Re: SLA-SF: uh oh, a rant

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From: Wynne Dobyns (dobyns.w@apple.com)
Date: Thu Sep 01 2005 - 11:48:22 PDT 

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From: Wynne Dobyns <dobyns.w@apple.com>
Subject: Re: SLA-SF: uh oh, a rant
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 11:48:22 -0700

My company is sending a team of 20 to 50 people who will be trained in
the local intensive two-day training program. Apparently these
employees will not have to use vacation days for their service. We
have also placed a donation link to the American Red Cross on our home
page. More efforts may be forthcoming. After the tsunami, the company
made a sizable cash donation to one or more rescue services.

Wynne Dobyns

On Sep 1, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Karin Zilla wrote:

Michele,

I certainly share your concern. However this morning on CNN they
displayed
a list of profit making companies who have so far stepped up to
participate.
Companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Sprint, Bayer contributing cash and
products such as water, medical supplies, etc., a few pharma companies
contributing insulin syringes, etc. I just tried to find the list on
the
CNN web site but wasn't successful. Additionally I just made an online
contribution to the Red Cross and they have the facility to put in your
company's name for matching contributions. I am positive that the
companies
you name have matching funds programs. It would be interesting to know
if
any of our local Chapter members work for large corporations that are
making
special contributions. I know that my small company is doing so.

Karin Zilla

-----Original Message-----
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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Michele McGinnis, MSIS
Research Librarian to Kevin Kelly

149 Amapola
Pacifica, CA 94044
650-355-7676
650-359-9701 fax

mm@kk.org
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