Red Cross Appeal Tsunami Disaster

[bigberthasmum]

Hi I know this is off topic but the Red Cross accept donations online. The address to donate is www.redcross.org.uk/donate

This will probably get me flak for posting in the wrong place but if all the treasure hunters donated just a pound we could make a difference.

Please donate as much as you can.


Big Berthas Mum

[miafairy82]

Think you can also donate directly at:
www.dec.org.uk

[smoocham]

Am currently trying to donate but the site is very slow 0 this is a good sign many donating!!!

[kennyken51]

the british public have so far donated 15M

800 call's a minute

[northofstandrews]

Presumably this was declared state-aid at time article was posted or a typing error - I did a straight copy,paste&reference...Id gone to fox's website after reading posts on eBay_com ...
As for the discrepancy between the French contribution between my post & yours - isnt nearly as severe as the discrepancy in the German contribution!
However Fox update in last few hours, French jumped up to $20m and German fallen to $27m ... no doubt the french&german had been lumped together...
Dont have tv beside computer - but foxnews channel normally cites reuteurs...

Would personally like to see a donation method whereby PayPal could be used - ive no strong feels for/against any specific aid-agency, but I still dont like donating via credit-card. Donations I already make are cash or cheque.
I also like to donate my money to cause who pass on 100% or virtually all of the donation - I do not like making donations to charities who absorb a large percentage of donation to cover their running costs. Ive looked around a couple of the DEC-linked agencies & cant find specific information from any of them how much they keep as admin. costs & how much they pass on..
If anyone knows, could they please post. I want my money to go where it will have the greatest benefit.
DirectReliefInternational(DirectRelief.org) is one ogranisation who pledges that "less than 1% of support goes to admin & fundraising expeneses"

[northofstandrews]

DONATE WITH PAYPAL AVAILABLE!!!
You can donate to WORLD VISION with paypal....
You may be advised to look more into it yourselves & not take my advice - however from what I can see :
1)I CANT find a paypal link on their UK site.
2)So far as I can see - it has to be in US DOLLARS...
www.worldvision.org (their US Site)....
3)I DIDNT MAKE A DONATION - however:
I cliked on the "donate now" - You select an amount from preset (or other & type in what you want...)
On next page - fill in name/address etc - default is "donate by CreditCard" - can "Change to PayPal" ...
Click "checkout" - are then redirected to secure paypal checkout page.
4)Payments are made to "Kintera" - Kintera are a provider of software that helps nonprofit organisations (essentially accept donations via the web). Several thousand NPOs/NGOs use them....
5)WorldVision channeled 86% of every dollar received in 2003 .... 14% on admin/fundraising costs.

[woofles_uk]

Nice going people.

[jaks1961]

round table have joined other communitys and started a EBTA appeal/auction (Ebayers Tsunami Appeal)

search EBTA for all the listings.

I have listed the final 3 ebays round table 2005 MALE members Calendar amongst a few other unwanted items



The news reports just get worse, it is devasting.:-(

i have searched for the treaure too, no luck at all,yes this tradgedy has put everything into perspective.

xxxxxxx jaks xxxxxxxxxxx

[treasure_elf@ebay.com]

What an excellent idea.
:)

[winningbidding69]

Thats it - throw money at them !

I feel better already .

[sussexposse]

for those who may want to know:

the people(businesses and public) of the uk have know donated £20+ million pounds

the uk gov have now updated there donation to £50 million pounds

and the lost lives count is now at 125,000

[webwey]

Brilliant. I just love the way people pull together to help those most in need. It is heartwarming to see what is essentially an underlying love coming through to reach out and help. 🙂

[webwey]

ooops my post was supposed to follow one above but no matter, that's brilliant too 🙂 So sad the toll keeps rising though and my heart goes out to all those who have lost or are missing loved ones. 😞

[webwey]

Can anyone help me with this please?

I have two websites that I would like to put a button or something on to enable people to donate directly to whatever is the best place to. Or a link where they can go to an official site to do so. I'm a bit lost here so any help you could give would be great 🙂 Thanks

[secret*sarah]

Sadly Ebay are pulling all the charity auctions that are listed for worldwide sale....


http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jsp?forum=10&thread=400031212&modified=1104446610119

[webwey]

I know, I read that elsewhere but can't find an answer to my problem above. The sites I want to put donating links/buttons on are nothing to do with Ebay. They are both non-commercial sites. Just hoped someone would know something.

[natseamar]

i have just donated £10 thro the dec site. it was either a new pair of boots in the sale tomorrow or money donated, im glad i did the right thing, it doesnt make me feel any better about their situation but at least i know ive helped in a small way.

[miss*red!]

http://forums.ebay.co.uk/thread.jsp?forum=2005&thread=400031356


shame the Tsunami auctions are being pulled then 😞

[blackberry-rum]

Excuse me, big claps for Ebay?????WHAT????? Tsunami auctions are being pulled on the Round Table. Stop messing about playing bloody Christmas Quizzes and speak to your other customers PLEASE

[blueminkymerlin]

bump.

[sue2202]

well i read all the posts to this threaad and well done to you all, unfortuneatley my littttle pence will not help much but your dons can help concid keep up the good work all of you.