Cyclone Nargis Contest
Filed Under (News) by myjaxon on 08-05-2008
Alright people, I have a contest for everyone. I’ve posted this up at Literary Escapism, but I know most of my friends here like to read. Even though we don’t all have the same taste in novels, I had to tell you guys about this contest. Ann Aguirre, author of Grimspace and Wanderlust, has graciously started a huge contest to benefit the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Here’s the deal. You pick a charity and donate some money. I don’t care how much. Send me an email with a transaction number, showing that you gave to disaster relief (even just a buck), and I’ll enter you in a drawing for . (Note: the prize has gone up. Alessia Brio is adding $50 to the pot.
The relief support for the victims of this horrible natural disaster are in desperate need of donations. There are a bunch of different places you can donate, so it’s pretty much up to you where you want to go. I’ll even make it easy for you. Here is a list of private organizations that are currently working in Myanmar and helping to deal with the after effects of Cyclone Nargis.
- CARE
- Church World Service
- Direct Relief International
- Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
- Global Giving
- Myanmar Red Cross
- Save the Children
- UNICEF
- Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
- World Vision
Now you don’t have any excuses to make a donation. I’ve linked up each name to their donations site, so all you have to do is spend 2 minutes and click on a link. I’ve already made my donation to CARE (sorry babe, but it’s a worthy cause and they need it more than we do right now), now it’s your turn.
Dear Jackie,
Thank you for your generous donation. Your gift to CARE will
help provide emergency relief to thousands of survivors of
Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.Payment Information:
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Transaction ID: 17011891
Date: May 8, 2008
Time: 12:41pm (ET)
Payment Amount: $10.00
Campaign: Donate Online Now - CARE USA
Name: Jackie Morgan
