UPDATE: Last updated October 11, 2005. Originally posted Octber 10, 2005.
UPDATE: Hugh Hewitt posts:
The near silence in the blogopshere when it comes to appeals for aid to South Asia tells me that post tsunami, Katrina and Rita, the wilingness or ability of Americans to dig deep, again, is limited.
Let's try to prove Hugh wrong, at least about Americans' willingness to help those in need. Many thanks to those that help by doing what they can. I will post links at the end of this post to the blogs that join California Yankee in breaking the silence and let people know how to help.
Once again we are being called upon to help those in need. This time for the victims of Saturday's killer earthquake.
The death toll is in the tens of thousands and the United Nations says more than 2.5 million people were left homeless by Saturday’s monster 7.6-magnitude quake.
A number of charities have already launched appeals to help with the earthquake relief efforts in south Asia. As always in a natural disaster, the immeadiate need is for cash.
Give to the charity of your choice, or consider one of these and while you have the checkbook or charge card out consider giving even more to the US hurricane victims.
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Direct Relief
In the US, 805 964-4767
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
In the US, 800-HELPNOW
Mercy Corps International
In the US: 503-796-6827
Muslim Aid
Relief International
In the US, 800 573-3332 or 310 478-1200
Salvation Army's South Asia Relief Fund
UNICEF
In the US, 800-367-5437
World Vision
In the US, 888-56-CHILD
California Yankee gives a sincere and hearty thanks to the following blogs for linking to this post and helping to spread the word on how to help the victims of the South Asia earthquake:
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days
Cold Spring Shops
Daniel W. Drezner
Instantpundit
Peaktalk
Project Nothing!
ResurrectionSong
Secular Blasphemy
Speed of Thought
Zacht Ei
Other Blogs spreading the word on how to help the victims of the South Asia earthquake:
A Lady's Ruminations
Blogs4God
Gateway Pundit
Michelle Malkin
Stuck On Stupid
The Moderate Voice
The Zero Point
Hi,
I'd like to thank the American people, among the rest of the world's citizen, for their kind heartedness, a swift response and help to save the lives of so many!
You have touched many hearts....
Thank you!
Posted by: Umer | Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 05:21 AM
I would also suggest American Jewish World Services as a charity.
Posted by: Mark Schiller | Tuesday, October 11, 2005 at 10:48 AM
Want to help them? Just inform them that this earthquake was nothing more than a "soldier of Allah", as Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowments director Muhammad Yousef al-Mlaifi referred to Hurricane Katrina. That'll make them feel better.
Yes, Allah was just punishing those good Muslims over there. That must be it.
Sarge's Spot said so.
Posted by: Daniel Eidson | Monday, October 10, 2005 at 10:31 PM