tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post1351181632164824103..comments2024-03-14T00:15:43.877-07:00Comments on The Metaplane: Please continue to help Haiti.Metamaticianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03110439083156930486noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-11406202379164894292010-02-05T06:18:43.178-08:002010-02-05T06:18:43.178-08:00Thanks Hans! (and Mom). That was a nice thing to d...Thanks Hans! (and Mom). That was a nice thing to do.Metamaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110439083156930486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-8682736138785356882010-02-05T04:54:34.319-08:002010-02-05T04:54:34.319-08:00I looked into some sites about Where to give your ...I looked into some sites about Where to give your donations - mainly to give to a well known one where you can specify where it goes. I gave a small amount to a children's emergency fund. I'm not going to think beyond that, but hope it helps.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572518427542970812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-12224337169052488412010-02-02T15:42:04.704-08:002010-02-02T15:42:04.704-08:00I worry about that too - where the money goes. I f...I worry about that too - where the money goes. I figured the Red Cross is a well-known charity with a long history, so maybe it has less chance of corruption or fraud that something I've never heard of. In the end it's hard to ever really be sure.<br /><br />Anyone who profiteers off something like this has to be a real sicko.Metamaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110439083156930486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-64623865431158746302010-02-02T13:33:29.782-08:002010-02-02T13:33:29.782-08:00One wonders how much gets through to the really ne...One wonders how much gets through to the really needy victims. I have read little sketchy items about all sorts of evil stuff going on.<br /><br />Like you two, I know little about Haiti vs. Dom. Rep. except that they are on the same island.billybytedochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00072895415219185071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-22786405282384038972010-02-02T08:20:01.870-08:002010-02-02T08:20:01.870-08:00Thanks for reading! Like you, I don't know muc...Thanks for reading! Like you, I don't know much at all about Haiti except for the stereotype - they speak French primarily I think and also Patois English (kinda like Jamaica - the English that is), a small percent practice Voodoo, but for the most part it's a Catholic country with French colonial roots like Martinique or St. Croix - just bigger.<br /><br />And yeah, why is the ex-SpanishMetamaticianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03110439083156930486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11959251.post-3242409995014358062010-02-02T01:09:43.409-08:002010-02-02T01:09:43.409-08:00Super sad - natural disasters are bad enough when ...Super sad - natural disasters are bad enough when you're half way prepared. I'll read more about Haiti and why the Dominican Republic connected to it doesn't seem to be such a poor country. I'm not informed about this area in general, but they obviously need any help they can get - even if it's not much per person. Thanks for posting this.Hanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572518427542970812noreply@blogger.com