The images after Hurricane Harvy are offal. I don’t need to tell you this. They pull at any person with a spirit. The question is how can we help?
The ap wrote: “While the urge to donate clothes and other supplies is natural, money is the best way to contribute during times of disaster, charities and philanthropy experts say. And donating directly through a website gets money to a charity faster than a text donation, even though the text might seem easier.”
First, do your research. Read the local news papers or in the case of the 21st century google the local news networks. Below are some tips.
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1. text your donation.
Sure that sounds easy and many celebs are telling you to do so. However, it isn’t the most effective use for your money. This is because the charities are at the wim of the phone companies.
The company needs to release money. According to the ap: “It’s quicker if you go to the charity’s website and donate directly, using a credit or debit card. That said, relief agencies will need money beyond first few days or even weeks, so if the ease of text donations appeals to you, tap away.”
2. Don’t give up. Apparently people give what they want to right after the hurricane happens, but it must be a sustained effort. You could save money to donate within a month or so.
Per the ap: “Better yet, set up a recurring donation to support your chosen charity over time.” 3. Croud fund your donation.
Croud funding your donation has become more popular. Icymi: croud funding has become more popular.
Per the ap: “GoFundMe has a special page for Hurricane Harvey pleas for charities, individuals and families. GlobalGiving, a crowdfunding site for charities, is trying to raise $2 million for local relief and recovery efforts. Remember that donations are tax-deductible only if they go to a registered non-profit or charity. Otherwise, they are generally considered gifts.” 4. Don’t donate food right now.
While it makes sence to donate food to those who don’t have any the ap explains why this is an issue.
The U.S. Center for Disaster Information says unsolicited goods are “never required in early stages of response, and they compete with priority relief items for transportation and storage. It doesn’t mean there will never be a time or place for such donations – check with relief agencies as time passes. And a few charities have announced immediate needs for material donations; the Houston Humane Society has set up an Amazon wish list for the most needed items. 5. Check Facebook.
If money is an issue for you find something else that you can do. Their are many things.
Facebook’s “Community Help” feature lets people offer and ask for help, such as food, supplies, shelter and rides. To browse what people are asking for, go the “explore” tab on your Facebook site or on the mobile app. Then, click on “Safety Check,” where you will see a section for Hurricane Harvey . On Friday afternoon, people were asking for everything from volunteers to shelter, baby supplies and food. 6. work with special populations.
Harvy didn’t care who he displased. The disabled, young, and the elderly need help.
The ap has an example: “The Texas Diaper Bank says diapers (whether for babies or adults) are not provided by disaster relief agencies. Again, these charities need money – not boxes of diapers you picked up at Costco.” 7. help the faith based charities.
per the ap: “Those accepting donations include Catholic Charities USA, International Orthodox Christian Charities , World Vision , Islamic Relief USA , the Jewish Federations of North America and Tzu Chi USA , a humanitarian organization with Buddhist roots.”
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Takata – japanese airbag maker – guilty plea expected in cover-up of air bag troubles
It took a while to have them do it but Takata Corp. is expected to plead guilty Monday to a criminal charge and agree to a $1 billion penalty for concealing a deadly air bag inflator problem.
Takata air bags would deploy and explode with such force that shards of the bag would become projectiles.
Last month it agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud. Three executives also were indicted on charges that they falsified test reports, according to the ap. At least 16 people have been killed worldwide and more than 180 have been hurt.
Judge George Caram Steeh is expected to be asked to appoint attorney Kenneth Feinberg to distribute restitution payments to victims and their families.
after tragedy, scholarship honoring two nones who were killed is founded
Some good news out of some sad news.
Mississippi University for Women is creating a scholarship to honor two slain nuns who worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest parts of the nation.
The Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill Graduate Nursing Scholarship will be given to a graduate nursing student who works in an underserved area or does charitable work. Both were graduates of the program.
Per the ap: “They worked at a clinic in Holmes County, Mississippi, and were found stabbed to death Aug. 25 in their Durant home. Forty-six-year-old Rodney Earl Sanders of Kosciusko, Mississippi, is charged in their slayings.
14 people injured on Delta Fair ride – police
According to the police department in Memphis tennessee, 14 people were hert on a fair ride after they were throne from it.
Per the ap: “Shelby County Sheriff’s office spokesman Earle Farrell says 14 people were transported on Saturday afternoon to local hospitals from the fair.
Farrell says they were on a ride called the Moonraker. The cause of the accident is not yet known. Farrell says the injured riders were all in stable condition. The fair is held annually at the AgriCenter in Memphis.
noteworthy quotes in the news for today
A look at some quotes that are noteworthy.
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“These are trying times. Please don’t let hate infect your heart. This city MUST and WILL get better. I’m working in these streets so any protesters, officers, friends, family or whoever, if you see me and need a hug or want to say a prayer. I got you.” – Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson, in a Facebook message posted nine days before he and two other officers were killed by a gunman.
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“Terrorism will be part of our daily lives for a long time.” –
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, in an interview with the newspaper the Journal du Dimanche.
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“It’s sad to be doing this, but we also know over there we’ll find something.” – 70-year-old Rosa Cardenas, one of more than 100,000 Venezuelans who crossed the border over the weekend to hunt for food and medicine that are in short supply at home.
10 headlines for January 21, 2016
1. UK JUDGE: TWO RUSSIANS KILLED EX-AGENT
Putin probably approved a plan by the FSB security service to kill Alexander Litvinenko , a vocal critic of the Russian president, Judge Robert Owen says.
2. MICHIGAN EMAILS SHOW DEBATE OVER BLAME FOR WATER
A day after doctors reported high levels of lead in Flint children, Gov. Rick Snyder’s top aide told him the “real responsibility” for the issue rested with the local government.
3. STOCKS MIXED AFTER VOLATILE DAY ON WALL STREET
European stocks edge higher ahead of a central bank meeting while Asian markets fell, surrendering early gains as oil drifts down and sentiment remains fragile.
4. PAKISTAN MOURNS, BURIES VICTIMS
Two teachers are among the 21 dead, including a chemistry professor who is praised as a hero for shooting back at the attackers and allowing some students to escape.
5. WHO’S IN CROSSHAIRS OF BIG WINTER STORM
The eastern U.S. braces for a nor’easter and forecasters are warning of “potentially paralyzing” weather for parts of the northern mid-Atlantic region.
6. SANDERS HEALTH PLAN WOULD BE MORE GENEROUS THAN MEDICARE
The Democratic presidential candidate’s program would include long-term care, no deductibles and no copays.
7. EXTREMISTS’ RADIO BEAMS PROPAGANDA, THREATS ACROSS AFGHANISTAN
In the impoverished country, a new Islamic State affiliate recruits fighters and silences critics with broadcasts from an elusive radio station.
8. SEX ABUSE SCANDAL ROCKS EXCLUSIVE PREP SCHOOL
Dozens of former students say they were raped or molested by employees or schoolmates at St. George’s School in Rhode Island over the past four decades.
9. DOGFISH FINDING NEW LOVE ON MENUS
New England’s seafood industry is putting more emphasis on “underloved” fish as more traditional staples such as cod and haddock decline or become the subject of tougher quotas.
10. BILLS MAKE HISTORY WITH HIRE
The NFL has its first full-time female coach: Buffalo promotes Kathryn Smith to take over as special teams quality control coach.
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Obama let us end the outdated approach to Cuba
President Obama says we need to end our outdated approach to Cuba.
He is announcing that the US and Cuba are forming more trade agreements; adding more banking; adding more access to the internet; among other topics. Both nation’s released prisoners, Cuba released mr. Gross and a man who is defined as a “hero” according to mr. Obama as well. The United States gave 3 spies back to Cuba.
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