On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:56 AM, Ann Sanfedele wrote:
Wow - not even a tremor?
Yup...not a single vibe. We didn't know anything about it until we heard it on the news. Relatives in Bangkok did feel the building sway a bit and some of the towers were evacuated as a precaution.
(snip)
Ann replies:
LIke Paul , I wouldn't tie in any donation of mine to anything that gave me
either a tax write-off or made any sort of offer whatsoever. I just called
the Red Cross and used a credit card for a small amount, what I could manage.
I think it is a pretty safe way to make sure your dollars are going to help.
I don't know anything about CoffeeCup software; if the freebie encourages contributions, that's fine with me.
I believe SmallDog's charitable giving program is like any other company's program, only that they opened up participation to their customers as well. I mentioned it not so much to hype the merchant, but as an opportunity to make your donations go further. I'm sure there are other companies making matching contributions too. (btw, I just checked their charity web page <http://www.smalldog.com/charity.html> and found out that their maximum matching amount is US$200).
--jc
