I know I'm late to the table on this one, but I
just turned in some spare cash to help out those in need because of Hurricane
Katrina. As you know, unlike many other countries where state-led donations
exceed individuals giving to charity, the reverse is usually true over here.
Neither way is better or worse, but if you're looking to give here are a couple
of good ways to go:
The American Red Cross is a popular way to help,
and clicking on the logo will take you right to their donations
page.
I gave to the Epsicopal Relief and Development
Fund myself - it's a place I know, and their are no "frictional losses" of your
charity donations on the way to the designated recipients. Both are fully tax
deductible, of
course.
If neither of these two charities fire your
cracker, FEMA has a list of voluntary organizations up receiving donations . As Lileks pointed out earlier in the week, the list of
who's doing what is... instructional,
perhaps.
No word up yet on how to give
from the folks at the Council for Secular Humanism , but we'll keep
checking in. Probably just, you know: An oversight.
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"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." - John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Ceasar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friederich Nietzsche
