On Dec 30, 2004, at 12:46 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
My ex husband, Bob Sanfedele and his wife are in Chaingmai, Thailand - a long way north
of Phukit - got email from them that they were safe, but feilt the quake. Was much relieved.
I was also in Thailand when it hit. The only thing I can say is we were fortunate to have chosen a beach on the other coast and didn't even feel a thing. Then it felt really surreal as the death toll announced on the news increased with each hour. Are there any other PDML members in affected areas?
For those interested in contributing to the relief effort, I've found two interesting sites taking donations:
Small Dog Electronics, one of my favorite online stores, says that they will match your donations to Doctors Without Borders, so this is an opportunity to double the contribution:
There are many ways to help with the disaster aid. We will be featuring Doctors Without Borders as our preferred charitable partner. We will match your donations through our charitable giving program.
http://www.smalldog.com/product/42760
I read a report on Lockergnome that CoffeeCup software will give you free software if you donate to Oxfam through their site. I have no idea what products they sell but it sounds interesting:
http://channels.lockergnome.com/news/archives/ 20041231_donate_and_get_software.phtml
To donate specifically to Thailand, the home page of the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, DC has the information (may not be tax-deductible under the US Tax Code):
http://www.thaiembdc.org/index.htm
--jc
