----- Original Message ----- From: "A & Y Farrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] Perception of Katrina
> This, coupled with an interview I saw with the > > head of the Red Cross, bothered me -- when asked directly how much of the > > donations they receive go directly to assist the victims, he sidestepped > the > > question, and merely said they don't have enough funds to accomplish what > needs to be > > done. That I can believe -- BUT????? > > > > > When the Bali Bombongs happened, Australians, who wanted to help those who > were severely injured by the bombs, were told that the Red Cross would > ensure that the funds went directly to those victims. Instead the Red Cross > funnelled the monies into dental clinics and so forth in Indonesia; and > those that the money was intended for recieved very little( approx 10% of > the donations actually went to the victims) and were struggling financially > because of the repeated medical treatments and not being able to resume > work. The Red Cross had plenty of excuses and explainations of where the > money went. I have to say I am very wary of donating to the Red Cross and > other aid agencies now. > > Cheers, Yvonne. > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
