store for any donations $10 and over.

just donated. hope this money will contribute to helping those in need of aid.

just donated

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donated 10 EURO

Donated some money earlier today and plan to donate more in a weeks time when i get paid.

Death toll is over 111,000 now and growing, thats a little more than than the 20,000 they estimated at first although that cant be helped!

My heart goes out to anyone whos been effected by the quake's!

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