Friday, December 31, 2004

Doing something anyway

So I haven't talked about the Tsunami carnage because I don't really know what to say. My gut reaction to tragedy is to make jokes, and with over 100,000 dead it seems like the time for gallows humor hasn't really arrived yet.

Marisa and I made a Red Cross Disaster donation today. Amazon has a thing on their home page for donations. They say they've raised over $7,000,000 so far.

There was a story on CNN today talking about corporate giving. Seems like the companies that are stepping up are worth mentioning, they deserve some good word of mouth. Coke and Pepsi both have bottled water units and are shipping water to the area. Lands End is sending clothing, and Motorola is providing communications equipment. They also said that FedEx and NorthWest Airlines are providing free relief transport.

The story also mentioned that carriers sometimes allow you to donate air miles to charity. With all the people that are needing to move around to deal with this event, now might be a great time to shed some frequent flyer miles you don't think you'll be able to use. I don't know if USAir participates in this kind of thing, but with the airline threatening to liquidate before February this might be the single best use of those miles.

If you want to make a donation yourself, CNN has a page with links for several organizations all in one place:

It may not be much, but its something.

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