Text To Support Haiti

Seil · 01-15-2010, 11:55 PM

You can text "Haiti" to various numbers mentioned in this article, and $5 to $10 will be added to your phone bill, money that will support those afflicted by the Haitian earthquake.

Know how much has been made already? Millions. From $5 to $10 amounts per person, millions have been raised. There's finally something good to be said about teenagers and their texting habits.

I did read yesterday - whether in the Vancouver Sun or the Globe and Mail, I forget - about the Haitian disaster. We here in Canada have one or two Haitian officials in office, one who broke down in tears mid-speech, after talking about the aid that we should give and that we're already giving, and as I was reading, I was like "I'm proud to be a Canadian." Canadian banks and businesses are donating. Those who're supporting Haitians as well as providing the public means to do so. But the crowning moment has to be that Canadians are giving so much that the internet might break.

Then I looked at Stephan Harper. Now we've got the Olympics coming by here in B.C., and we're pouring millions of dollars into that. Stephen Harper, though, has reached into the Government pocket and has proudly stated that he will send... five million dollars. To put that into perspective, the amount that they estimate security for the Olympics to amount to is... nine-hundred million. Which, of course, is five times the amount that was originally estimated.

Just an FYI, Obama has already pledged one-hundred million. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'm proud to be a Canadian, I'm not too terribly proud of Mr. Harper.

01-15-2010, 11:55 PM	#1
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Text To Support Haiti You can text "Haiti" to various numbers mentioned in this article, and $5 to $10 will be added to your phone bill, money that will support those afflicted by the Haitian earthquake. Know how much has been made already? Millions. From $5 to $10 amounts per person, millions have been raised. There's finally something good to be said about teenagers and their texting habits. I did read yesterday - whether in the Vancouver Sun or the Globe and Mail, I forget - about the Haitian disaster. We here in Canada have one or two Haitian officials in office, one who broke down in tears mid-speech, after talking about the aid that we should give and that we're already giving, and as I was reading, I was like "I'm proud to be a Canadian." Canadian banks and businesses are donating. Those who're supporting Haitians as well as providing the public means to do so. But the crowning moment has to be that Canadians are giving so much that the internet might break. Then I looked at Stephan Harper. Now we've got the Olympics coming by here in B.C., and we're pouring millions of dollars into that. Stephen Harper, though, has reached into the Government pocket and has proudly stated that he will send... five million dollars. To put that into perspective, the amount that they estimate security for the Olympics to amount to is... nine-hundred million. Which, of course, is five times the amount that was originally estimated. Just an FYI, Obama has already pledged one-hundred million. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'm proud to be a Canadian, I'm not too terribly proud of Mr. Harper. Last edited by Seil; 01-15-2010 at 11:57 PM.