Help for fire victims.
- Riddeller
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Help for fire victims.
I take it a lot of us may have lost a lot of caches in the firestorm and, as "users" of the bush, is there any thing we can do as the "Geocaching Community" to give aid to those less fortunate than ourselves.
Just a thought.
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Just a thought.
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- nomad_penguin
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The one that immediately springs to mind is to make a monetary donation (as many geocachers will have already). One possible avenue is the Victoria Bushfire Appeal that is being coordinated by the Red Cross. You can make an online donation by visiting their site http://www.redcross.org.au or by phoning 1800 811 700. Other suggestions for assistance are made on the Red Cross website (including reasons why they would prefer people not to donate goods).
djcache put into words the sentiments of many others in his post on the Vic Bushfires thread:
djcache put into words the sentiments of many others in his post on the Vic Bushfires thread:
I hope that in the future, we can still remember the pain and sorrow that we have felt for those affected, and feel as compelled to act as we do now.The challenge to all now is to toe the line and help with recovery in the years to come.
- tronador
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This sounds like a great idea and if enough notice is given, i'm sure a lot of interstate cachers would be happy to come help too.SamCarter wrote:In addition to cash donations now and signing up to be contacted re blood donations, maybe at a time in the future, when things are a little more settled, there could be an event working bee or similar, to do some of the manual work of restoring a park or picnic area. Just a thought.
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Coles are also donating all profits from this Fridays turnover to the bushfire fund.
So basically go and do your groceries on Friday!
http://www.coles.com.au/about/news/docu ... appeal.pdf
So basically go and do your groceries on Friday!
http://www.coles.com.au/about/news/docu ... appeal.pdf
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- nomad_penguin
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Here is a link which summarises many of the different ways in which to help: http://www.ourcommunity.com.au/bushfirehelp.
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- tronador
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As much as the human factor of these fires is such a tragedy and I will certainly make a donation, give a thought to the animals as well, who perished or have severe injuries, whether they are wild or domestic.
I have just read that the RSPCA Victoria have a team of vets/ staff and volunteers on the frontline caring for the animals affected.
I have just made a donation and you can too. They guarantee that 100% of donations for the animal bushfire victims will go toward veterinary care etc .
http://www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/ ... hfires.htm
I have just read that the RSPCA Victoria have a team of vets/ staff and volunteers on the frontline caring for the animals affected.
I have just made a donation and you can too. They guarantee that 100% of donations for the animal bushfire victims will go toward veterinary care etc .
http://www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/ ... hfires.htm
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<p>SamCarter wrote:In addition to cash donations now and signing up to be contacted re blood donations, maybe at a time in the future, when things are a little more settled, there could be an event working bee or similar, to do some of the manual work of restoring a park or picnic area. Just a thought.
What she said. Us Victorian Cachers need to think about this in 3-24 months
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