On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 02:23:44 GMT, Ben Hockenhull
wrote:

In article 1104611994.f911ce673f08ba9927fddc712d9c7210@teran ews, JR-jred wrote:
I would think that there must be a need for all kinds of woodworking,
carpentry and other trade tools in all of the countries affected by the
tsunami.

In particular, I have several used but quite serviceable tools that I'd
be happy to pass along if I know where to send them. I'm guessing that
many other woodworkers, carpenters and builders also have items to
donate.

Hand tools would be a great idea, but power tools might be problematic as
many of the affected areas are 220VAC, so unless your power tools are
multivoltage...

This sort of thing has to be top-down. If you *did* get service clubs
to collect them that would have to be their idea, or they'd have to
agree beforehand. They'd do that if they knew who to send them to.
Those people would do that if they knew who to send them to, and so
on, and so on. So top-down according to need is the only reasonable,
effective approach.

Look at the truckloads of bread arriving there unasked for, and
rotting as we speak in that climate.

Most affected area are not 220V. Most affected areas are 0V, and
still burying the dead.

Send donations to *authorised* relief organisations to have it put to
what *they* think is the more immediate need. We made ours through
the local bank.

Here's a few in Canada. See if you can find some where you a

* UNICEF Canada online at http://www.unicef.ca
http://www.unicef.ca/, or 1-877-955-3111. Donations can also be
mailed in to UNICEF Canada, 2200 Yonge St., Suite 1100, Toronto,
Ont., M4S 2C6.

* World Vision Canada online at http://www.worldvision.ca
http://www.worldvision.ca/home/index.cfm, or call 1-800-268-5528.

* The Red Cross online at http://www.redcross.ca
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=000005&tid=003, or
1-800-418-1111 - the 24-hour toll free line accepts Visa and
Mastercard. You can also mail a cheque made payable to the
Canadian Red Cross, earmarked South East Asia Earthquake and
Tidal Wave Relief to Canadian Red Cross National Office, 170
Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2P2. Donations of
goods won't be accepted.

* The Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace
(C.C.O.D.P.) online at http://www.devp.org http://www.devp.org/,
or 1-888-664-3387, or you can mail a cheque to Development and
Peace, 5633 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, Que., H1N 1A3. The
cheque should be marked Tidal Wave Disaster.

* Oxfam Canada online at http://www.oxfam.ca http://www.oxfam.ca/
or 1-800-466-9326.