Time Gentlemen please!! Tsanami update.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:45 am 0

We've raised over Â£225 so far, Â£200 has now been paid straight to Oxfam with Gift Aid (so Oxfam will actually end up with over Â£250 from that Â£200).

Edit - "Git Aid" re-spelt to "Gift Aid"

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 12:16 pm 0

If anyone needs a reason take a look at these

http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:50 pm 0

Donate to the British Red Cross on Amazon UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:51 pm 0

Where the fuck are people like Bill Gates/Branson, who could easily spare significant chunks of cash?

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:58 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Where the fuck are people like Bill Gates/Branson, who could easily spare significant chunks of cash?

They'll be manning the phones.

Donations are flooding in at a rate as much as Â£15,000 a minute, with celebrities among those helping to man the phones.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4136545.stm

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 2:36 pm 0

Sickboy wrote:Where the fuck are people like Bill Gates/Branson, who could easily spare significant chunks of cash?

The Gates Foundation has given $3 million so far. Bill Gates
has given assets to the founation that now amount to almost
$27 billion, it's the best funded charitable foundation. It does
a lot of work in the infectious diseases area, so whilst the
initial donations may seem small, it's organisations like the
Gates Foundation that fund long term vacination and medical
research projects which aid victims of such disasters.

I hate to say it, I'm no MS fan, but you can't really knock Bill
Gates for his charitable donations. He said a few years back
that by the time he retires he expects to have given 90% of his
wealth to charity.

Sickboy · Post by **Sickboy** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:01 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:
Sickboy wrote:Where the fuck are people like Bill Gates/Branson, who could easily spare significant chunks of cash?
The Gates Foundation has given $3 million so far. Bill Gates
has given assets to the founation that now amount to almost
$27 billion, it's the best funded charitable foundation. It does
a lot of work in the infectious diseases area, so whilst the
initial donations may seem small, it's organisations like the
Gates Foundation that fund long term vacination and medical
research projects which aid victims of such disasters.

I hate to say it, I'm no MS fan, but you can't really knock Bill
Gates for his charitable donations. He said a few years back
that by the time he retires he expects to have given 90% of his
wealth to charity.

Ah.

Okay.

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:58 pm 0

We're a stone's throw away from Â£350

Here's the payments made at the 200 and 300 mark.

So, the total Oxfam have recieved so far from this fund, including their tax claim back is Â£384. Add to that the direct donations many others have made to DEC and The Red Cross and I'd say everyone most certainly deserves a big

hug and a pat on the back.

Rod_S · Post by **Rod_S** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 4:51 pm 0

A point that keeps getting reiterated on the news is that donations need to be constant during the relief process. Basically, don't sit back and think you've done your bit by donating once, they need continual support.

Would be cool if people could manage another few quid out of next month's pay packet

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:37 pm 0

DEC are up to Â£45 million now, if this sort of pace is kept
up for at least a few more days the amount donated should
be pretty good.

I was thinking that there are roughly 1 billion people who
live in the 'developed' world, if they each donated $10 (Â£5)
that would get up to the sort of level the UN says is needed.

If the UK got up to Â£300 million (from tax revenues and donations)
I think that would be the UK doing its bit.

Sir_LANs-a-lot · Post by **Sir_LANs-a-lot** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:44 pm 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:DEC are up to Â£45 million now, if this sort of pace is kept
up for at least a few more days the amount donated should
be pretty good.

I was thinking that there are roughly 1 billion people who
live in the 'developed' world, if they each donated $10 (Â£5)
that would get up to the sort of level the UN says is needed.

If the UK got up to Â£300 million (from tax revenues and donations)
I think that would be the UK doing its bit.

Quite, but I bet the tax office doesn't say "we'll give all your tax this month to the cause"...

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:50 pm 0

Sir_LANs-a-lot wrote:
Kemper_Boyd wrote:DEC are up to Â£45 million now, if this sort of pace is kept
up for at least a few more days the amount donated should
be pretty good.

I was thinking that there are roughly 1 billion people who
live in the 'developed' world, if they each donated $10 (Â£5)
that would get up to the sort of level the UN says is needed.

If the UK got up to Â£300 million (from tax revenues and donations)
I think that would be the UK doing its bit.
Quite, but I bet the tax office doesn't say "we'll give all your tax this month to the cause"...

A month's tax is ~ Â£40 billion, about 2/3rds of the NHS,
a day's tax would be smashing and would mean cutting
back on paper clips, postage and photocopying across
government over the whole year. Doable IMHO.

Of course I'm assuming that joined-up-government is
for real.

cclemon · Post by **cclemon** » Fri Dec 31, 2004 7:17 pm 0

from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4137297.stm,

BBC wrote:Sadly, the outpouring of goodwill has also encouraged some conmen to try to cash in.

Anti-fraud organisations are warning about e-mails that are starting to circulate which try to convince people to send money directly to them rather than make donations via aid agencies.

I can't find the words to describe what I'd like to do to these fucktards.
*sigh*

madfiddler · Post by **madfiddler** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:19 am 0

A list of some of the places you can donate...

The Disasters Emergency Committee - http://www.dec.org.uk - is an umbrella group of UK aid organisations - including ActionAid, British Red Cross, Oxfam - working to provide clean water, food and shelter to thousands. To call from the UK dial 0870 60 60 900.

The United Nations World Food Programme - http://www.wfp.org - is seeking donations to feed victims of the earthquake.

Medecins Sans Frontieres - http://www.msf.org - is sending aid workers to the region, focusing on medical care for survivors and displaced people after the rescue operations.

The United Nations Children's Fund, Unicef - http://www.unicef.org.uk - is working to meet the "urgent needs of hundreds of thousands of people" affected by the tsunami disaster.

The UN refugee agency, UNHCR - http://www.unhcr.ch - which has been helping victims of conflicts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka, is delivering relief supplies to tsunami survivors in both countries.

Save the Children - http://www.savethechildren.org.uk - has already flown a plane out to Sri Lanka carrying plastic sheeting for temporary shelter, tents to run children's services from, and essentials such as clothing and cooking utensils.

Anti-poverty organisation Care International - http://www.care.org - has already provided food for thousands of affected people in Sri Lanka.

Cafod, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - http://www.cafod.org.uk - is working with partners across Asia to provide shelter, food aid and medical assistance, and assessing what further relief is needed.

The Red Cross, and its sister charity the Red Crescent, is supplying blankets, cooking utensils and other crucial goods. It has had to set up a new site - http://www.ifrc.org - because of the unprecedented demand from people wanting to make donations.

The Hindu Forum Disaster Relief Task Force - http://www.hinduforum.org - comprises 50 organisations and is raising money, clothes and medicines. Donations can be made online or by calling the ISKCON Disaster Appeal on 01923 856848 or Sewa International on 0116 261 0303.

Christian Aid - http://www.christianaid.org.uk - has already allocated Â£250,000 from its emergency fund to help the victims of this disaster but says more money is needed.

Christian charity Tearfund - http://www.tearfund.org - and its partners in Sri Lanka and India are helping devastated fishing communities and coastal villages get back on their feet.

Islamic Relief - http://www.islamic-relief.com - has also launched an appeal to provide medical supplies, tents and sanitation facilities for those affected.

The Islamic Aid Emergency Relief Fund - http://www.islamicaid.org.uk - aims to provide immediate relief and long-term support to people in the affected areas.

Another Islamic charity, Muslim Hands - http://www.muslimhands.org- is collecting money and sending volunteers to help in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Medair - http://www.medair.org - is providing emergency support to agencies with a long term presence in Sri Lanka and its medical experts are assessing the likelihood of malaria and diarrhoea.

World Vision - http://www.worldvision.org.uk - has also launched an appeal and has already delivered relief goods to thousands.

Concern - http://www.concern.net - is working with local partners to meet the needs of families in the devastated coastal villages of Tamil Nadu, the worst affected state in India.

The International Rescue Committee - http://www.theirc.org - is providing emergency supplies and materials to "people most affected by the crisis".

The Salvation Army - http://www.salvationarmy.org.uk has local teams working in a number of affected areas and is sending a team from its international headquarters on Wednesday evening.

Muslim Aid - http://www.muslimaid.org - has already donated Â£100,000 towards the purchase of food, clothing and medicine in the region but wants to raise more.

Action Aid - http://www.actionaid.org - is the biggest charity working in south India. It is focusing its relief work on the coast of Tamil Nadu, where 7,000 people died. It is working on providing medical assistance and sanitation for the survivors.

Asia Quake Relief Appeal UK, a UK-based Sri Lankan organisation, is also raising money and can be emailed at asia-quakerelief@europe.com

Zen-Chan · Post by **Zen-Chan** » Sat Jan 01, 2005 12:51 pm 0

Another ten pounds and we'll hit the Â£400 mark

In fact, I've just thrown in the lone fiver that I didn't drink last night, so now it's only Â£5 to go!