[kall]

If you would like to make a donation towards the massive Relief efforts for the victims of the Boxing Day tsunami, the following details are as per stuff.co.nz:

Red Cross - 0900 31 100 for $20 donations. Online: www.redcross.org.nz

CWS - 0800 74 73 72, or PO Box 22-652, Christchurch. Online: www.cws.org.nz

Tear Fund - 0800 800 777. Online: www.tearfund.org.nz

World Vision - 0800 80 2000. Online: www.worldvision.org.nz

Caritas - 0900 411 11 for $20 donations, or PO Box 12-193 Wellington. Online: www.caritas.org.nz

[Penny]

I'd like to donate, but just giving a little bit of money seems useless. I'd like to do somethign more I think, but I don't know what.

[Sparklechick]

I see that the Thai government has asked for people not to send them money but for people to send more support to their country for the cleanup. That is good of them I think. It's quite amazing to see Aussie, NZ and the US forces getting in their and helping while all the other countries are just sending cash.

[Penny]

I see NZ has donated $16 million so far. I asume that inclues the $10 million that the government is sending, so $6 million as donations, not bad for a wee country our size really.

[Sparklechick]

Micheal Schumacher (the Formula 1 driver) has donated $10m as well. Good on him I say! I think perhaps a few celebrities around the globe could spare a few million instead of buying themselves another home they only use once a year.

[Penny]

I think the speilberg family made a large donation too. I heard them saying on the radio today that they normally do it annomously but choose not to this time to hope that some others come out and also donate.

[*ZenithalRavage*]

Originally Posted by Penny

I see NZ has donated $16 million so far. I asume that inclues the $10 million that the government is sending, so $6 million as donations, not bad for a wee country our size really.

Hey our country has donated US$ 40 million so far and we're 1/8th the size of New Zealand
But we also have 4 times your population lol

[Penny]

hehe, how much of that is government help and how much is donations from Joe Bloggs on the street?

We had a case here on the news last night where someone stole a tin of money from the butchers shop that had een collecting money for the effort, I thought that was pretty horrible.

[*ZenithalRavage*]

Originally Posted by Penny

hehe, how much of that is government help and how much is donations from Joe Bloggs on the street?

according to a news article I just read our government "only" donated € 5 million (= US$ 6.7 million).

[Penny]

oh well thats good I don't know what ours is in US dollars... its about 70 c to the dollar at the moment I think.

[*ZenithalRavage*]

Update, our country is going donate-crazy, it's like a contest who can donate the most!! After a special radio program today our donation total at the moment is € 89 million!! That's $US 119 million!!!

[Penny]

wow good on them!