So I decided to put advertisements on my blog, even though I haven't really been keen on the idea. The reason I did it was to help raise money for the South Asia Tsunami relief efforts. I will be giving my advertisement revenue to Northwest Medical Teams as part of the BlogAid project. So if you see a good product advertised on the right, simply click through and a couple more cents will go to the Northwest Medical Teams.
I have already given money to Doctors Without Borders, so I am trying to spread the wealth a bit. I'm not sure how long I will leave the ad up, but even if I don't earn the $100 minimum required for Google to cut me a check, I will still donate a check equal to the amount I earn.
Why did I decide to do this now and not for one of the many other humanitarian crises that we hear about all the time? Well, my aunt lives in Bali, Indonesia and I just went there with on my honeymoon this fall. Thankfully my Aunt is OK and the island of Bali wasn't severely affected by the tsunami, Indonesia was among the hardest hit countries. It is possible that I will keep donating money to Northwest Medical Teams or another charity to support their humanitarian efforts after the crisis in South Asia subsides. Also, the BlogAid project gave me a good way to earn some money for relief efforts.
Posted by Noah Brimhall at January 5, 2005 02:54 PMI gave $50 to Mercy Corps as NWMT is a Christian organization: "We are an evangelical Christian-based organization dedicated to healing the whole person . . . body, mind and spirit." Ick. Ulterior motives.
But at least you're giving.
Posted by: al at January 5, 2005 07:11 PMI am actually having some more misgivings about giving to Northwest Medical Teams. Besides what Al said (which didn't bug me to much) I have also heard some bad things about Northwest Medical Teams involvement in Central America. I can find any reports about it, so maybe it is just rumor. Has any body heard anything similiar?
Posted by: Noah at January 12, 2005 10:23 AM