[epub] Ways to help America (please cross-post)

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From The Life in Africa Foundation
http://LifeInAfrica.com, Kampala, Uganda:


It is difficult at the moment to find appropriate words 
to express the tragic loss of innocent lives in the US 
yesterday. We would like to express our deep and 
heartfelt condolences to the families whose course of 
life has been changed forever by these senseless acts 
of terrorism. 

As the morning after dawns in America, we all must get 
busy doing our share to help, wherever we are. In Uganda 
we have sorted through yesterday's email, and compiled 
an early list of internet-based initiatives below, which 
we would like the rest of the world to have.

We urge you to read and FORWARD THIS MESSAGE in it's 
entirety to as many people as you possibly can. Please 
rally with us for solidarity of humankind in helping 
the American people to heal. Let us all support the 
initiatives and the heroes who are coming forward on the 
internet, to help all of us get through this time.

If you know of other resources, please add them before 
you pass this list along, and send them to us. We will 
post them within a few hours at http://lifeinafrica.com/internet/usvictims.htm 

If you own a website, please do whatever you can in the 
context of your own business, and add your initiative 
to the list before you pass it along. If you are a 
publisher, please publish this list of resources for 
your subscribers benefit, today.
 
At http://LifeInAfrica.com we know from experience 
that the internet is powerful enough to change lives. 

Please join us in making sure it works at full force 
right now, for the recovery of the victims and their 
families who suffer, and for the future security of 
us all.

With you in deepest sympathy for America's loss,

Edward Ogwang Ocen, Christina Jordan and the LiA team
The Life in Africa Foundation
http://LifeInAfrica.com/
Kampala, Uganda 


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CONTENTS:

-Ways to donate Money
-Ways to donate blood
-Support resources and discussion groups
-Other ways to show solidarity

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WAYS TO DONATE MONEY

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1. http://americanvictims.org 

At iNet iMage Developers we are concerned about the 
victims and their families. We have just setup a website 
called americanvictims.org. We have setup a donations 
button there. 

We are asking everyone to email every one on their 
lists to let them know that they can make donations 
to help the survivors and their families. The money 
collected will go to organizations that are on the 
front line: American Red Cross, Municipal New York 
City Agencies and more.

If the name http://americanvictims.org has not 
propagated through the www DNS yet, please use 
http://66.34.153.154


2. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FUNDRAISER

From Marianne Bailey, Arbonne Independent Consultant 
www.arbonne.com :  Go to www.arbonne.com and take a 
look to see if there are any products you could use 
or give as Christmas gifts, etc... 

I will donate every dime of my earnings to the 
people of New York. Probably the Red Cross to help the 
people who need it the most... the families of the 
fallen.  There will be great need for a lot of people 
and since I can't go and help personally, I want to 
do everything I can to raise money for them.

Arbonne carries basic skin care for any age, acne 
lines, baby lines, hair care lines, as well as 
Aromotherapy products, Nutrition products and Makeup. 

Go to: www.arbonne.com pick out your products. At 
checkout click on "I already have a consultant" and 
then put in the id number of '10373285'.

Any purchases online will go straight to the Red Cross.  
I am starting with a goal of $10,000.


3. ANGEL-GRAM MESSAGES

$1 from every Angel-gram will go to the Red Cross.  If 
you know someone needing a word of encouragement, please 
consider sending an Angel-gram from my site.  You will 
be blessing the recipient and a donation will go to the 
Red Cross from your purchase.
http://destinydistributors.tripod.com/angelgrams/


4. ORPHAN FUND 

From Dana Victoria Sophia, Small Business Consultant 
and Publicist http://www.SophiaPR.com , who lived to 
tell about her own experience at the World Trade 
Center yesterday: 

Along with Knox Richardson (a Publicist in Los Angeles) 
I will be helping to create an "Orphan Fund" and hope 
that you will help us, if you can, by contributing time 
and energy toward building the fund and promoting it at 
local and national levels.  

The fund will be set up on Wednesday.  Please, if you 
want to get involved in anyway, send me an e-mail mailto:DanaVSophia@aol.com  with your name, location 
and phone number.

Remember, children in so many states are affected, not 
just New York..please help us help those children who 
had no one to pick them up from school yesterday 
because of this senseless tragedy.


5. CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF MANHATTAN

The Childrens Advocacy Center of Manhattan has been 
added to the charities page of the following sites:

http://www.katstiques.com
http://www.candle-snuffers.com


6. TRIBUTE SITE  http://attackonamerica.20m.com

A tribute website which also has information on 
how you can help the American Red Cross in Greater 
New York directly and take other actions to show 
solidarity is at  http://attackonamerica.20m.com


7. ADD LIFE TO YOUR PET'S LIFE

Cloud-K9 is donating proceeds from Pet food sales 
to the American Red Cross on behalf of the US 
Tragedy http://www.cloud-k9.com .


8. INTERNATIONAL CASH CONTRIBUTIONS

If you want to donate cash online, the 
American Red Cross takes credit card donations at 

US:  http://www.redcross.org/donate/donate.html

In Australia, see:
http://www.redcross.org.au/  

In the UK, see:
http://www.redcrossdonations.org.uk/  

Donate via PayPal
http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/relief-outside  

Donate via Amazon.com  http://amazon.com 

There is a link DIRECTLY to the page for donating to the 
Red Cross.  It also says they're waiving ALL their 
processing fees, so that the ENTIRE donation goes to the 
Red Cross "to help this and other disasters".  Donations 
can be between $1 - $50, though you can make multiple 
donations if you want to give more than $50.


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WAYS TO DONATE BLOOD

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1. LOCATE THE NEAREST BLOOD BANK

Blood donations are needed very badly for those 
involved in this horrible situation.  Please, if at all 
possible, Donate.  Click below to find a place near you
http://www.aabb.org/Locator/Locator.asp 


2. CONTACT THE RED CROSS

Red Cross: 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-448-3543)
http://www.redcross.org 
(experiencing heavy server traffic) 


3. FIND OUT IF YOU CAN DONATE http://www.unitedbloodservices.org/donate.html



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SUPPORT RESOURCES AND DISCUSSION GROUPS

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1. FIND OUT ABOUT LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS IN NYC 

From Periwinkle communications 
List of World Trade Center Survivor Check In Lists: 
http://wtc.toto.com


2. MESSAGE BOARDS

September 11 Tragedies - Prayers and Support board:
http://GeoParent.com/talk/postlist.php?Cat=1&Board=prayers

Military families (Myria)
http://myria.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=91

New York City message board:
http://GeoParent.com/talk/postlist.php?Cat=7&Board=nyc

Washington DC message board:
http://GeoParent.com/talk/postlist.php?Cat=7&Board=washingtondc


3. TALKING TO YOUR CHILDREN

Help your children cope with the tragedy
http://www.topbabypages.com/coping.html  

How to Talk to Your Children About the News
http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/news.html

Talking with Kids About the News 
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/television/twk-news.html

Helping Children Understand Crisis and Trauma 
http://www.angelfire.com/biz3/news/v1art1.html

Talking to Children about Violence
http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/famlife/news/news4-21.htm


4. VOLUNTEER ACCOMMODATIONS For Several Cities!

Please contact mailto:renee@bearabledeals.com
if you know anyone that needs accommodations from 
the US Flights being cancelled.  

I  will give you the info from people who have
volunteered to open their hearts & home, or will
add you to the list as a volunteer.

I am highly posting this. But will keep your 
MAIN info off since I am cross posting. 
http://www.bearabledeals.com  


5. PUBLIC DISCUSSION GROUPS

A public discussion group for sharing 
information on the terrorist attack on New York 
and DC. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sept11info 

Many more resources for discussion and chat 
are listed at: 
http://psychcentral.com/resources/Attack_on_America/


6. EMERGENCY EMAIL NETWORK
http://www.emergencye.com/ 



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OTHER WAYS TO SHOW SOLIDARITY

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1. PASS ALONG SITE - IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS

http://mailbits.com/goto/donotforget/


2. OFFLINE RIBBONS INITIATIVE

From Diane Borre mktgbizconsultant@yahoo.com

Remember tying the yellow ribbons around trees,
porches, etc. during the war in Vietnam?  Why don't 
we start tying red/white/blue ribbons on trees, and 
everything we can think of, until the perpetrators 
of today's violence are caught?  I think this will 
lift everyone's spirits, and bring people together. 


3. TRIBUTE IMAGES FOR WEBSITES

I have a ribbon jpg on my front site if anyone would 
like to grab it and add it to your site. 
http://www.OutOfCoffee.com  

Go to http://www.dotcommommies.com and get a graphic 
ribbon in 2 sizes.  As individual people email links 
to add, they will be added to dotcommommies.com.


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