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thatcrazycajunFrom MDA.org: Muscular Dystrophy Association National Chairman Jerry Lewis today will use his Labor Day Telethon to encourage families registered with MDA and being evacuated from their homes due to Gustav to seek out MDA services wherever they end up. MDA has almost 5,000 registered families in the affected areas. Lewis will ask viewers of his 43rd Annual telethon to not only make a donation to MDA, but also to make a donation to the Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services.
WHEN: Immediately. Telethon is airing live via www.mda.org using RealPlayer embedded media.
WHERE: Patients can find an MDA office in any location by calling (800) 572-1717 from a landline. Donations to the Telethon can be made to www.mda.org and (800) FIGHT-MD. Donations to the Salvation Army can be made to www.salvationarmy.org and (800) SAL-ARMY.
Once again this Labor Day, I ask all my friends to match my $25 donation to MDA, and this time a like donation to the relief effort as well. Those of you who have objections to the association's chief spokesman, its fundraising methods or other reasons not to contribute, I have read what you have posted here in previous years and I understand your feelings. However, if you absolutely cannot bring yourself to support the vital research and patient care and services MDA provides for sufferers of 40 different neuromuscular diseases, at least consider giving to the storm relief effort. Or if you have religious objections to making a donation to TSA, please consider donating to the American Red Cross' similar effort as I am doing.
Either way, you will be helping people in genuine need, in the best American tradition. If you have already donated or intend to, thank you from the bottom of my heart. With the economy in a downturn, gas, energy and food costing more and many people preoccupied with personal crises of varying sorts, it is understandably more difficult than usual this year for people to make charitable contributions. Which is why MDA, the relief agencies and the people they serve need us all to come through this year, more than ever before.
WHEN: Immediately. Telethon is airing live via www.mda.org using RealPlayer embedded media.
WHERE: Patients can find an MDA office in any location by calling (800) 572-1717 from a landline. Donations to the Telethon can be made to www.mda.org and (800) FIGHT-MD. Donations to the Salvation Army can be made to www.salvationarmy.org and (800) SAL-ARMY.
Once again this Labor Day, I ask all my friends to match my $25 donation to MDA, and this time a like donation to the relief effort as well. Those of you who have objections to the association's chief spokesman, its fundraising methods or other reasons not to contribute, I have read what you have posted here in previous years and I understand your feelings. However, if you absolutely cannot bring yourself to support the vital research and patient care and services MDA provides for sufferers of 40 different neuromuscular diseases, at least consider giving to the storm relief effort. Or if you have religious objections to making a donation to TSA, please consider donating to the American Red Cross' similar effort as I am doing.
Either way, you will be helping people in genuine need, in the best American tradition. If you have already donated or intend to, thank you from the bottom of my heart. With the economy in a downturn, gas, energy and food costing more and many people preoccupied with personal crises of varying sorts, it is understandably more difficult than usual this year for people to make charitable contributions. Which is why MDA, the relief agencies and the people they serve need us all to come through this year, more than ever before.
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Date: 2008-09-01 06:51 pm (UTC)Under no circumstances will I ever donate to the Salvation Army, as their religious affiliations and missionary work is unacceptable to me.
Is the ARC still headed by Mrs. Senator Viagra, or has she gotten out in favor of someone who'll actually use the money for relief efforts?
I recently saw a page with organizations doing relief work in the Gulf; I'll see if I can find it and point out where I'd put my bucks.