RE: SLA-SF: uh oh, a rant

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From: Howard Brainen (howard@twocatdigital.com)
Date: Thu Sep 01 2005 - 11:35:00 PDT 

From: "Howard Brainen" <howard@twocatdigital.com>
Subject: RE: SLA-SF: uh oh, a rant
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:35:00 -0700
Message-ID: <auto-000002237612@exploratorium.edu>

My wife works for a multinational law firm that wants to remain anonymous
but has stepped to the plate with a substantial cash donation.

That's one.

Howard Brainen
TWO CAT DIGITAL
14717 Catalina Street
San Leandro, CA 94577
510-940-2670 ext 201
FAX 510-940-2632
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From: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu [mailto:SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu] On Behalf
Of Michele McGinnis
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:22 AM
To: SLA-SF@exploratorium.edu; UTKSIS-L@listserv.utk.edu
Subject: SLA-SF: uh oh, a rant

I've been looking at various lists of disaster relief orgs. involved in the
rescue and relief efforts in the Gulf region. Overwhelmingly, and as
expected, they are made up of churches, NGO's and a few GO's.
The glaring omission seems to be corporate efforts. Where is the Carlyle
Group Compassionate Ministries or Bechtel Operation Blessing?
What about, say, Lockheed Mercy Corps or Halliburton World Relief?
Has anyone seen Boeing Charities? Wait, I know where they are...

Why is it in times of disaster, it's the cash-strapped ministries,
non-profits, and regular people who empty their pockets and give of their
time? You can be sure the multinationals are waiting in the wings for the
"reconstruction" goods.

A stumper: Anyone know of any corporations doing any good in this endeavor?
Anyone seen this list?

m 

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Pacifica, CA 94044
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