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thatcrazycajunFor those who kindly contributed at GAFilk 11 last weekend to the second annual collection for aid to Kenyans still affected adversely by last year's political violence, I am pleased to report that this year we doubled our take and then some: a total of $50.72 USD was raised, compared to last year's $25 as reported in the previous year's LJ entry here.
Kicking in an extra $9.28 on behalf of myself and the Songbird, who first had the idea this time last year, makes a total of $60 that is being divided evenly among the four organizations named in the call: AMREF, UNICEF's Kenya Fund, the International Medical Corps and the Kenya Red Cross. The first three have already received their donations of $15 apiece; the KRC site still seems to have disabled its "Donate" page, so they will be getting a postal-mailed dead-tree check unless my inquiry via feedback form results in an alternative. Each group is getting half again what we gave last year, thanks entirely to you; and the amount of good those small bits of cash can do amazes even me.
Again, from the bottom of my heart and Mary's as well, thank you to all who chipped in; if you couldn't due to current financial straits, we absolutely understand and hope you can contribute something later through the links above when things get better. (And if you weren't at the con and would like to help, please also use the links.) Here's hoping we don't have to do this a third time come next January.
Kicking in an extra $9.28 on behalf of myself and the Songbird, who first had the idea this time last year, makes a total of $60 that is being divided evenly among the four organizations named in the call: AMREF, UNICEF's Kenya Fund, the International Medical Corps and the Kenya Red Cross. The first three have already received their donations of $15 apiece; the KRC site still seems to have disabled its "Donate" page, so they will be getting a postal-mailed dead-tree check unless my inquiry via feedback form results in an alternative. Each group is getting half again what we gave last year, thanks entirely to you; and the amount of good those small bits of cash can do amazes even me.
Again, from the bottom of my heart and Mary's as well, thank you to all who chipped in; if you couldn't due to current financial straits, we absolutely understand and hope you can contribute something later through the links above when things get better. (And if you weren't at the con and would like to help, please also use the links.) Here's hoping we don't have to do this a third time come next January.
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Date: 2009-01-18 04:50 pm (UTC)