CHUNKYTEES: Help the victims of Typhoon Morakot
Something that I’ve realized more and more lately is how disconnected many of us are in the United States when it comes to international news, because I sure am, though I shouldn’t speak for the general population of young people.
I’ll have to say that I’m pretty ashamed that all the while being in Korea, I had no idea how large the magnitude of Typhoon Morakot was in Taiwan until I got home and my mom was describing how the typhoon ripped through the southern parts of Taiwan, and how it has been one of the worst typhoons that Taiwan has ever seen, and could have created more damage than the typhoon in 1959.
Though most of my extended family lives in Taiwan, it’s not really that reason that compels me to try to raise money for this cause.
There’s something about seeing pictures or watching footage of people seeing their homes turned over or watching them cry as they mourn their loved ones or as they pray for the safe return of those that are currently missing that really gets to me. It’s the look on the elderly people’s faces as they watch what they have known their whole lives get swept away. It’s the tears streaming down mothers’ faces as they frantically search for their missing children and pray that they are ok.
Natural disasters can’t be helped, but people can be helped.
In a time of recession, giving definitely isn’t as easy, but when I think about the CDs that I have in my room, the computer that I’m typing on, the comforter that I sleep under, I know that I can let myself give because I will not miss that $20 as much as the victims miss their houses and what used to be security.
click the image above to get some tees
Chunkytees is helping raise money by selling these tees to spread the word. All proceeds will be donated to the Tzuchi Foundation to aid the victims.
GOAL: $1000
Please help if you can with any connections that you may have with organizations, clubs, or family friends.
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