Aid to Haiti

What a devastation...

Red Cross needs creole speaking volunteers for a 24 hour phone bank (305-776-6900).

Donate $10 to the Red Cross by texting "Haiti" to 90999 and/or $5 to Yele Haiti by texting "Yele" to 501501.

Donate directly to Doctors Without Borders (888-392-0392 or through their web site http://doctorswithoutborders.org) or your favorite charity.

Please post this info on other forums, your FB page, or other social network. The power of the Internet can be put to such positive use -- every small amount helps.



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Found this, too:

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004

Lonejack has updates:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/840575/

Say a prayer or give a good thought to the Universe for this person, new to DG, who was right in the middle of the quake zone:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1052523/

Thank you Kathy, the charity navigator was quite helpful. I couldn't decide which single organization to give to, so I have made donations to several, each with a slightly different focus.

As much as I have been obsessed with reading news articles, viewing slide shows and video clips (and these do let us know the gravity of the situation spurring us to help and donate as much as we are able), I can't help but wonder if the press is simply taking up vital resources and transportation space that the rescue/relief operation really needs.

I know what you mean, Holly. I have the same thoughts. But then I think how little we would know without them. And the donations and pressure from people to have their governments send support would just be a fraction of what it is. I really think this is a good country and I'm proud that people have such big hearts.

It hurts me to watch the news, but I know I wouldn't want people to turn away if it was me. Kind thoughts, hope, and prayers HAVE to help, I believe.

I'm glad that charity navigator helped. I have been less than creative, going with the Red Cross. But as long as it gets there in some way . . .

The press gives power to common people. Journalists are the most courageous people I know, exposing themselves to danger & realities that most of us could not stomach, often at great sacrifice of themselves & their home lives.

NPR just did a piece on the reactions by the public to one of their reporters being visibly (audibly) distressed at what he was recounting.

Almost all people thought it was great that the piece was aired and was heartened that he was affected by what he was seeing.

At least one was appalled at the lack of professionalism at the airing of a piece in which the reporter was not 100% unaffected.

I could see both points of view. Interesting that, overwhelmingly, most people responded with sympathy for the reporter and what he was seeing.

Reporters cultivate objectivity to the best of their abilities so that they are more likely to present truth rather than their prejudices.

I can see why someone would be appalled by the breakdown on the part of the reporter -- in the same way that a police officer or firefighter is not allowed the luxury of falling apart, neither are journalists.

The first time I saw how much blood could flow out of a human body after a stabbing, WHAM, I fainted.

But on the other hand, as you were saying, sometimes we want to see our protectors humanized. I've never thought less of a police chief who shed a tear when talking about a tragedy that had hit his/her community.