To Prasadini on how we can help

September 2, 2005

Prasadini wrote:

Is there any way we can, in a practical way (not that prayer is not

practical) help the Katrina victims? Does it make sense to make a group

collection or something?

I was talking to a woman in the vets office today and she said that a

co-worker and her husband were giving up things (she her Starbucks coffee,

he his

football something) to give money to the Red Cross. I was quite touched by

that gesture.Any ideas?

Dear Prasadini ~ this situation is heartbreaking, and I am hearing it will

only get worse. The ideas you mention above are very good ones. Those who can

afford to can donate money to a reputable organization like the Red Cross. I

believe that Aikya posted a long list of organizations that could be given

contributions. I would suggest before donating, make sure that the organization

is indeed going to be helping this situation, and if writing a check, be sure

to earmark the funds for Katrina Relief.

After the tsunami, I only donated money to the M.A. Center and participated

in their online auction because I felt that sending the money to Amma was the

most trustworthy way of knowing it would be used to help tsunami victims. But

we have no Amma, except in the prayer sense, in this situation, so if we

want to give, me must put some faith in our charitable organization.

This link will take you to an Amazon.com page devoted to Red Cross Katrina

Relief efforts where you can donate immediately:

Here is the direct link to the Red Cross: _http://www.redcross.org/_

I have heard people say no amount of money is too little; so even if each of

us only gave $5.00, imagine how much that would be. There are at least 700

people on this digest, and new people seem to be joining almost every day. That

would be $3500! It would be a start.

Jai Ma ~ Linda

"Love and beauty are within you.

Try to express them through your actions

and you will definitely touch the very source of bliss."

~ Amma

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