>I agree, I was interested but due to my experience with the Red Cross as a >flood victim I will NEVER contribute to the Red Cross. > >On 9/2/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, my concern was the same as many of you with Red Cross - especially after having gone through 9/11 up close and seeing the cluster that was the Red Cross participation. I don't consider the Red Cross a "political organization" any more or less than the United Way or the Salvation Army. Heck, the Salvation Army has a "position" built into the name, for crying outloud. But on my personal blog, one of my guest bloggers actually works for the Red Cross, and when prompted about the Red Cross problems of past, he answered in a way that made me feel much better about things. You can find the thread here: http://www.smackmybooty.com/index.cfm?commentID=1287 (Be sure to read his comments) He also posted some interesting thoughts about the Red Cross here: http://www.smackmybooty.com/index.cfm?commentID=1299 But in short, I feel that right or wrong, the Red Cross has the best access, the biggest infrastructure, and the most experience dealing with things on this scale. I'd wanted to go with them originally, but decided against it because of my own hangups about them, as mentioned earlier. If you'd like to take me up on the offer, but want to do something different, check out this other relief project I'm working on: http://www.smackmybooty.com/index.cfm?commentID=1293 Thanks for your support for these efforts, no matter what you decide to do. Jake blogfusion.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:217308 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
