Doctors w/o Borders: "Please, no more money."

[WhiskeyPapa]

LINK (http://www.doctorswithoutborders-usa.org/donate/)

Wow. Doctors Without Borders announced they have received more money than they are able to spend on the tsunami victims.

I guess if you've got to have a problem, that's a good one!

[welfareloser]

cool.

maybe they could spend the surplus on domestic victims of disaster and poverty.

[WhiskeyPapa]

maybe they could spend the surplus on domestic victims of disaster and poverty.They don't have borders, so everything is "domestic"! ;)

Actually, they do mention you are still welcome to give, but the money will be used for other needs.

I just heard on the radio that other aid organizations are upset at the announcement, because they fear this will cut into their support. I bet Doctors w/o Borders are just trying to avoid the trouble the Red Cross got into after 9/11, when they were "diverting" funds specifically given for 9/11 relief to other needs.

[cadetevon]

LINK (http://www.doctorswithoutborders-usa.org/donate/)

Wow. Doctors Without Borders announced they have received more money than they are able to spend on the tsunami victims.

I guess if you've got to have a problem, that's a good one!


Thanks so much for this link!

A group I belong to are raising funds and now we'll know to send it in for their general funds, and not for the tsunami victims.

[attgig]

They don't have borders, so everything is "domestic"! ;)

Actually, they do mention you are still welcome to give, but the money will be used for other needs.

I just heard on the radio that other aid organizations are upset at the announcement, because they fear this will cut into their support. I bet Doctors w/o Borders are just trying to avoid the trouble the Red Cross got into after 9/11, when they were "diverting" funds specifically given for 9/11 relief to other needs.

i thought that the red cross 9/11 thing was too much blood...and they couldn't use it because there were so few survivors... so they just destroyed a bunch of donated blood.

[cadetevon]

i thought that the red cross 9/11 thing was too much blood...and they couldn't use it because there were so few survivors... so they just destroyed a bunch of donated blood.


Both are true. They had to distroy a bunch of blood, *and* they got 'caught' diverting 9/11 funds to other needs.

[nickel]

LINK (http://www.doctorswithoutborders-usa.org/donate/)

Wow. Doctors Without Borders announced they have received more money than they are able to spend on the tsunami victims.

I guess if you've got to have a problem, that's a good one!
there has to be other things they can donate the money to there.

[WhiskeyPapa]

there has to be other things they can donate the money to there.I used to work for a non-profit, and I believe there are laws prohibiting that. For example, money you give to Doctors w/o Borders cannot be given by them to the Red Cross.

[OC]

Golly.

[nickel]

I used to work for a non-profit, and I believe there are laws prohibiting that. For example, money you give to Doctors w/o Borders cannot be given by them to the Red Cross.
yeh, must be some red tape. really, it's a shame to have to turn down money like that.

[Hypnotist]

Started in 1971 by some French doctors. International main office in Geneva with offices in 18 countries. The International site is also interesting.

[cadetevon]

yeh, must be some red tape. really, it's a shame to have to turn down money like that.


They are still accepting $$ it's just that they'd prefer for it NOT to be specifically for the tsunami relief.

[BrewMaster]

too much money?! how about handing out wads of cash to the tsunami victims. that would work too.