I’ve prolonged a bit in writing this post as I know some people will be pissed off when they read it…
But it needs to be said.
The devastation in Haiti is unlike anything we’ve seen.
The death toll is even higher than that of the 2004 Tsunami, which is unimaginable.
If you have the means to lend aid… either with money, your time, prayer, or physical donations, then please do it.
I would suggest using an organization like the Red Cross.
Most other organizations like the United Way are nothing but scams (the CEO of the United Way makes over 3m per year and 80% of donated funds pay overhead).
Anyway, do what you can and do and do it fast.
Now here’s the part that may upset people…
We have people in our own backyard without clothing, food, and shelter.
There’s no major world event that caused this so these people are overlooked EVERY DAY.
Before we begin throwing massive resources to other countries, why don’t we address the problem here first?
I never understood that, but it makes us Americans ‘feel good’ to help other countries (with aid, liberation, whatever), but we never have the same zeal with helping the homeless man down the block.
Hell, most of us probably walk by him and look at him with disgust when he asks for a dollar.
It’s sad.
And for those ‘internet marketers’ in a fuss about the lack of support for Haiti from the marketing community, why don’t you look in your own backyard and make a difference there first?
Nuff’ said.
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World Vision is also taking donations to send over.
I agree with you Mr.Baxter when you say help homeless people here in our backyards. I have actually have volunteered at many shelters and churches that help lower class people down to homeless (I’m only 19). There is a lot more opportunity here in The United States Of America then other places.
At the moment Haiti needs our prayers and help imagine 100,000+ people dead . . .
Respectfully,
Edward Antonio
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I’ll tell you why I don’t donate voluntarily to Haiti nor the man in my backyard…because I am forced to donate every April 15th.
That said, I would rather donate to Haitians than to homeless folks here in the US. Why? Because I know for a fact that Haitians in Haiti have not voted against my bank account. They can’t vote here. April 15th is supported by both Republicans and Democrats. When I look at a homeless man, I have to assume that he voted for a Republican or a Democrat. If homeless men don’t care about my bank account and go vote for a Republican or Democrat why should I care about them? They can’t have it both ways sorry more of my money going to Washington and more of my money going to them.
“If you vote and you elect dishonest incompetent people and they get into office and screw everything up well you’re responsible for what they have
done, you caused the problem, you voted them in, you have no right to complain. I, who did not vote, am in no way responsible for what
these people have done and have every right to complain as loud as I want about the mess you created that I had nothing to do with”
-George Carlin
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