Burma Cyclone Relief

The photos that are post in this blog are very graphic. They are from Free Burma Rangers, an amazing organization that sends aid in to areas of Karen and Karenni State that are most in need. They've been doing this for many years, long before there was a cyclone. They are a Christian organization, which is a turn-off for some people. They're getting food and medicine to places no one else will go so I say good on 'em. Scroll down for the photos.


I'm not going to try to comment on the situation on Burma because I won't be able to without totally understating or sounding inappropriately melodramatic. I'll just say that at Lars and Addie, I'll be donating 10% of sales to Burma to help with cyclone relief.

Banana Pants Clothes is donating 100% of its jewelry profits and 10% of all other profits to:
AVAAZ

I'm not sure where Lars and Addie will be donating yet, but here are some of the likely places. This is a list from a friend from Burmese language class who was recently doing dissertation research in Burma. She got the list from one of her professors. I trust her judgment that these are all places where the aid is likely to get where it's needed.

ADRA International

Myanmar Cyclone Fund

12501 Old Columbia Pike

Silver Spring, MD 20904

(800) 424-ADRA ext. 2372

http://www.adra.org

CARE

151 Ellis Street N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30303

(800) 521-2273

http://www.care.org

Project HOPE

255 Carter Hall Lane

Millwood, VA 22646

(800) 544-4673

http://www.projecthope.org

Save the Children

54 Wilton Road

Westport, CT 06880

(800) 728-3843

https://secure.ga4.org/01/cyclone_nargis

U.S. Fund for UNICEF

125 Maiden Lane, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10038

(800) 4UNICEF

http://www.unicefusa.org

World Concern

19303 Fremont Ave. North

Seattle, WA 98133

(800) 755-5022, ext.7706

http://www.worldconcern.org

World Vision

P.O. Box 9716

Federal Way, WA 98063

(888) 56-CHILD

http://www.worldvision.org