porkchop Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Sandra Bullock has donated $1 million to the American Red Cross to help relief efforts in countries affected by the deadly earthquake and tsunamis in southern Asia and eastern Africa. Bullock, whose screen credits include "Miss Congeniality," "While You Were Sleeping" and "Speed," contacted the American Red Cross last week, the organization said Monday. She also donated $1 million after the September 11 terror attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 As countries around the world have scrambled to assist victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster by increasing their pledges of relief funds, Michael Schumacher, the current king of car racing, promised to provide $10 million US in relief funds, the biggest contribution from an individual donor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 Amazon in the US has raised almost $14 million in its Web site appeal; Cisco has donated $2.5 million; Nortel today announced its plan to donate $700,000 to the Red Cross and Unicef; the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation announced a $3 million donation; Computer Associates has donated $200,000 directly to Unicef; Microsoft's Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, funded by company chairman Bill Gates, has pledged $3.5 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 NEW YORK (Jan. 5) - From antibiotics to clothes to cash - lots of it - U.S.-based relief groups report an overwhelming response from donors moved by the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami, with more than $200 million raised as of Tuesday. One charity said online pledges were coming in at the rate of $100,000 an hour. Donors contributing to what one official called a ''tidal wave of generosity'' ranged from actress Sandra Bullock, who gave $1 million, to 3-year-old Antonio Cabrera, who joined his brothers in dropping off cash-filled sandwich bags at the American Red Cross office in Denver. Firm statistics for such relief campaigns are elusive. But charity officials said they expected donations to continue streaming in for weeks to come, putting the tsunami in the company of the Ethiopian famine of the mid-1980s and Central America's Hurricane Mitch of 1998 as the foreign disasters prompting the largest contributions from U.S. citizens. The private donations are in addition to the $350 million pledged thus far by the U.S. government. Two ex-presidents renowned for their fund-raising prowess - Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush - have been recruited to spur more private giving. The No. 1 recipient, by far, has been the American Red Cross; its pledged tsunami donations as of Tuesday totaled $92 million. ''Something about this disaster has really touched a chord,'' said Suzanne McCormick, who heads the Red Cross chapter in southern Maine. ''In terms of international relief, we have never seen anything on this scale.'' Other major recipients included the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders USA, with donations of about $20 million apiece; and World Vision, Oxfam America, Catholic Relief Services and Save the Children, each reporting gifts of roughly $15]/b] million from U.S. sources. Dozens of other agencies also were collecting funds for tsunami relief. A New Jersey council of mosques raised $250,000, the Akron, Pa.-based Mennonite Central Committee $2.5 million. World Vision set a $50-million goal to help victims of the tsunami, the largest single commitment in its 54-year history. ''This disaster came on in an instant, but it will take years to help survivors rebuild their lives,'' said World Vision president Richard Stearns. ''This tidal wave of generosity will help them rebuild.'' Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services has committed $25 million for relief efforts; spokeswoman Caroline Brennan said her colleagues were confident of raising that sum without dipping into reserves. ''We usually receive $40,000 a month through our Web site, and now we've been receiving $100,000 an hour,'' she said. ''It's overwhelming. We're enormously grateful.'' Doctors Without Borders USA, a branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres, has advised its supporters that it has raised enough to meet immediate needs related to the tsunami and urged donors to give to its other programs. ''We can't accept any more restricted donations at this time,'' said spokeswoman Kris Torgerson. ''But we very much appreciate unrestricted donations to meet needs in Southeast Asia and elsewhere that are not in the immediate spotlight.'' Numerous U.S. corporations have made large donations - including $10 million last week from Coca-Cola and $5 million Tuesday from Midland, Mich.-based Dow Chemical Co. The New York Stock Exchange Foundation gave $500,000 each to Save the Children and the Connecticut-based relief group AmeriCares. Major drug companies such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb have been giving not only cash but also antibiotics, bandages, pain relievers, syringes and other supplies. Celebrities also pitched in. Film director Stephen Spielberg and his family gave a total of $1.5 million to three relief agencies, Bullock gave $1 million to the Red Cross, and Leonardo DiCaprio, who filmed ''The Beach'' on a Thai island in the tsunami zone, set up a link on his Web site for relief donations. Singer Willie Nelson agreed to headline a benefit concert Sunday in Austin, Texas. In Ohio, the majority owner of the Cincinnati Reds, Carl Linder, and his son, Carl Linder III, provided $200,000 for a flight carrying 60,000 pounds of antibiotics, food and water for tsunami victims in India and Sri Lanka. In Fargo, N.D., which was hit by the Red River flood in 1997, city officials agreed to give $10,000 of taxpayer money to tsunami relief. ''As I think back to the flood... and the amount of assistance we received from so many people and communities, I feel compelled to reciprocate,'' Mayor Bruce Furness wrote in a letter to city commissioners. In Chattanooga, Tenn., some errant motorists were given extra incentive to donate - Municipal Court Judge Russell Bean is letting them give $100 to tsunami relief rather than pay a traffic fine. ''I don't want to force this on them,'' Bean said. ''But I thought this would be a good way for people to make a difference.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Te Heuheu Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 $3.7 BILLION is a lot of GD money. What happens to the remaining funds when the relief is satisfied? Who's responsible for making sure the money is spent where it's needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 $3.7 BILLION is a lot of GD money. What happens to the remaining funds when the relief is satisfied? Who's responsible for making sure the money is spent where it's needed? Why do you think the UN wants it all funneled through them? They would know what to do with it. :veryangry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I aint given them a shit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satdiver Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I leave this Saturday for Thailand to provide medical treatment and conduct diving operations in direct support of the Tsunami relief effort. (but I am not giving them cash/well except for in the bars). Ride Safe, AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icon Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey Last Resort, nice posts. Glad to see someone on this board point out the individual and corporate donations that are being made. This is on top of the $350 million pledged by our government. Cheap my ass. Lets not forget that these numbers don't reflect the cost of our military delivering the supplies and the cost of the helicopters and cargo planes being used. Also the Navy is sending ships that will use thier desalinization plants to help supply fresh water. Screw the U.N. Yo 02Indianspiritrider - Wasn't Indonesia one of the countries that cheered when the World Trade Center came down and danced in the streets when 3000 people were murdered. Yet here we are saving their butts. I can see where you're coming from, but we're Americans and we have a short memory, so we give. Gotta go, the boards on this soap box are starting to give way..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey Last Resort, nice posts.Glad to see someone on this board point out the individual and corporate donations that are being made. This is on top of the $350 million pledged by our government. Cheap my ass. Lets not forget that these numbers don't reflect the cost of our military delivering the supplies and the cost of the helicopters and cargo planes being used. Also the Navy is sending ships that will use thier desalinization plants to help supply fresh water. Screw the U.N. Yo 02Indianspiritrider - Wasn't Indonesia one of the countries that cheered when the World Trade Center came down and danced in the streets when 3000 people were murdered. Yet here we are saving their butts. I can see where you're coming from, but we're Americans and we have a short memory, so we give. Gotta go, the boards on this soap box are starting to give way..... Glad to see people got the point of my posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maldev Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey Lunchbox....mind posting what the rest of the Muslim world is donating to the cause? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey Lunchbox....mind posting what the rest of the Muslim world is donating to the cause? I did... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottdog Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Do I still have to kick in my $1.25? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Do I still have to kick in my $1.25? You? Make it $2.50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottdog Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Do I still have to kick in my $1.25? You? Make it $2.50 Crap! That's two days without a morning cup of coffee to swing that. I don't know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey "ICON" I dont forget! And you know what , this forum is about Indian motorcycles , this is just an added section! Dont let the politics get you down , theres alot more information in here than assholes like myself who dont give a rats ass about the fuckin terrorists! I remember , and remember well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 is sandra bullock dating jesse james? God i hope not!!!! eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 If all those Scout Riders would give up Starbucks for a day, and send that money in, we would have that whole area rebuilt in no time. What do you say, Jay? Rosie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanGene Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 is sandra bullock dating jesse james? God i hope not!!!!eric I heard they were up in St. Helena on a little "vacation'' a while back They said she was "dressed down" to his level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiefrider02 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Well guys, I'll probably go to hell for this reply. But I was watching some video on some of the cleanup effort, and you all know that their are a lot of muslims there, what do I see, a guy wearing a BIN LADDIN t-shirt. Fuck those people. Let the Germans and the French and the Canadians help their own. Our Guys in Iraq and Afganistan could use that money for armour and more bombs and misiles to blow some shit up. Mark my words, in a few years we'll be conducting operations against these people too. Let allah help them. Hope I didn't offend anybody and if I did, Fuck ya. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkchop Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Hey Lunchbox....mind posting what the rest of the Muslim world is donating to the cause? Egyptian Newspaper Headline.. Muslims blame America and Isreal Nuclear tests for creating Earthquake and resulting tsunami... If true Lets make another one. HAARP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanChief Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Never Mind the Bullocks, Here's the Sex Pistols! I'm sorry, that's mean to joke about such a giving soul. Wow, I'm renting all of her movies now, and building a shrine in her honor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitanChief Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Well guys, I'll probably go to hell for this reply. But I was watching some video on some of the cleanup effort, and you all know that their are a lot of muslims there, what do I see, a guy wearing a BIN LADDIN t-shirt. Fuck those people. Let the Germans and the French and the Canadians help their own. Our Guys in Iraq and Afganistan could use that money for armour and more bombs and misiles to blow some shit up. Mark my words, in a few years we'll be conducting operations against these people too. Let allah help them. Hope I didn't offend anybody and if I did, Fuck ya. T didn't offend me, chief Rider. there is a historical pattern that when all is good, everyone hates America, but when the shit-storm hits, then America is the one that's suppossed to help. I'd like to give that bin laden t-shirt wearing fuck a nice dinner, pat on the back, tell him america loves him, then pull out my .40 and shoot him in the knees, the arms, the balls, and finally between the eyes :charger: :veryangry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest_ikonboard Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Well guys, I'll probably go to hell for this reply. But I was watching some video on some of the cleanup effort, and you all know that their are a lot of muslims there, what do I see, a guy wearing a BIN LADDIN t-shirt. Fuck those people. Let the Germans and the French and the Canadians help their own. Our Guys in Iraq and Afganistan could use that money for armour and more bombs and misiles to blow some shit up. Mark my words, in a few years we'll be conducting operations against these people too. Let allah help them. Hope I didn't offend anybody and if I did, Fuck ya. T didn't offend me, chief Rider. there is a historical pattern that when all is good, everyone hates America, but when the shit-storm hits, then America is the one that's suppossed to help. I'd like to give that bin laden t-shirt wearing fuck a nice dinner, pat on the back, tell him america loves him, then pull out my .40 and shoot him in the knees, the arms, the balls, and finally between the eyes :charger: :veryangry: But I thought ... oh, nevermind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Hare Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Last Resort.. looks like you got a lot of time to provide a lot of other information... How about answering my question.. I've tried to get you to answer in a PM.. But you want to ignore my question. What position do you hold with the TC... Information??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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