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...OFFENDED BY THE CHARACTERIZATION OF HAM RADIO AS a "faintly embarrassing hobby" in the article "Blogs Have Their Day" [Dec. 27--Jan. 3]. Ham radio operators--I have been one for 47 years--provided emergency communication after the Indian Ocean tsunami. They have supplied similar public service in many other situations, including the Florida hurricanes. Our systems include thousands of repeaters that receive and transmit throughout the U.S., connections with the Internet and more. Ham radio bridges the gap between countries and peoples; there are more than 750,000 operators in the U.S. and many thousands more overseas...
With billions of dollars already pledged to tsunami relief and celebrity benefits still pitching, donating may seem a tad less urgent these days. So are your dollars really needed? You bet. Victims along the 3,000 miles from Sumatra to Somalia face years of rebuilding, and there's a risk that disease could push the total number of lives lost far above the current estimate of more than 150,000. Still, it is more important than ever to be smart about how you give--to make sure your funds have the impact you want. A guide...
...charitywatch.org rate organizations on the efficiency of their programs--in other words, how much of your money goes to aid vs. administration and fund-raising efforts. Many large, well-known charities, including the American Red Cross and Catholic Relief Services, get good marks and have set up special tsunami funds. If there is an organization you admire, though, you may want to consider giving an unrestricted donation, which will allow the charity to allocate the cash as it is most needed. One warning: be wary of e-mails soliciting donations on behalf of specific victims or foreign governments. The hucksters...
Jason B. McCoy ’08 launched a group on thefacebook.com, Aid for Asia, after he learned of the tsunami disaster...
...days after the tsunami, I was sitting at home watching the news and wondering, ‘Why hasn’t anyone at Harvard started something yet?’” McCoy wrote in an e-mail. “I started the facebook group, sent a message to all of my facebook friends...and waited to see what turned...