Scott Adams, the creator of ‘Dilbert’, finished the above comment with “Every act creates a ripple with no logical end".
I just read an article on the CNN feed found here which suggests social network sites such as Facebook and Twitter have proven beneficial as a way to get the message out to the masses – help Haiti! And, the masses have responded! The tweets, re-tweets, status updates, and FB group pages have prompted people to pull out their mobile phones and to send one very simple text message that triggers a $10 donation.
What started as something small - Hey, it’s only $10! - has made a far-reaching ripple such that more than $4 million has been donated to the American Red Cross’ Haiti relief program thus far. Wow!
With the Canadian federal government’s announcement that they will match donations up to $50 million to Canadian registered charitable organizations, now is the time to act and create our own ripples.
As Adams also said, “you don’t have to be a ‘person of influence’ to be influential.”
We can make a difference! There are a number of charities that are offering legitimate ways to give (see link to CBC article). These are just a couple:
Canadian Red Cross, donate online at: www.redcross.ca/helpnow
Partners in Health: Haiti - Rogers Wireless and Fido customers can donate $5 by texting the word HELP to 1291. Teaming up with ONEXONE, the donations are earmarked to go to Partners in Health: Haiti.
Reuters photo via dailymail.co.uk
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