Signal Boost
Mar. 14th, 2011 09:24 amI've been meaning to post about this for a bit, and if you're friends with ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
blamebrampton, wemyss, or 17catherines, then you'll already know about this, but I'd like you to consider supporting The Linwood College Orchestra, who, as blamebrampton explains in that link, are a school orchestra from Christchurch who were supposed to be playing at Westminster Abbey for ANZAC day, but whose chances of getting the last of the funds they need were destroyed by the earthquake. They had already put massive amounts of effort into fundraising for the trip - they aren't over-privileged young people (it's not a well-off area, and many of them rent their instruments from the school).
I know these are difficult times; may of us are feeling the pinch financially and there are other, more life-threatening situations which call on our wallets. But I'd encourage you to remember the teenage musicians at Linwood also - even five US dollars (about £3.12 at current rates, which is less than the cost of many of the coffee options in Starbucks) would be a tremendous help.
And of course, there are many excellent charities working in Japan who need your support. The Red Cross is the most obvious place; the UK Charities Aid Fund page (a trustworthy source of information about who is doing what) also suggests you consider Christian Aid,* Global Giving (who disburse funds to grassroots organisations), or Shelterbox, a Cornish charity who I hadn't heard of until the tsunami hit, but who provide emergency shelters and supplies in the immediate aftermath of disasters, and who seem to be doing excellent work.
* It's possibly worth noting for people outside the UK that Christian Aid work with people regardless of their religion, and do not proselytise.
blamebrampton, wemyss, or 17catherines, then you'll already know about this, but I'd like you to consider supporting The Linwood College Orchestra, who, as blamebrampton explains in that link, are a school orchestra from Christchurch who were supposed to be playing at Westminster Abbey for ANZAC day, but whose chances of getting the last of the funds they need were destroyed by the earthquake. They had already put massive amounts of effort into fundraising for the trip - they aren't over-privileged young people (it's not a well-off area, and many of them rent their instruments from the school).I know these are difficult times; may of us are feeling the pinch financially and there are other, more life-threatening situations which call on our wallets. But I'd encourage you to remember the teenage musicians at Linwood also - even five US dollars (about £3.12 at current rates, which is less than the cost of many of the coffee options in Starbucks) would be a tremendous help.
And of course, there are many excellent charities working in Japan who need your support. The Red Cross is the most obvious place; the UK Charities Aid Fund page (a trustworthy source of information about who is doing what) also suggests you consider Christian Aid,* Global Giving (who disburse funds to grassroots organisations), or Shelterbox, a Cornish charity who I hadn't heard of until the tsunami hit, but who provide emergency shelters and supplies in the immediate aftermath of disasters, and who seem to be doing excellent work.
* It's possibly worth noting for people outside the UK that Christian Aid work with people regardless of their religion, and do not proselytise.
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