[Sca-cooks] Donations Earthquake Chie

[Suey]

Selen wrote:
> You are a good human!  Is there a specific charity or web site you can
> recommend for aid to Chile specifically?
>
>    
You are very kind. Anyone who has seen of the devastating consequences 
of earthquakes has to be moved. A friend of mine is married to a 
helicopter pilot who has spent the three weeks flying to the worst hit 
areas taking supplies, technicians, politicians and the press.  His 
photos are being published all over Santiago. They are so moving. It's 
like egad how can my neighbor stand going through this day after day. He 
is not on utub but this is:
ytube zafrada english at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwxjA7ong1Q
As for donations you have on internet
- Caritas on line at www.caritas.org.au
Sounds odd it is Australia but we think this organization will donate 
your contribution to Chile and not to the sand storm in Toyko or 
something like that. As World Vision and AmeriCares put all their money 
into a pot there is no telling where it is going to go.
- the International Response Fund (Red Cross) but I would call them 
first at 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make sure your donation 
will go to the place of your choice.
My cardiovascular surgeon who gave me a prosthesis in my aorta, a bypass 
between in artery between my two legs and a stenting in one of my 
kidneys (smokers be ware) canceled all his appointments the first week 
of March because my neighbor and other helicopter pilots were flying in 
critical earthquake victims as hospital facilities in their areas were 
limping for the destructions. His clinic las Condes is an associate of 
Johns Hopkins. To say the least all are impressed by their modern 
techniques. Although  butis patients are in excellent hands, they are 
hospitalized alone. Their families cannot afford to come here. How will 
their hospital fees be paid? How will they get 'home' again to a house 
that has fallen on top of him and his family?
All of us in Chile thank you for any donation. We are going through a 
phase that is hard to stomach.
Suey