Ok folks, Lee V and I are ponying up the first $300 for a Swaylock’s donation to help those who were injured by massive earthquake & tsunamis in Southeast Asia and Africa. Any amount is welcome, no amount too small, and any form of donation is encouraged, through any avenue you want…send money to your favorite charity if you want, give blood, donate in kind if you have the means. Swaylocks is a great community and I bet we can help, even if its only a little. Remember this could have been any of us ocean lovers. Maybe there’s not much we can do about peace on earth, but we can sure try to help people who’ve got problems.
If you want to do something directly, here’s a list from Associated Press of agencies taking donations for relief:
The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates will provide for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves.
Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th Street, Suite 1201
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
American Jewish World Service
45 West 36th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10018
800-889-7146
ADRA International
9-11 Fund
12501 Old Columbus Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-2372
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund)
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA
215-241-7000
Catholic Relief Services
PO Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
800-736-3467
Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
PO Box 2247
New York, NY 10116-2247
888-392-0392
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org
International Medical Corps
1919 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 300
Santa Monica CA 90404
800-481-4462
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
PO Box 372
CH-1211 Geneva 19
Switzerland
41-22-730-4222
International Orthodox Christian Charities
Middle East Crisis Response
PO Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
877-803-4622
Lutheran World Relief
PO Box 17061
Baltimore MD 21298-9832
800-597-5972
MAP International
2200 Glynco Parkway
PO Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 3121-5000
800-225-8550
Mercy Corps
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208
800-852-2100
Northwest Medical Teams
PO Box 10
Portland, OR 97207-0010
503-624-1000
Operation USA
8320 Melrose Avenue, Ste. 200
Los Angles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
Relief International
11965 Venice Blvd. #405
Los Angeles, CA 90066
800-572-3332
Save the Children
Asia Earthquake/Tidal Wave Relief Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
US Fund for UNICEF
333 East 38th Street
New York, NY 10016
800-FOR-KIDS
World Concern
19303 Fremont Ave. N
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
World Relief
7 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
443-451-1900
World Vision
PO Box 70288
Tacoma, Washington 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD