[Paddlewise] Donating [was Re: In tribute...a bit long]

Hi, all:

As a former (and present) firefighter, the events in New York have an
additional edge to them for me. Losing so many of our brothers and sisters
is inconcievable.

I'd just like to quickly mention that a fund has been set up by FireHouse
Magazine for the families of the fallen. Checks or money orders may be
sent to:

   New York Bravest Memorial Fund
   c/o Firehouse.com
   9658 Baltimore Ave - Suite 350
   College Park, MD 20740

To assist the Red Cross in their efforts to help with the larger tragedy,
both Amazon and PayPal have set up links through which you can donate
directly to the Red Cross. Let me emphasize that these links support the
Red Cross generally, and are not related to the FireHouse effort.

Amazon:

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/paypage/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/002-0989516-2107205

PayPal:

http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/relief-outside

Donating to any of these three efforts would be an unambiguous act of
good. Many of us are in the position of being unable to directly act, and
this offers us a way to involve ourselves in the recovery and rebuilding.

Regards,

.ashton

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, ralph diaz wrote:

> Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 07:08:43 -0400
> From: ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
> To: PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net
> Subject: [Paddlewise] In tribute...a bit long
>
> As I went to bed last night, I was saddened to hear of the anticipated
> numbers of casualties among our city's firefighters.  When we lose even two
> among the ranks of what the city knows as New York's Bravest, it is a
> catastrophe.  To loss hundreds is unimaginable and weighs heavily on all our
> hearts.

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