I think I'm not alone when I say that I am deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by the tsunami that hit southern Asia this past week. As of Thursday 12/30, the numbers of those who died have reached over 114,000. Indonesia alone, lost 80,000; Sri Lanka lost 24,700; India lost 7,300; Thailand at 2,400. Overall, 12 countries have been affected, over a million people are estimated to be displaced, hundreds of thousands are injured, and worse yet, thousands more could die as a result of ensuing diseases. Particularly, women and children are the most vulnerable.
Certainly, this is one of the largest natural catastrophes on record, and one that we're all made keenly aware of. With that knowledge, we cannot sit on the sidelines and be spectators reading news reports and internet pages. I urge you to donate to the various organizations that are working to bring relief to these devastated nations. I found an excellent site that has compiled a list of many of the well known non-profit organizations that are focused on relief:
Our help can make a difference. Consider this: At least 10 people could be reading this page at this moment, and if each of you donates just $10, and then forwards a request to another 10 people, whom of which does the same, we could raise over $1MM dollars after five iterations. It's simple math. Let's make a difference today.
God bless,
Marvin A.
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