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Happily my company is doing a 2:1 contribution - my friends and I have raised over $1000 so far, which means $3000+ for the relief effort

And, at least for our fellow Aussies and probably others, it's tax deductable to boot, not to mention the warm glow & good karma you'll get from helping people - so get in there!

Hopefully Californians in particular are contributing in memory of the firefighting assistance we provided a few years back when they went through similarly tough times

And this is why I'm proud to be an Aussie. The response here has been amazing. Good on you and your company!
 
the size of the tragedy is immeasurable.... all those lives lost, hundreds of homes and they are saying tens of thousands of critters

personally i would be happy if Rudd forgets the proposed handout for all aussies and use it to help these people out

cheers

For sure.This is way beyond politics.
 
While I'm waiting for my stupid GMail to load, I was reading a bit more about these fires. I can't even imagine the devastation you're experiencing right now. Something like 901,000 acres... that's 1407 square miles. If every square inch of both Oahu and Maui were burned, it would still not equal 1407 square miles.

I can't even wrap my head around that.

I'll be on the Australian Red Cross site Friday morning before I go to work. You've got mates across the water and a good bit of land as well. And, as always, Victoria is in my thoughts.
 
I lost two family members and eveything that I owned to a fire 15 years ago. It taught me how important the people in your life are. I really feel for those affected. Take care.
 
I've been back and forth to Australia for 5 years now and consider it my second home. To add insult to injury, now there are NEW fires allegedly set by arsonists. And that's not even adding in the flooding in the FNQ. My heart goes out to you, mates - and my money to the Aussie Red Cross.

Hopefully ALL Canadians will join me...
 
While I'm waiting for my stupid GMail to load, I was reading a bit more about these fires. I can't even imagine the devastation you're experiencing right now. Something like 901,000 acres... that's 1407 square miles. If every square inch of both Oahu and Maui were burned, it would still not equal 1407 square miles.

I can't even wrap my head around that.

I'll be on the Australian Red Cross site Friday morning before I go to work. You've got mates across the water and a good bit of land as well. And, as always, Victoria is in my thoughts.

Thank you, it's really appreciated, every dollar counts. It's beyond our comprehension too. :depressed:

I lost two family members and eveything that I owned to a fire 15 years ago. It taught me how important the people in your life are. I really feel for those affected. Take care.

I'm so sorry for your losses, and thank you very much for your kind sentiments. You of all people will know how our survivors are feeling.

I've been back and forth to Australia for 5 years now and consider it my second home. To add insult to injury, now there are NEW fires allegedly set by arsonists. And that's not even adding in the flooding in the FNQ. My heart goes out to you, mates - and my money to the Aussie Red Cross.

Hopefully ALL Canadians will join me...

Thank you. We need all the help we can get here to rebuild.

And they arrested two suspects today.
 
Hey liv, thanks for starting this thread, hopefully a lot of people can help out.
 
What we have seen in the firestorms here in SoCal is that people you do not even know, go to absolutely incredible lengths to help you and others ..... community knows no bounds, or boarders

Donated ... Thank you for the thread Liv :hugs:
 

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