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As Chris Hayes pointed out: “Important thread from someone who wrote an incredible book about what happened in Haiti *after* the earthquake.”

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npr

Red Cross Exec Doesn't Know What Portion Of Donations Go To Harvey Relief

As Americans are opening their wallets and donating to relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, one of the most prominent charities is the American Red Cross.

But donors might be surprised to learn the Red Cross doesn’t make clear what percentage of their dollars will go directly to helping the victims of the storm.

Dating back to 2014, NPR and Pro Publica have reported that the Red Cross misstated how donor dollars are spent.

In an interview with Morning Edition host Ailsa Chang, Red Cross executive Brad Kieserman was asked about reports that the charity has unusually high administrative costs.

“We are committed, I am committed, my team is committed to using our resources and donor dollars in a way that best helps the people of Texas,” said Kieserman, vice president of disaster operations and logistics.

Morning Edition’s Ailsa Chang: Through donations, how much of every dollar goes to relief?

Red Cross executive Brad Kieserman: Yeah, I don’t think I know the answer to that any better than the chief fundraiser knows how many, how much it costs to put a volunteer downrange for a week and how many emergency response vehicles I have on the road today. So I think if he was on this interview and you were asking how many relief vehicles in Texas, I don’t think he’d know the answer and I don’t know the answer to the financial question I’m afraid.

Listen to the full interview

resistdrumpf

Maybe try skipping that part just this once?

chunkecheeks

Honestly The Curse of the Colonel is one of my favorite Japanese urban legends…

Basically the Hanshin Tigers baseball team had a major victory in 1985 and fans went WILD and stood on a bridge chanting the player’s names, and every time they said a name a fan that resembled the player whose name was said would jump into the canal

BUT there was an american player on the team named Randy Bass and the crowd wanted to include someone who looked like him too, but there were no white people around so they snatched a Colonel Sanders statue and tossed it into the water as an effigy

after this the Hanshin Tigers won nothing for 18 years! The rumor began to circulate that throwing the statue into the canal had angered Colonel Sanders and he had cursed them and wouldn’t allow them to win until they retrieved the statue. Obviously many attempts were made to find it, but no one was successful.

In 2009 the uper body, lower body, and right hand of the statue were found when police thought it was a dead body, but the left hand and his glasses are missing and the Hanshin Tigers still have not won anything. It is said they will continue to lose until they find the last pieces. Here’s the colonel though!

stoneyboboney

HOUSTON INFO

If you are in immediate need of evacuation due to flooding, DO NOT GO INTO YOUR ATTIC. YOU WILL DROWN. Get on your roof and tweet to the @USCoastGuard or call 281-464-4851. 911 is overloaded and cannot take any new calls.

DO. NOT. GO. INTO. YOUR. ATTIC.

If you’re outside of Houston, have a watercraft and want to help, call the coast guard at 281-464-4851. They’ll coordinate rescue efforts with you.

If you’re outside of Houston and want to help, PLEASE consider the 700K animals who died in Katrina and donate to the Humane Society or the SPCA.

Please consider the disabled, the elderly and special needs folks who are most likely unable to get somewhere due to financial or health reasons. PORTLIGHT.ORG is the BEST resource for rescue and assistance in the country.

I’ve been checking in with my Houston friends (and my Buddhist monks) and it’s terrifying. And the rain won’t stop until LABOR DAY.

Please. If you can, help. We’re on our f*cking own as a people. We need to help one another.

stoneyboboney

DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH THE RED CROSS. Focus on charities that DIRECTLY HELP HOUSTON/SURROUNDING AREAS.

DirectRelief.org is the #1, most reputable charity. Again, PORTLIGHT.ORG is so f*cking crucial, I can’t even stress that enough.

George Brown convention center

is serving as a storm shelter.

Consider donating blood to Carter Blood Care

National Guard for evacuation/help: 713-578-3000

What Houston SPECIFICALLY is asking for (how to help)

bastlynn

I’ve heard word that the Cajun Navy is out in Dickenson:

“To share with your TX friends:

Emergency #: Call (713)578-3000. 281-464-4854 ext 55. 281-464-4855 281-464-4856 Please use the above numbers for Coast Guard response in the Houston area.

Also the Cajun Navy is deploying to Dickenson first. To notify the Cajun Navy that you need rescue, go to Cajun Navy 2016 and enter the following info. # people, ages, disabilities full address and contact number and how much water in house.

Please share this information.”

daenni-dae

The Cajun Navy picked up my best friend yesterday. They're the best. Passing this along.

astrodidact

Source: http://trib.al/87CS5QW

personsonable-deactivated201908

“because nobody asked him to”

joel osteen out here leaving thousands stranded in one of the worst natural disasters on american soil in recent history, and giving the same excuse i use to get out of doing the dishes

cricketcat9

I really try not to hate people… but this dude makes it very difficult.

silentauroriamthereal

This is the literal opposite of Christianity. And way to go to those mosques!

daenni-dae

Most of my followers probably don’t care. That’s fine. This is for the ones that do.

My lovely city of Houston recently was hit by Hurricane Harvey. While I am fine, my best friend is not. Today, August 30th, at 2pm, he had to be rescued by boat from his apartment. I tried to get to him, but the furtherest I was able to get was Briar Forest and Wilcrest. The photos included in this post are what I took before the water rose even higher and I had to move on to the drop off point. He made it safely with nothing but his phone, his cat, and himself.

This here is the result of two dams in Houston having the possibility of breaking, so they did controlled releases of water. What was supposed to be a foot of flooding turned into 2.5 miles of flooding. My best friends apartment was on ground floor and completely submerged.

A lot of people see us on the news and think, “oh! How horrible!”, and then forget us. My best friend could have died because of flooding they were not warned to evacuate over. If the dams in Houston break, most of Houston will flood.

I ask that you keep us in your prayers if you pray. If you don’t, keep us in your thoughts. Don’t let us be some throwaway water cooler talk. We are real people.

Texas is full of strong people. We have all been helping each other as much we can. But even the strongest need support sometimes.

If you can, please do your research before donating money. Make sure the places you donate to will actually be helping us.

Another thing, there is a bill that goes into effect on September 1st that says that all claims must be written and submitted before that date for any claims to be approved or processed. Keep that in mind when you donate. As stated in the above paragraph, make sure the money is going primarily to us. We sure as hell will need it.

Thank you.

daenni-dae

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Stay safe D: Also hey, jeez, it's been forever since I've seen you around, was worried. How've you been?

It has been a while. Tumblr got to be too much at one point. I had to give it a rest.As for how I am. I’ve been better. My place survived the hurricane. But these have been a crazy past few days. I had to flag down a boat going into a part of the city flooded out to give them the address of my boyfriend. There’s more flooding expected as they release more water from both dams.

But I’m alive, and so is all of my family and friends. So I have to say I’m blessed.

How have you been?

Most of my followers probably don't care. That's fine. This is for the ones that do. My lovely city of Houston recently was hit by Hurricane Harvey. While I am fine, my best friend is not. Today, August 30th, at 2pm, he had to be rescued by boat from his apartment. I tried to get to him, but the furtherest I was able to get was Briar Forest and Wilcrest. The photos included in this post are what I took before the water rose even higher and I had to move on to the drop off point. He made it safely with nothing but his phone, his cat, and himself. This here is the result of two dams in Houston having the possibility of breaking, so they did controlled releases of water. What was supposed to be a foot of flooding turned into 2.5 miles of flooding. My best friends apartment was on ground floor and completely submerged. A lot of people see us on the news and think, "oh! How horrible!", and then forget us. My best friend could have died because of flooding they were not warned to evacuate over. If the dams in Houston break, most of Houston will flood. I ask that you keep us in your prayers if you pray. If you don't, keep us in your thoughts. Don't let us be some throwaway water cooler talk. We are real people. Texas is full of strong people. We have all been helping each other as much we can. But even the strongest need support sometimes. If you can, please do your research before donating money. Make sure the places you donate to will actually be helping us. Another thing, there is a bill that goes into effect on September 1st that says that all claims must be written and submitted before that date for any claims to be approved or processed. Keep that in mind when you donate. As stated in the above paragraph, make sure the money is going primarily to us. We sure as hell will need it. Thank you.

#hurricane harvey #houston #pray for texas

nbcnightlynews

“This is going to be potentially a catastrophic flooding situation… a very big deal for a very long time,“ Al Roker says as Tropical Storm Harvey moves toward Texas. http://nbcnews.to/2wImZHR

The storm will likely make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane – but then move slowly, dumping up to 25 inches of rain on some areas.

This NOAA satellite image shows sunrise on strengthening Tropical Storm Harvey in the Gulf of Mexico this morning.

daenni-dae

This is what I have to deal with starting tomorrow.