September 1, 2005
Give Money
Posted by Kevin | Print This Article
My CEO tells us a story about serving on the board of a national charitable organization that managed the distribution of donated goods to needy regions, and how, following Hurricane Andrew, he saw truckloads of donated clothing and other goods go straight from the delivery dock to the dump. Why? Because people were donating what they thought people needed — with the best of intentions — but it wasn’t what they really needed.
The people in Katrina’s path need our help. The best way to help is to give money. The Red Cross, the Salvation Army — the people on the ground know how to get what’s needed to people in the best way. Contribute.
Paul Chaney has much more. Those of us who aren’t there can’t even imagine what’s going on. As someone who absolutely loves New Orleans more than any other city in America, the whole situation has me torn up, and my thoughts and hopes are with everyone down there. It’s not much to offer, I know. But I can offer money to help. And so should you.
Those who can’t give money can also donate their time or their blood. All will help. And if you donate time, money or blood, I will write a poem in your honor and the charity or organization you supported, of your choosing, and it will be posted at http://everythingandnothing.typepad.com/katrinapoetry.
Thanks, Shawn.
Shawn, you are amazing!
I’ve been thinking, what if tradeshow managers gave their exhibitors the option of making a $50 donation to the Red Cross when they sign their next exhibit space contract. If 100 companies were to make this small donation, that would be a nice size donation.