[meteorite-list] Helping the People of Greensburg

[Mal Bishop]

Hello Everyone,

First of all, my son and I would like to offer our deep, sincere regret and 
sorrow to all of those that may have been impacted by the horrific tragedy 
in Greensburg, Kansas
and surrounding area!  The most important issue at hand for the people who 
lived through the devastation is shelter, food, drink, and the seemingly 
daunting task of putting their
lives back together which admittedly is, I feel, not a priority as just 
making one day to the next their overwhelming challenge at present.

I spoke with my 8 year old son, Gabriel, regarding the destruction, and he 
came up with the idea of writing a letter to his school principal, 
teachers, and classmates regarding this
tragedy and asking if they wouldn't mind donating whatever they can to help 
the good people in the Greensburg area.  I'm also planning on emailing 
family and friends to ask them
if they would do the same.

My question is; how should I ask people to donate, or where to send 
donations?  Could someone set up a special PayPal account to collect funds 
for the relief, or should we just send donations to one of the list members 
such as Maria, Mark, Steve, Geoff, or someone else?  I know they could send 
their donations to the Red Cross of course, but does anyone have a more 
direct ( i.e., more personal and maybe more efficient) way of sending funds 
to hopefully/possibly be of more immediate help to those in greatest need?

With warm regards to all,
Mal