Dave’s Diegesis: Give a Little Bit
The life of a man consists not in seeing visions and in dreaming dreams, but in active charity and in willing service.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
In lieu of the usual Friday column, I wanted to list some organizations that are part of the rescue effort in the Gulf Coast states. Please consider donating to the charities below to aid the victims of Hurricane Katrina. These are all 4-star rated charities as determined by Charity Navigator, an organization dedicated to researching charities and rating them based on their operating capacity and efficiency.
- American Red Cross
- AmeriCares
- Brother’s Brother Foundation
- Christian Relief Fund
- Convoy of Hope
- Direct Relief International
- Feed the Children
- Food for the Poor
- Islamic Relief
- Mercy Corps
- Northwest Medical Teams International
- Operation Blessing International
- PETsMART Charities
- Samaritan’s Purse
- United Way of Miami-Dade
- World Emergency Relief
Even the poorer countries of the world are offering to aid the United States.
