SOE, EQ2, and the Wildfires

winwin · 10-23-2007, 07:59 PM

Guys... it is inevitable that SOE employees, EQ2 players, and their families will be affected by the tragic wildfires tearing through the San Diego area. I blogged about how people can help at thewinwinsituation.blogspot.com... However, my goal isn't to get people to read my blog with this post... Therefore, I am simply copying and pasting my post which contains links to viable disaster funds...
"Wildfires and "wildfires" have been tearing up San Diego... I know people who have already lost their homes... and I know a few people who are unsure that their home will be left standing... Below, I am posting links for relief funds... I strongly urge all of you to consider donating to the cause... So many people are affected by this... Heck, not just people... the wildlife, the economy, EVERYTHING is being affected down there...

Of course, the American Red Cross is always a good option: http://www.sdarc.org/ will connect you directly to the San Diego area Red Cross, a good general relief fund for the area.

Also, taken directly from http://www.kintera.org/, is a list of purpose-specific funds to which you can donate:

"DONATE TO A SPECIFIC AREA OF INTEREST
Fire Relief Biotech Immediate Response Fund - Established by the local Bio-tech community, this fund will make grants to organizations providing immediate relief to the affected areas.
Fire Relief Biotech Recovery Response Fund - Established by the local Bio-tech community, this fund will make grants to organizations providing recovery assistance in the weeks, months and years ahead
After-the-Fires Scholarship Fund - Provides educational scholarships to fire victims.
San Diego Indian Reservation Fire Relief and Recovery Fund - Provides relief, recovery and rebuilding assistance to Indian reservations.
After-the-Fires Animal Welfare Fund - Supports wild fire relief and recovery efforts benefiting animals and injured wildlife."

Thank you for your time... /hugs. And to all of you in San Diego, my thoughts are with you."
Though it may seem off topic in the community news forum, this is news that affects us all... Thank you for your time, guys.