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I'm at a loss to think of a hack to help them, but I'll keep thinking...

by jcr 16y ago

jacques_chester 16y ago
Here's an easy hack. Pull out your credit card, go here: http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html Joint appeal from Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Queensland Emergency Service, I believe. Edit: http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ takes you directly to the credit card donations page. First link gives you other options. Edit 2: Red Cross direct donations: https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp Salvos: https://www.salvationarmy.com.au/newdonation/donation.aspx https://www.salvationarmy.com.au/newdonation/donation.aspx
- kondro 16y ago
  Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any ability to donate via credit card which I think stinks. How could anyone that isn't Australian donate. BTW, if you're a Suncorp Bank customer and you have forgotten your external transfer password or never had one you can still donate via Internet banking to the Suncorp account number: 002780003
  - jacques_chester 16y ago
    http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ Accepting Visa, MasterCard and Amex. I think it should accept international cards with Visa/MC etc doing the currency conversion to AUD.
    - lachyg 16y ago
      Especially with the super strong AUD right now.
- Tichy 16y ago
  Does Australia need that? I don't think they are a poor country? Sorry if that sounds petty, just wondering.
  - batiudrami 16y ago
    No, not really. I'm a little embarrassed that we're calling out for donations when there are much more worthy causes.
  - jacques_chester 16y ago
    It depends on what you define as 'need', which is going to be a bit subjective. I can't be your conscience for you. But every dollar will find a use now helping to evacuate, feed and protect people from the flood waters and in future it will help them to rebuild.
  - thisrod 16y ago
    HN isn't just a Californian site. Many of us live in Australia, or have lived.
  - kondro 16y ago
    Cleanup bill estimates I've heard so far are in excess of $15 billion. There is an estimated $2 billion in damages to roads alone. Expenditure like this would take anyone for surprise, including seemingly wealthy countries.
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    - Tichy 16y ago
      Sure, but for example I live in Europe and we have to bail out entire countries and industries, which also costs billions. I feel it would make more sense to donate in places where the government can't help, like 3rd world. Is anybody considering donating to the European Union? I have also heard it can be a problem to donate for specific causes, if the organizations then are not allowed to use the money for other things. Since apparently these australians live in flooding areas, how many of them have not been insured? Would i encourage them to skip insurance in the future, too, if i would donate now?

I'm at a loss to think of a hack to help them, but I'll keep thinking...

by jcr 16y ago

I'm at a loss to think of a hack to help them, but I'll keep thinking...

Here's an easy hack. Pull out your credit card, go here: http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html http://www.qld.gov.au/floods/donate.html Joint appeal from Red Cross, the Salvation Army and the Queensland Emergency Service, I believe. Edit: http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ takes you directly to the credit card donations page. First link gives you other options. Edit 2: Red Cross direct donations: https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp Salvos: https://www.salvationarmy.com.au/newdonation/donation.aspx https://www.salvationarmy.com.au/newdonation/donation.aspx

kondro 16y ago
Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any ability to donate via credit card which I think stinks. How could anyone that isn't Australian donate. BTW, if you're a Suncorp Bank customer and you have forgotten your external transfer password or never had one you can still donate via Internet banking to the Suncorp account number: 002780003
- jacques_chester 16y ago
  http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ http://telethon.smartservice.qld.gov.au/ Accepting Visa, MasterCard and Amex. I think it should accept international cards with Visa/MC etc doing the currency conversion to AUD.
  - lachyg 16y ago
    Especially with the super strong AUD right now.
Tichy 16y ago
Does Australia need that? I don't think they are a poor country? Sorry if that sounds petty, just wondering.
- batiudrami 16y ago
  No, not really. I'm a little embarrassed that we're calling out for donations when there are much more worthy causes.
- jacques_chester 16y ago
  It depends on what you define as 'need', which is going to be a bit subjective. I can't be your conscience for you. But every dollar will find a use now helping to evacuate, feed and protect people from the flood waters and in future it will help them to rebuild.
- thisrod 16y ago
  HN isn't just a Californian site. Many of us live in Australia, or have lived.
- kondro 16y ago
  Cleanup bill estimates I've heard so far are in excess of $15 billion. There is an estimated $2 billion in damages to roads alone. Expenditure like this would take anyone for surprise, including seemingly wealthy countries.
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  - Tichy 16y ago
    Sure, but for example I live in Europe and we have to bail out entire countries and industries, which also costs billions. I feel it would make more sense to donate in places where the government can't help, like 3rd world. Is anybody considering donating to the European Union? I have also heard it can be a problem to donate for specific causes, if the organizations then are not allowed to use the money for other things. Since apparently these australians live in flooding areas, how many of them have not been insured? Would i encourage them to skip insurance in the future, too, if i would donate now?