Students at a Durham, North Carolina high school raised over $6,000 for the American Red Cross to help tsunami victims. Instead of writing term papers or giving oral presentations, the students in teacher Brian McDonald’s civics class organized a teacher-student volleyball game, waited tables at Golden Corral restaurant and worked the concession stands during plays. […]

Mike Monk, a first time marathon runner and 61 year old retiree, completed the London Marathon, on April 17, 2005. Firstly let me say the most difficult thing about the event is the training that goes on during the cold, wet, dark winter months! I was slightly fortunate in that I didn’t know I had […]

The parents commission at our school started very early this year planning our fundraiser. As we live in an island in the Caribbean, we organized a Carnival event which was held on Saturday January 22, 2005. Our school is celebrating it’s 50th Anniversary so it was a good opportunity to do something great with the […]

World Vision is one of the charities that has responded immediately to help disaster victims in this tragedy: This excert comes from a recent e-mail update from World Vision “In the past 11 days, World Vision has been carrying out organized and orderly distributions of survival packets containing food, clothing, bottled water, medicines, sleeping mats […]

Many corporations and businesses are donating funds to aid in the tsunami relief efforts. Gates: Foundation Gives $3M To Tsunami Victims; Topped By Pfizer’s $35M Donation Corporations give to tsunami relief – From planes to pills, the world’s largest companies offer millions in cash, donations and services One of the best ways businesses can help […]

National governaments around the globe have pledged large sums toward relief efforts. So far the largest sum has been pledged by Australia — $810 million (USD). Germany $674 million Japan $500 million United States $350 million For more information: Leaders Tour Tsunami Areas, Up Donations

The USA Freedom Corps has a very long list of humanitarian organizations that are assisting in the relief efforts for the Tsunami vicitms: The USA Freedom Corps