Tsunami disaster relief idea
BIG IDEA TO MAXIMIZE DONATIONS !!! (?) Since the Canadian Government has pledged to give matching dollars in aid to the big charity organisations until Jan. 11 (for every private dollar donated, the gov't will give another dollar) American donors might want to consider directing their donations to the Canadian branches of their favourite charities (Canadian Red Cross, Canadian Branch of Unicef, Oxfam, etc.) I believe those Canadian charities toll-free numbers will probably work for callers from the US. I believe US donors would be effectively doubling their donations. The big name Canadian charities (as do the US) have very good ratios of overhead to aid reaching tyhe field. I have a small friends list, so of you think this idea is correct and will work, please re-post or summarize it in your own journal, blog, or what have you. Happy New Year to you all, be thankful for what you have. P.S. For the past three days I've been working (to be clear, I'm a temp, not a volunteer) at a call centre for the Canadian Red Cross, and I've been very impressed by peoples' generosity. Even (especially) the people who take the effort to call and donate $20, or whatever they can manage. The Red Cross is doing well, but the call volumes have been slowing at our call centre, so now is a great time to call, there are people waiting to answer the phones 24 hours a day.