Donations for Refugee Relief Exceed $10,000
The goal is close.
As of 10:00 a.m., PDT, donations for Sri Lankan refugee relief, posted through the web site have shot past the $10,000-mark and now stand at $10,165.
This means that we need just $4,835 more to achieve our goal of $15,000 by 11:59 tonight.
To those who have donated already, thank you very much for your generosity. We wish we could adequately convey how much your contributions will mean to our needy Sri Lankan brothers and sisters living each day trapped in a nightmarish existence of fear and uncertainty. Nobody would want to switch places with them right now. Though powerless to escape from the crossfire they've found themselves in, the food, water, clothing and temporary shelter that your donations will provide will bring smiles to their faces and will give them a greatly-needed infusion of hope. They will know that, somehow, people half-way around the world have offered them a hand of loving kindness. Thank you again. On behalf of the distraught mothers and fathers crying out for justice and for the safety and well-being of their children, thank you.
To those who have not yet donated, please consider doing so right now. There is no better place to invest your wealth than in the stomachs of hungry, needy brothers and sisters. An investment in the well-being of others will always yield so much more in your heart. We are a nation that has so much. Is there no better or higher purpose to our lives than to be entertained or to consume things that we really don't need?
For those of you whose religion encourages you to fast (i.e., to go without meals), please ask yourself why? Could it be, among other things, to develop empathy for others who fast involuntarily every day? Could it be to encourage you to remember them and to share some of what you have with those who have nothing?
We are not asking you to engage in some idealistic exercise. Every penny that is donated "Where Needed Most" between now and 11:59 p.m. tonight will go directly to Sri Lankan refugee relief. This is a reality. You can make a positive difference right now, so please act and please encourage others to do the same.
All funds will be wired to Rev. Dr. Jeyanesan tomorrow morning, so please donate on-line right now to "Where Needed Most" in whatever amount you can.
VeAhavta has no agenda other than to provide emergency humanitarian aid to those who need it most regardless of ethnicity or religion. We are not in any way aligned with any of the warring factions and we do not support the use of violence; we seek only to offer loving kindness to fellow human beings in need.
Thank you again for your generous support! Please keep it coming.
