Stamp for Fun » News That Can’t Be Ignored http://stampforfun.com Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:06:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Devastation in Chile http://stampforfun.com/2010/03/devastation-in-chile/ http://stampforfun.com/2010/03/devastation-in-chile/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:47:34 +0000 Griet http://stampforfun.com/?p=409 Last time I posted in this category it was for the earthquake in Haiti. Now the earthquake in Chile has the world’s attention with an 8.8 magnitude! I’m not sure the impact compared to Haiti, but obviously the people of Chile need our prayers and support as well. Here are a few ways you can donate by texting (this worked really well for the Haiti cause). Also, I encourage you to find other ways to help- I was able to donate my Hilton points (which I would never use anyway) to the Haiti fund.

For these text donations AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile have agreed to waive the texting fee. If you use a different service, contact your provider to see if they might do the same.

  • Text the word “CHILE” to 25383 to donate $10 on behalf of the Habitat for Humanity.
  • Text the word “CHILE” to 20222 to donate $10 on behalf of World Vision.
  • Text the word “CHILE” to 52000 to donate $10 on behalf of the Salvation Army.
  • Text the word “CHILE” to 90999 to donate $10 on behalf of the American Red Cross.

After texting the code be sure to hit “yes” to confirm the donation. The $10 donation will appear on your next cell phone bill.

Update: I got a comment back that the information on the American Red Cross is not correct. I guess I can’t trust my sources (I thought it was quite reputable). See the comment if you want to know more.

]]> http://stampforfun.com/2010/03/devastation-in-chile/feed/ 1 How We Can All Help Haiti http://stampforfun.com/2010/01/how-we-can-all-help-haiti/ http://stampforfun.com/2010/01/how-we-can-all-help-haiti/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:32:38 +0000 Griet http://stampforfun.com/?p=33 There are some things in life that you can’t ignore.  So even though this is a website for paper crafting, I can’t ignore the news from Haiti.  What a devasting event in the lives of the Haitian people.  I pray for them.  If you want to know how you can help see the items below.  I know there are so many more areas where we can help, these are a few I found.

If you are an AT&T customer you can use your texting fingers to make a $10 donation which will be charged on your next bill.

Lutheran World Relief is accepting donations online.

Habitat for Humanity, with a long presence in Haiti, is accepting donations online.

American Redcross is accepting donations by phone (1-800-redcross) and online, they are also calling for volunteers.

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