#red cross
WANT TO HELP LEBANON BUT ARE SHORT ON MONEY??
As many of you many know, Lebanon and the city of Beirut is going through a devestating time right now. If you wanna learn more about what happened or are looking for ways to help without using money, check out this link:
I’m raising $6,500 until 12/12/2021 for house fire Victims. Can you help? They don’t need much but anything helps small or big
I tried to find posts here about shady situation around Red Cross EU but I couldn`t so here I am
First of all - WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK-
(Source:https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1506970185626165248?s=20&t=iLqB3y–VaQ6Y1Gj55jl_A)
Second of all - I`ll put here a thread in English that explains nicely situation:
Thread:https://twitter.com/vuwnevska/status/1506754241960026112?s=20&t=DCUHkUsXZnYcgL6684srBA
Also, the screenshots of posts used in first tweet:
Link to the first one: https://www.facebook.com/kolesnykmaria/posts/10225032077540629
One kind man from twitter translated it into English:
(Translated post: https://twitter.com/die_bitches_die/status/1506759357953884169?s=20&t=DCUHkUsXZnYcgL6684srBA)
And I have to make one thing clear - I`m NOTasking you to stop donating to help Ukraine. I`m asking you to avoid shady charities that are trying to make money on your kindness and other peoples grief. And currently, it looks like Red Cross EU is trying to do that.
If you want to donate to help and save Ukraine - here`s a website in English with all links. Those money will go to help Ukraine.
https://supportukrainenow.org/
https://supportukrainenow.org/donate
AGAIN. EVERYONE WHO WERE DONATING - YOU`RE INCREDIBLE. I JUST ASK YOU TO BE VIGILANT AND DONATE THOSE WHO WILL USE YOUR MONEY FOR GOOD CAUSES.
Post by Mrs. Becerra - sharing the wisdom.
“Ok, I know this is a serious situation on Samoa and I can already see the “Let’s do something” calls by those of us abroad.
Wonderful thought but before you clear out your cupboard of old blankets and dash off to the warehouse to buy a pack of bottled water, sit down and read this:
Wait. Think. Before you do something.
Do NOT send goods. Do NOT send canned anything. Do not send anything unless it’s money, or something that is specifically requested and you can ensure it reaches the requestor without them paying the price fir it.
Do not hop on the plane to go help unless it’s your family.
Wait for the Samoan Government who will assess and establish what help is needed.
We see enough Good Samaritan who land at disaster zones who end up being a burden.
Stay home. Let Samoa help themselves or ask fir help first.
Your genuine willingness to help by giving goods ends up being the burden for others, or your goods end up rotting at the wharf or worse, more rubbish they didn’t need in the first place.
So,
- check out what Red Cross are doing. Help them so they can help those in need. You can also transfer direct to Red Cross.
- Be wary of politicians /community leaders - they have agendas, if you want to help a family back home, send direct to them.”
Never donate your money to the RED CROSS! And that’s why:
Also check these explanations:
Hey Houston, Beaumont, and Lousiana folks, make sure you’re prepared for the hurricane
- Stock up on water. You can use tupperware or empty milk jugs if you need to, and fill up your bathtub if you have one. If the water goes out, you don’t just need enough drinking water for every person and animal in your house, you need water to wash yourselves and flush your toilets
- Figure out which room will be the safest if you need to shelter in place. You want somewhere with no windows, no outside walls, and a clear route of escape if you need to leave quickly. If nowhere is a perfect fit, prioritize things in that order: absolutely no windows, preferably no outside walls, and an easy escape route if you can
- Put some of your water stash in your shelter room too in case the rest of your house becomes unsafe
- Move anything that could conceivably bash a window off of your porch and out of your yard. Put it in the garage or bring it inside if you have to. Keep yourself and your neighbors safe, storm winds are no joke
- Move anything that has to stay outside (like cars if they can’t go in a garage) as close to the house as possible so they’re at least somewhat shielded
- Make sure your flashlights have batteries. If the power goes out, you don’t want to be using precious phone battery life just to see. Candles are also fantastic, especially for long-term outages, but have a working flashlight or two as well
- Fill up your ice trays. You want plenty of ice in your freezer if the power goes out. You can freeze some of your water jugs too so you can drink them as they melt
- Fill up your car if you can. Gas stations are probably pretty crazy right now but try your best, it’s only gonna get worse from here. Pick up a car charger while you’re there if you don’t have one
- Charge your devices and unplug them if it looks like the power might go out soon. Electrical surge is a bitch
- Unplug EVERYTHING or preferably just shut off your power if it might flood soon or if you evacuate. You know what sucks? Electrified flood water
- Check your local news stations for updates. They’re on twitter too if you don’t have cable
Hurricane Laura is a category 4. For reference, Harvey was also a 4. Ike was a 2. Houston shouldn’t be getting hit as badly as Beaumont and Lousiana, but Harvey wasn’t supposed to hit us that bad either. Be prepared.
Stay safe y’all
Edit: Laura made landfall last night (8/26/2020) as a category 4 hurricane, just shy of a 5, and has decreased to a category 1 since then. Houston was almost completely unharmed, but east Texas and a lot of Lousiana were hit hard.We have no way of knowing how many are injured or dead this morning.
It’s been hard times for everyone this year, but if you have the ability to donate to the Red Cross or give blood, they really need it right now.