But What Can I Do?
January 14th, 2010 by Kateastrophe
In a year that’s been very hard for many Americans, Matt and I have been extremely blessed and when a tragedy like the earthquake in Haiti strikes, it makes me feel even luckier . . . and makes me wonder what I can do to help.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the first place I look is to the church. Due to our amazing welfare program, the LDS church is often the first on the scene after a horrible tragedy like this. Haiti is no different.
Here is the LDS Church’s press release on what they are doing to help. Besides the help that is probably already set up in Haiti through church members and programs already in place, they are sending two planes with 80,000 lbs of food and mobilizing trucks from the Dominican Republic with hygiene kits, newborn essentials and probably tons more food.
The church uses regular donations from it’s members (not tithing donations) to fund projects like this, but they can always use a little more help. If you’d like to donate to help you can go here .
I’ll also be donating to the Red Cross and other relief efforts, some of which can be found in this post by Chris Sacca.
- Posted in The Awesome Continues
January 15th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Agreed.
In a way, it’s a cool time we live in. Tragedies like this have been happening forever (though without the press coverage that make them seem so immediate despite the distance). But our ability to instantly and effectively respond with help of our own from half a world away is new and special. Don’t even need to get off my backside to fuel the effort. Donating to a reputable relief effort or agency can be done from the comfort of your computer chair.
Quite a bit of help can be harnassed when people decide to forgo the next book, DVD, video game, iTune album, doo-dad, widget, or what-not they were going to buy and send that money where it will save lives.
Makes you feel kinda connected…like you’re not completely useless. Just mostly.
January 17th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
I am always so impressed by the efforts of the LDS church. You guys rock! And Bryan is right. You can feel so connected just by clicking the mouse and helping out.