China Relief – Walking Our Talk

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Amber

Debris of collapsed buildings is seen after the earthquake in Beichuan county in southwest China’s Sichuan province, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Rescue workers sifted through tangled debris of toppled schools and homes Tuesday for thousands of victims buried or missing after China’s worst earthquake in three decades, where the death toll soared to more than 12,000 people in the hardest-hit province alone.
(AP Photo/Wang Jiaowen, ColorChinaPhoto)

If you’re like me, you can’t stand to sit by and not “DO” something to help our human family in China in the aftermath of the quake that hit there yesterday morning. Unlike some that I’ve spoken to recently, I don’t give a rats ass about POLITICS at a time like this – all I know is that people are suffering and dieing and need HELP. And I’ll do whateverever I can…how about you?

GREATER GOOD is a wonderful organization: If you’ll donate something to them, they guarantee that 100% of your donation will go directly for assistance, rather than getting eaten up in “administrative costs” and all that nonsense. Check them out. They also partner with a plethera of other really wonderful humanitarian causes.

PLEASE JOIN ME TODAY IN WALKING OUR TALK.

Thanks.

Post written & contributed by The Wild Pomegranate

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3 Responses

  1. vishesh, on May 17th, 2008 at 6:08 am Said:

    am checking them out now :)

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  2. a US soldier, on May 30th, 2008 at 6:41 am Said:

    I am torn. My heart is truely a mess with this situation. I will not refer to Burma as Myanmar. I will not recognize that. But Burma needs aid. China needs aid. I believe that the reason for the smaller response to Chinas need from the US citizens are for two reasons. 1….Burma was the first of the two, therefor, many who could give, gave. Those hundreds of thousands (if not millions) gave monetary donations, and felt that they could not give towards Chinas needs. 2. (Though it sounds wrong and inhumane). Americans are very aware of Chinas strong push towards a more modern and more technological army. That scares us. Many may be affraid that giving money to China, may be spent towards boasting the Chinese mlitary.
    Is this wrong…………….i do not know. I am merely trying to show what maybe the thought process of many Americans. As for me, I contributed to both causes. I can only hope that i dont live to regret either decision. In the long run, I may give me life for making the wrong call. Thank you

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  3. Tradesman, on June 19th, 2008 at 2:46 am Said:

    Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation :) Anyway … nice blog to visit.

    cheers, Tradesman.

    Reply

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