They Need Us

            We never thought it could be possible. A country that easily rivals the USA in both wealth and industrial power is actually starving. There are rations. There are children without food and homes. They actually do need our help!

            I understand that tuition costs and other costs are rising but can you honestly not spare one dollar? If everyone in my school donated at least a dollar we’d have almost $2000 right there. If they donated two it’d be almost $4000.  That’s a huge difference for chump change.

            The nuclear situation, despite having dropped out of most of our news, is still a serious concern for the country. Just recently they got power to the pumps at the nuclear reactors but they are still having major issues stabilizing some of the plants. Two of five have been successfully stabilized but there is still a big concern with radiation.

            After shocks continue to rake the areas around Sendai, Japan, frightening people living in schools and stadiums. People are trying to survive on little water, none to bathe with, and very little food. They have no homes left and they have little means of getting new ones. The roads leading there are devastated and debris coats fields just outside of Sendai. The tsunami washed everything away. There are thousands of people found dead already, and thousands more unaccounted for. It will be years before normalcy finds most of the people in these areas again.

            What would you do? What if your home and all your possessions were just gone? I know some people around here who know what that’s like. They need our help, and we can make a big difference even by donating just a little. Think about your family, what if it was them affected and there was no one who’d spare a dollar for them? We can make a difference even if everyone only contributes a little.