Just because we’re not directly affected, it doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t do anything to help the victims. Here are a few tips on what you can do to help:
Volunteer
Volunteer organizations have been flooded with calls from young adults looking to board the first flight to Southeast Asia — but it’s not that simple. Reputable organizations put their volunteers through months of language and cultural-sensitivity training before sending them to foreign countries. According to the U.N., the recovery process in the region will take years, not weeks, so help will be needed for a long time to come.
Donate
All of the above organizations are accepting donations through their Web sites. If you’d like to contribute to some other worthy ones, here are some links:
The Red Cross has a goal to collect $400 million for tsunami relief, and donations recently passed the $150 million mark.
Save the Children is a leading nonprofit humanitarian relief and development organization working in more than 40 countries throughout the developing world and the United States. Its mission is to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need.
Start A Fund-Raiser
Kids in Albany, New York, held a tsunami-benefit skate-a-thon at a local roller rink. Students at the University of Toronto collected clothes for tsunami victims. A salsa club in Oakland, California, is planning a benefit dance party. There’s no limit to what you can do: Here are some links to help you get started.
For more information, click onto this link: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/impact.your.world/?hpt=T1
Don’t just sit there….DO SOMETHING!!!
