Petition for China Earthquake

AdamK13 · 07-21-2008, 04:19 AM

this is great! I hope everything goes well if this idea becomes reality!

**Icy** · 07-21-2008, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by AdamK13

this is great! I hope everything goes well if this idea becomes reality!

Oh, I forgot to comment on the key issue of this thread. Sometimes I wonder if people really want to help, or just want to tell everybody else in the world that they want to help. Fundraising through a commercial organisation like Outspark invites which kind of people and benefits who the most?

Rather that signing a petition like that, one might as well write some text for publicity appealing to the charitable ones that directs readers straight to donations.

**Hessah** · 07-21-2008, 05:04 AM

It makes people that wont normally donate, to indirectly contribute to helping those who needs help...

I think every avenue to raise any bit of money would help. Nothing wrong with spreading your concerns to a community that you're familiar with.

At least they tried. It's ashame that the thread starter stopped updating the thread, and didnt reply my PM... he's probably inactive now LOL

but its the thought that counts...

Lexaeus · 07-21-2008, 06:28 PM

We should help all we can because the Chinese helped the US when Katrina came. Though I know why the US is not putting much on the news about this........... The US supposedly has data that the Chinese are helping fund the soldiers in Darfur (found it while doing research for my 7 minute speech for English class) and therefore has feelings of resentment towards the Chinese. But it would be awesome if we could help the Chinese who helped us in the US's time of need. Yes the Olympics is a source of pride to the Chinese therefore they are focusing more on the Olympics than the earthquake survivors.