Sorry if this is posted elsewhere, but I wanted to start a thread specific to how we can help. This is probably the worst natural disaster of any of our lifetimes. Time to pitch in...

The following aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance that they or their affiliates are providing for those affected by the earthquake and tidal waves in Asia. I don't endorse any particular one of them. There's a wide selection, most with links to web sites. Since we can't get on a plane and help in person, pick the organization(s) you feel most comfortable with and kick into the till. Help make someone's new year a bit less horrible.


Action Against Hunger
247 West 37th St.
New York, NY 10018
212-967-7800
http://www.actionagainsthunger.org

ADRA International
Asia Quake Fund
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, MD 20904
800-424-ADRA (2372)
http://www.adra.org

American Friends Service Committee
1501 Cherry Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
888-588-2372
http://www.afsc.org

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, Inc.
DC-South Asia Tsunami Relief
P.O. Box 321
847A Second Ave.
New York, New York 10017
212-885-0832
http://www.jdc.org

American Jewish World Service
45 W. 36th St., 10th Fl.
New York, NY 10018
212-736-2597
http://www.ajws.org

American Red Cross
2025 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20006
800-HELP-NOW
http://www.redcross.org

American Refugee Committee
430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403
612-872-7060
http://www.archq.org

AmeriCares
88 Hamilton Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
800-486-4357
http://www.americares.org

Baptist World Aid
Asia Tidal Waves
405 North Washington St.
Falls Church, VA 22046
703-790-8980
http://www.bwanet.org/bwaid

B'nai B'rith International
B'nai B'rith Disaster Relief Fund
2020 K. St. NW
7th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
212-490-3290
http://www.bnaibrith.org

Brother's Brother Foundation
1200 Galveston Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15233
412-321-3160
http://www.brothersbrother.org

CARE
151 Ellis St. NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
800-521-CARE
http://www.care.org

Catholic Relief Services
209 West Fayette St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
877-HELP-CRS
http://www.catholicrelief.org

Christian Children's Fund
Child Alert Fund
PO Box 26484
Richmond, VA 23261-6484
800-776-6767
http://www.ChristianChildrensFund.org

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
2850 Kalamazoo Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI, 49560
800-55-CRWRC
http://www.crwrc.org

Church World Service
PO Box 968
Elkhart, IN 46515
800-297-1516
http://www.churchworldservice.org

Concern Worldwide, US
104 East 40th Street, Suite 903
New York, NY 10016
212-557-8000
http://www.concernusa.org

Direct Relief International
27 South La Patera Lane
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
805-964-4767
http://www.directrelief.org

Episcopal Relief and Development
PO Box 12043
Newark, NJ 07101-5043
800-334-7626, ext. 5129
http://www.er-d.org

Food for the Hungry, Inc.
Food for the Hungry
Asia Quake Relief
1224 E. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
800-2-HUNGERS
http://www.fh.org

Habitat for Humanity International
121 Habitat St
Americus, GA 31709
229-924-6935
http://www.habitat.org

Heart to Heart International
401 S. Clairborne Suite 302
Olathe, KS 66062
888-800-4327
http://www.hearttoheart.org

International Aid
17011 W. Hickory
Spring Lake, MI 49456
800-968-7490
http://www.internationalaid.org

International Medical Corps
Tsunami Emergency Response
1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90404-1950
800-481-4462
http://www.imcworldwide.org

International Relief Teams
Asia Earthquake/Floods
3547 Camino Del Rio South, Suite C
San Diego, CA 92108
619-284-7979
http://www.IRTeams.org

International Rescue Committee
PO Box 5058
Hagerstown, MD 21741-9874
877-REFUGEE or 733-8433
http://www.theIRC.org

Latter-Day Saint Charities
Welfare Services Emergency Response
50 East North Temple Street, Room 701
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-6800
801-240-3544
ldscharities@ldschurch.org

Lutheran World Relief
South Asia Tsunami
700 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-230-2700
http://www.lwr.org

MAP International
P.O. Box 215000
Brunswick, GA 31521
800-225-8550
http://www.map.org

Mercy Corps
Southeast Asia Earthquake
Dept. W
PO Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
800-852-2100
http://www.mercycorps.org

Northwest Medical Teams
PO Box 10 Portland, OR 97207
800-959-4325 (HEAL)
http://www.nwmedicalteams.org

Operation USA
8320 Melrose Ave. 200
Los Angeles, CA 90069
800-678-7255
http://www.opusa.org

Oxfam America
Asian Earthquake Fund
PO Box 1211
Albert Lea, MN 56007-1211
800-77-OXFAM
http://www.oxfamamerica.org

Plan USA
Asia Disaster
155 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886
800-556-7918
http://www.planusa.org

Project Concern International
Asia Tsunamis Press List
5151 Murphy Canyon Road Suite 320
San Diego, CA 92123
858-279-9690
http://www.projectconcern.org

Project HOPE
Asia Tsunami Response
255 Carter Hall Lane
Millwood, VA 22646
800-544-4673
http://www.projecthope.org

SAWSO (Salvation Army World Service Office)
South Asia Relief Fund
615 Slaters Lane
Alexandria, VA 22313
800-SAL-ARMY

Save the Children USA
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
800-728-3843
http://www.savethechildren.org

Stop Hunger Now
SE Asia crisis
2501 Clark Ave, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27607
888-501-8440
http://www.stophungernow.org

US Fund for UNICEF
General Emergency Fund
333 E. 38th St.
New York, NY 10016
800-4-UNICEF
http://www.unicefusa.org

World Concern
Asia Earthquake and Tsunami
19303 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98133
800-755-5022
http://www.worldconcern.org

World Emergency Relief
2270-D Camino Vida Roble
Carlsbad, CA 92009
760-930-8001
http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org

World Hope International
P.O. Box 96338
Washington DC 20090
888-466-4673
http://www.worldhope.org

World Relief
7 E Baltimore St
Baltimore MD 21202
800-535-5433
http://www.worldrelief.org

World Vision
P.O. Box 70288
Tacoma, WA 98481-0288
888-56-CHILD
http://www.worldvision.org

Please post any other ways we can help...

Thanks everybody

 

Check is already in the mail to the Red Cross.

You're a good man Drew.

 

Drew -- check sent to CRS.

 

I am mailing a check tomorrow morning to the American Red Cross.

 

Was not especially with the way the ARC handled the shelter here during hurricane Ivan. I deliberately selected another charity.



Gerry

 

My wife's employer has set up a fund where they are matching donations, that is where we sent the money.

We have also sent money to Doctors without Borders, who is also one of the relief agencies heavily involved.

 

I have just read an article in the New York Times stating that President Bush has pledged $350 million on behalf of the United States Government in aid to the stricken nations of Asia. This is a meaningful amount of help.

 

My wife and I made a donation to UNICEF.

 

Andy did a credit card donation, on-line, to the Red Cross yesterday.

 

Nice, kids. Keep it up. I sent in my annual donations at the end of the year, and ARC, docs w/out borders, UNICEF, and CARE were among them. I really hope the relief workers can get access to the affected areas quickly.