My company is matching whatever individual donations we give to typhoon victims. We are donating to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. As far as I know, there is no limit. A friend's company was doing the same thing but with a limit so once the company had reached the matching limit, he started asking around for who else out there had a donation matching policy. It's something that I wouldn't have thought of but due to his cleverness, his team has significantly increased the amount of giving by spreading the money.
While I am disappointed to hear about corruption and unfairness already affecting the aid process, I cannot let cynicism prevent me from reaching out. By choosing a well known, international organization I am expecting that they will have experience navigating through the red tape and corruption to get necessities to those who need help.
As a Hong Kong resident I am fully aware that the Philippines' location means that it bears the brunt of a lot of storms that are heading this way. If not for their position, it could have been us, and our outlying islands could have been ravaged. I experienced a couple of hurricanes when I lived in Florida and it was enough to convince me to move away. I loved the beaches but I couldn't afford to rebuild when mother nature swept my home into the ocean. I don't think that there is anywhere in several pacific nations that you can move and know that you are fully safe.
While I am disappointed to hear about corruption and unfairness already affecting the aid process, I cannot let cynicism prevent me from reaching out. By choosing a well known, international organization I am expecting that they will have experience navigating through the red tape and corruption to get necessities to those who need help.
As a Hong Kong resident I am fully aware that the Philippines' location means that it bears the brunt of a lot of storms that are heading this way. If not for their position, it could have been us, and our outlying islands could have been ravaged. I experienced a couple of hurricanes when I lived in Florida and it was enough to convince me to move away. I loved the beaches but I couldn't afford to rebuild when mother nature swept my home into the ocean. I don't think that there is anywhere in several pacific nations that you can move and know that you are fully safe.
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