[SOC] Australia Responds

[Art]

The key is, DON'T donate anything to any agencies that Clinton or the UN
recommends. They probably have their hands in the pot....
Seems like this whole thing has turned into a contest of who can give 
the most.
All the TV entertainment shows jump up and down when a celeb gives any
money. They overlook Bill Gates who quietly gave $3,000,000 the day it
happened.
We forget we are on a little grain of sand hurtling thru space orbiting 
around
a 3rd rate star. The earth is changing all the time and not much we can do
except just hang on. When things like this happen we do the best we can to
help and give thanks it wasn't us (this time)...
73, Art  W6KY


Kevin Rock wrote:

> I wish there was a way to get aid to the areas effected around the 
> world more simply.  Sending money to agencies and allowing them to use 
> it to create aid packages is the method we normally use.  Is there a 
> way to create an infrastructure which would allow the aid to be moved 
> to those locations with a minimum of waste?  Often we give money to 
> the agencies and only a small percentage of it goes to the disaster 
> victims while a larger share goes to administering the agency.  Which 
> agencies are the most efficient at transporting aid to disaster areas 
> and then distributing it once it arrives?  Are NGOs more effective or 
> are governmental agencies?  Whichever group can give the most aid with 
> the least waste in administration should be given the most donations.
>    Kevin.  KD5ONS
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> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:06:16 -0000, Chris Redding 
> <chris.redding at g4pdj.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Agreed.
>>
>> Obviously the 'old world' is going to throw money at this, because
>> historically it's 'our' neck of the woods.  But no amount of aid is 
>> going to
>> do any good if it can't  get to where it's needed.
>>
>> Enter the logistical superpower...good ole Uncle Sam (or bad old Uncle
>> Sam...depending on your prejudices).
>>
>> Politics apart...many lives will be saved, and it's churlish to make 
>> cheap
>> points.
>>
>> If I was in their situation, I wouldn't care if the aid arrived in a 
>> lorry
>> driven by Satan himself.
>>
>> Chris G4PDJ
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