tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post1568200194991932578..comments2023-12-07T03:45:06.927-05:00Comments on Forks Off The Moment: HaitiDiannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-64421872717644308282010-01-20T10:32:23.851-05:002010-01-20T10:32:23.851-05:00I support both Oxfam and action aid; good to know ...I support both Oxfam and action aid; good to know they a decent charities.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13773161375865716360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-28930325918243255772010-01-17T19:56:35.929-05:002010-01-17T19:56:35.929-05:00I pray for your friend & her family too & ...I pray for your friend & her family too & all of the people of Haiti. My son's school friend lost a cousin while another neighbors family is miraculously alright. Thanks for the great info. I have always heard good things about Drs w/o borders.dianasfaria.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10488357854017358868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-12579236142644154192010-01-16T09:07:01.352-05:002010-01-16T09:07:01.352-05:00Thanks for this list. Knowing that so little of t...Thanks for this list. Knowing that so little of the money donated actually goes to the intended recipients has kept me from donating at times. Now when charities call I always ask them what percentage actually goes to the needy. If the number isn't high enough, I decline. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog via POTW.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-7024755187605056962010-01-16T04:47:06.843-05:002010-01-16T04:47:06.843-05:00Oh I do hope you've heard news of your friend ...Oh I do hope you've heard news of your friend by now. It is a cruel tragedy to befall a place still not recovered from 4 hurricanes not 2 years ago. <br /><br />OXFAM and MSF are my favoured charities. I have always believed they used donations to best effect, so I'm glad to know they are on your list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-48185165791749391602010-01-15T12:02:20.516-05:002010-01-15T12:02:20.516-05:00Next week is the Awards Of Excellence for the comp...Next week is the Awards Of Excellence for the company I do business with. This year it is in the DR.<br /><br />An email went out this week telling everyone who is attending (not me I do not get to go) to bring clothing and food items with them and it will all be collected and sent across the border to Haiti.<br /><br />I thought that was a good thing.<br /><br />Doctors without Borders is a wonderful organizationVinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-46357466337898795442010-01-15T11:53:04.025-05:002010-01-15T11:53:04.025-05:00I agree with you on Doctor's without borders. ...I agree with you on Doctor's without borders. <br /><br />This tragic event has left me feeling broken. I'm sitting here in my den surrounded by so much wealth (in comparison) and I feel impotent. All I can do is offer prayers and money. They had so little and then they lost that too.jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547226679311827501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-3457164330205847182010-01-15T11:42:28.014-05:002010-01-15T11:42:28.014-05:00Tragic. I cannot even imagine. Sending prayers.
T...Tragic. I cannot even imagine. Sending prayers.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. I am always open for company!<br /><><Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886045805509904850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-26759947637599003452010-01-15T11:00:16.507-05:002010-01-15T11:00:16.507-05:00How tragic it all is...thank you for listing those...How tragic it all is...thank you for listing those organizations...I hope all is well with your friend....<br /><br />ON an aside..what are your thoughts about Robertson's comments about Haiti? He's a piece of work isn't he.Smalltown RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806734351278128551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-69361287143159428642010-01-15T07:30:50.813-05:002010-01-15T07:30:50.813-05:00What a mess.
I wish you could broadcast that list...What a mess.<br /><br />I wish you could broadcast that list to the world.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290928283713813594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-51248868108347145112010-01-15T00:13:19.356-05:002010-01-15T00:13:19.356-05:00Amen.... too much goes to administration for non-p...Amen.... too much goes to administration for non-profit "humanitarian" organizations. Don't even get me started on government and taxes....The Quiet Ragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715816500058905876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-29649906545767868812010-01-14T23:39:42.667-05:002010-01-14T23:39:42.667-05:00Thank you. I have always gone through the Red Cros...Thank you. I have always gone through the Red Cross, but after this, I will reconsider. The people of Haiti need our help in every way possible. Will keep your friend and her family in my thoughts.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-22430386984752991172010-01-14T22:24:24.385-05:002010-01-14T22:24:24.385-05:00I am deeply saddened with had happened to Haiti. T...I am deeply saddened with had happened to Haiti. This is such a very tragic incident. People of Haiti need our help now. Let us set aside our conflicts and arguments to help them. I hope your friend is okay. Prayers can help.dining tablehttp://www.erikorganic.com/dining-room/dining-room-table.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-23991152967490821442010-01-14T21:58:50.638-05:002010-01-14T21:58:50.638-05:00Doctors Without Borders was the first name that po...Doctors Without Borders was the first name that popped into my mind when I heard about the quake, and that's where my money went.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-73964869291765200372010-01-14T20:20:08.381-05:002010-01-14T20:20:08.381-05:00Thoughts and prayers to your friend and her family...Thoughts and prayers to your friend and her family. And everyone else down there.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134850383532818765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-40676198152698269362010-01-14T18:59:11.960-05:002010-01-14T18:59:11.960-05:00Thank you, Dianne. You're a gem. I tried donat...Thank you, Dianne. You're a gem. I tried donating via Canadian Red Cross this morning.. but with the same concerns. Internet lines were overworked, I guess and I don't think the transaction went through. I'll select one of these now. Sending best thoughts for your friend and her family.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-16691231753259162532010-01-14T16:31:08.335-05:002010-01-14T16:31:08.335-05:00I don't know how I missed this until just now,...I don't know how I missed this until just now, but I did. <br /><br />Thank you for your very thoughtful--and informative post. One always feels so helpless during terrible disasters like this. I was going to give money to the Red Cross--I'm glad to send it to an organization that can do more good, though.<br /><br />I hope your friend and her family are okay. . .Lisa (Mountain Photog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521345080574824075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-43446178814834071582010-01-14T15:53:56.499-05:002010-01-14T15:53:56.499-05:00Dianne, you are an angel. Thanks for getting the i...Dianne, you are an angel. Thanks for getting the information out there. I hope your friend and her family are safe.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-78741297702595476222010-01-14T15:08:27.549-05:002010-01-14T15:08:27.549-05:00I do agree about how little of our money gets to t...I do agree about how little of our money gets to the real destination when we contribute to charities. And I do think that Doctors without Borders has to be one of the very best, particularly in this case.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-87749437104888327802010-01-14T15:00:19.934-05:002010-01-14T15:00:19.934-05:00There was already such terrible poverty there. I ...There was already such terrible poverty there. I can't imagine what the damage is really like from the pictures... how these people are finding anything to eat/ using the toilet/ safe place to sleep.Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-22075731531337191642010-01-14T14:50:27.219-05:002010-01-14T14:50:27.219-05:00Thanks for sharing this timely information in the ...Thanks for sharing this timely information in the face of the devastation in Haiti ... Like Linda my donation went to the Red Cross. My prayers are continual.<br />Hugs and blessings,storytellerhttp://sacredruminations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-13091244286875489312010-01-14T14:17:15.457-05:002010-01-14T14:17:15.457-05:00There is so much need. I don't have a persona...There is so much need. I don't have a personal connection like you do, but we are all connected. I love your quote.<br />Thanks for the donation information. I have already donated to the Red Cross, knowing that they have emergancy packets ready to go in their warehouses. But the important thing is to find a way to help.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-66589874498972871592010-01-14T14:11:44.388-05:002010-01-14T14:11:44.388-05:00And I am making the same request .. please if you ...And I am making the same request .. please if you hear how she and her family are let us know xoxDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-40143102291181889212010-01-14T14:09:38.118-05:002010-01-14T14:09:38.118-05:00Hi Lady Dianne!
Thank you, thank you, thank you f...Hi Lady Dianne!<br /><br />Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing this information with us...you're a true angel!<br /><br />...<b>"and ask the universe to please return her kindness"</b>...<br /><br />Amen.<br /><br />X ya dear lady!Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-28217761738737179262010-01-14T12:10:48.767-05:002010-01-14T12:10:48.767-05:00A friend of mine served with the Red Cross and was...A friend of mine served with the Red Cross and was very dissatisfied with how it was run regarding the preferential trement some of the people needing help received over others.Lu'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11278553170295772582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-31735985627760945782010-01-14T06:05:08.427-05:002010-01-14T06:05:08.427-05:00for them who won’t copy and paste<a href="http://www.yele.org/" rel="nofollow"> for them who won’t copy and paste</a>the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com