hurricane relief `blogathon
In the grand tradition of the celebrity post-disaster telethon, we’re joining a lot of other weblogs in encouraging you to donate to help with the recovery efforts. Clicking the picture on the right will bring you to Amazon.com’s American Red Cross Hurricane Relief page [#], a safe and easy way to get your money flowing to people who could really use it.
If you’d like ideas about other charities that could also use a hand:
- Truth Laid Bear’s “Blog for Relief Day” has a list of other options [#]
- Glenn Reynolds has another list [instapundit]
And on the topic of weblogs and hurricanes, our cousins at neworleans.metblogs.com have been doing an oustanding job of bringing readers the latest ground-level information ever since Hurricane Katrina turned toward the Gulf Coast. We’re all relieved that they made it to safety and are proud of their ongoing coverage of the aftermath.
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Just a note to those who use Dreamhost as their web host: if you donate to the Red Cross via their charity page in the web panel, it will be matched. I plan on doubling all of my contributions that way.
Some employers will match, as well - it’s worth asking!
I’m offering to submit any other donations to be matched as well, but I don’t expect total strangers to trust me with their money - understandable. Do what you can!