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Topic: Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund (.org, et al. registered to raise $1M USD) - page 2. (Read 5786 times)

legendary
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Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites.

The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun

The listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally.

I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club.

Goin' to fix it momentarily, Dabs.

Meanwhile, I just received a PM from Rassah and a Bitcoin vanity address has been hashed: 1THRF26KAsDDLh1JyWB5Hbm5mYgN6LwZt. I do not have access to the private key of this address. Currently, only Rassah does, and should be providing a copy to Roger Ver via a secure channel in the very near future.

I'll add said address to the OP of this thread, as well as adding it to the Reddit thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1qivdl/typhoon_haiyan_relief_fund/

The official site is live, albeit still tweaking the premium WP theme and adding content: http://typhoonhaiyanrelieffund.org/ The end result won't be too fancy, but we (read bitcoiners) don't want it too lame either. The Whois vitals affiliated with the domain(s) are factual, opting to not go the privacy/anonymity route.

~TMIBTCITW
legendary
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Note: CMAB (Civil Military Affairs Brigade) does not yet have an official website. It never had one since it started in 2006~2009 (when it was called a different name, but same members.)

When I emailed our G3 officer, he replied: Go make one then.

So, I'm going to make one, I guess.
legendary
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Correction: That is not the Rotary Club I am talking about. I am talking about a specific club. Many are in Alabang. Only one is the Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang. These kinds of orgs that do the most tend not to have real websites.

The one I'm referring to is listed here: http://www.3830rotary2008.org/clubs.htm#alamun

The listed President is Rafael 'Raffy' P. Villanueva, who I know personally.

I think they are referred to as The Rotary Club of Alabang (nothing extra added). But most of the members are residents of Ayala Alabang Village, one of the wealthiest subdivisions in the country. So they personally do not need any money, but they joined together to form this particular service club.
legendary
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Migrated from the second post of this thread to depict what we have to date. Please offer up your suggestions (with links) so that I can add them to the list.

List of NPOs suggested by bitcoiners for consideration of the $1M USD endowment via bitcoin donations:

legendary
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Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  Wink Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off  Tongue
( will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home)

And don't scratch your coffee table while you're doing it.  Kiss
legendary
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Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  Wink Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

Damn. And here I thought I could have the evening off  Tongue
(I will have to install and compile the vanity generating program on my linux miner when I get home)

Regarding the religious stuff, this isn't about me being more or less charitable. I may donate, I may not. In this case, what matters is whether I can be trusted. Right now my reputation is the most valuable thing I own (yes, more than $1mil in BTC). As for whether my technology is up to par to keep this safe? Uh....... maybe? I'll have to hash the address while offline, keep all transactions in offline Armory, and keep backups not in my house, since people know where I live. With that amount of money, and since people know where I live, I would also be concerned for the health of my fingers and genitals  Undecided (Though this may be the incentive I need to go get a safety deposit box)
legendary
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Here are some more possibles - they were recommended by friends, I haven't done any
other due diligence.

International Rescue Committee
http://www.rescue.org/

Unicef Philippines
http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal

Gawad Kalinga
http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda

Phil Red Cross (Probably more direct than other red cross orgs).
http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate

I'll add these to the second post, including what Dab's has suggested, in a couple hours or so, for I'm pressing for time and have to meet a client interested in Barn Wood.

Here's what Google has suggested: http://www.google.org/crisisresponse/2013-yolanda.html

Thanks for the input, windtilt.

~TMIBTCITW
legendary
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And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

That's a joke, right?


Personally, I'm really skeptical about this (give it a probability of 20%). Also, now that I know what this fund is for and how much it may hold, I'll have to create this vanity address on something other than Windows. Plus, do we really need a vanity address?

Where is Pinkie Pie when she's needed?  Grin

20%? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJNpxvdqd_o

We don't really need a vanity address, but any tiny edge could go a long way, especially when seen in press releases.

~TMIBTCITW
newbie
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Here are some more possibles - they were recommended by friends, I haven't done any
other due diligence.

International Rescue Committee
http://www.rescue.org/

Unicef Philippines
http://donate.unicef.ph/campaign/24/typhoon-yolanda-emergency-appeal

Gawad Kalinga
http://www.gk1world.com/typhoon-yolanda

Phil Red Cross (Probably more direct than other red cross orgs).
http://www.redcross.org.ph/donate
legendary
Activity: 1918
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Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.

And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

You made me laugh. Religion haven't got anything to do with selfishness. Just because the religions have a loud propaganda it doesn't mean they operate that way or that normal people are selfish.


I support this initiative.  Please take the religious views to another thread and keep this one on topic.

Thank you, doof.

FWIW,...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freethought

Quote
Freethought is a philosophical viewpoint that holds opinions should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, or other dogmas. The cognitive application of freethought is known as "freethinking", and practitioners of freethought are known as "freethinkers".

We all have different belief systems, and that shouldn't enter into the equation as to whom does what, or to where the endowment goes, albeit any religious organization is probably outta the question.

That said, there are Baptist who wouldn't donate to any Catholic causes, and versǽ visa.

To echo doof's post, we can take any religious concerns pertaining to this endeavor to another thread of which any member is welcome to open. This is not meant to diss ANY fellow Bitcoiner who has any concerns on this delicate issue.

~TMIBTCITW
legendary
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Donate to World Food Programme, ultimately the best course of action is to physically volunteer over there, if you can.

I'll use Post #2 of this thread to list the various NPOs suggested so that they can be all viewed in one place. Thank you kindly, LiLeilei, for your input.

~TMIBTCITW
newbie
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Donate to World Food Programme, ultimately the best course of action is to physically volunteer over there, if you can.
legendary
Activity: 1918
Merit: 1570
Bitcoin: An Idea Worth Spending
Before I address the recent posts, I want to state that I've redacted the original Bitcoin wallet address since we can expect a dedicated wallet hashed by that atheist  Wink Rassah shortly. Zero bitcoins were donated to it while it was available.

~TMIBTCITW
legendary
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Nope.

But 1TyphoonHaiyan looks better than 1xyzabc.

And don't diss Windows, hehehe. (offline anyway, right?)

1TyphoonHaiyan would look awesome! In about 3 million years...
legendary
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Nope.

But 1TyphoonHaiyan looks better than 1xyzabc.

And don't diss Windows, hehehe. (offline anyway, right?)
legendary
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And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

That's a joke, right?


Personally, I'm really skeptical about this (give it a probability of 20%). Also, now that I know what this fund is for and how much it may hold, I'll have to create this vanity address on something other than Windows. Plus, do we really need a vanity address?
legendary
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Wow. Okay, well USD 1 Million at current rates is about 2,668 BTC. (A bit less than the 3000 that someone dreamed of sending to me earlier this week.)

As for charities, I do not know of a single one that equally or fairly distributes supplies to the front line. Yes, they all do something, but as others have said, most of the money goes to other parts of the organization first, Red Cross being an example.

I may be biased, but, I can tell you from first hand experience, that one time, my unit got a 1 Million PHP donation from PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, the one that operates our state lotto system.) And all of that money went to food, medicines, supplies, etc. (I don't have all the receipts, and this happened about 2 or 3 years ago.) It took about a couple of months to finally use up all the funds. In that time frame, we had 2 or 3 activities, every week, all over the country.

So... ... ... there are several foundations here that work. They've all gotten donations in the millions of pesos already.

If you want to send it to an established entity, here are the top candidates:
1. Philippine Red Cross
2. BDO Foundation (Foundation of my bank, owned by the world's richest Filipino, Henry Sy. Google him.)
3. ABS-CBN Kapamilya Foundation
4. GMA Kapuso Foundation
5. Nu Skin Philippine's Force for Good Foundation (this is the one in my other thread that does the Feed The Children thing.)
6. Rotary Club of Ayala Alabang = This one is responsible for the Tuloy Sa Don Bosco foundation, which gets homeless children and puts them through school.

All of the above already get donations in the millions, yearly. They probably just got a few lump sums now, just watching the news. #3 and #4 have their own TV networks, so they like to brag that their numbers are climbing.

If you want to see something different, then send it to the Civil Military Affairs Brigade. It is a military reserve unit, under the Armed Forces of the Philippines Reserve Command, of which I am a part of, but they DO NOT GET any funding whatsoever from the government. NONE.

All members are volunteers, either professionals who have another job during weekdays (doctors, lawyers, accountants, dentists, businessmen) or are retired soldiers.

So the labor is free. The supplies are not.

They do not accept bitcoins directly, and the only person who knows about it, I'm guessing, is me.

I think, it ends up, if you pick my preferred organization, would you entrust Dabs with a million dollars?

I tell you what can happen if you do.

1. I fund all operations of the unit, logistics, gasoline, food, medicines, drugs, supplies, blankets, relief goods, any fees that have to be shouldered.
2. There will be a medical, dental, engineering or other civic affairs / public affairs mission every week (except for holidays.)
3. This amount of money will last, maybe 1 or 2 or 3 years of non-stop activities.
4. All the activities will result in greatly lessening or weakening the insurgents and pocket rebellions where ever we go.

If you want to see pictures of me in a few of those activities, visit my thread. I also posted another youtube link there. I've been doing this since about 2000-ish. Or about 13 years already. (I was the Corps Commander of my ROTC unit back in College.)

I did some googling, and found these others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL3zJRQXaMk
Youtube video of ABS-CBN TV capture, Disaster Relief Capability summary from Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Marquez, G3 or Operations Officer of the Brigade. He is also a businessman. The Brigade commander, with the rank of Captain (Philippine Navy) is a medical doctor who owns and runs his own hospital in Tarlac.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_the_Philippines_Reserve_Command
Unit is listed there.

http://www.timawa.net/forum/index.php?topic=29489.0
Forum thread that talks about the different reserve units doing civic action programs. CMAB is mentioned.

https://www.facebook.com/CMAUMandaluyong
Facebook page of Civil Military Affair Unit Mandaluyong City, under the same brigade. I personally know the commander of this unit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5D7D2pqZTo
Something fun back in 2008. Before bitcoin existed. (Yes, that is my personal youtube channel. There is nothing there, although I have a slide show where I was one of the instructors for some practical martial arts training.)


There are also links there, I think in the facebook page that tells you how to donate directly to the unit. I'll have no control of the funds if you do that.

However, if I am allowed to handle it, I can make it last as long as I can, maybe a year or longer. Given to people as needed. (And if I may say so, without crashing the market by emptying the shelves of the supermarkets here.)

The unit has access to pharmacies where we get medicines at cost (below retail), and a commissary where we can get a lot of supplies without paying sales tax or value added tax. TAX FREE, or about 12% less that if you bought the exact same thing at the mall.

Worst case scenario, we can always buy the supplies from one of the bigger stores.

I'm the Executive Officer of the 1st CMAG (Group level), as well as a Psy-Ops Team Leader of CMAU Las Pinas. I also run the accounting department of a family owned business which has at least 180 full time employees: I push the buttons that distribute their salaries, you know, internet banking. I also sign the check payments of our major suppliers.

And if you send me the money, I have a platoon of highly trained soldiers who will protect it.

I also had a short discussion with my boss, that if this indeed happens, I will be allowed to leave my office once a week just to do this and make sure all the funds are spent where they should be spent.

I'd also like permission to use part of the money to buy our own ambulance. We can paint the side with the Bitcoin Foundation's logo or whatever. A few pick ups would also be nice. To load all the stuff we plan to give away.


Or you can send it all to the Philippine Red Cross.
legendary
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in a previous thread i mentioned that donating to the international HQ of red cross would mean alot of wasted funds dont reach Philippines. but i must emphasise that i mean the HQ bank account as oppose to the more local Philippine office bank account of red cross.

that being said i hope that Dabs has some insight into the local charities more involved in the front line supplies distribution, rather then the publicised fundraisers
hero member
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Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.

And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

You made me laugh. Religion haven't got anything to do with selfishness. Just because the religions have a loud propaganda it doesn't mean they operate that way or that normal people are selfish.


I support this initiative.  Please take the religious views to another thread and keep this one on topic.
hero member
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Well, if you want to ensure that 90% of your funds do not go to the Philippines, then donate to the Red Cross.

And I really don't find Rassah to be all that trustworthy in an endeavor such as this.  Atheists typically don't do this sort of work (it's more often Christians who are unselfish), so I have to admit it's a strange choice for me to be sure.

You made me laugh. Religion haven't got anything to do with selfishness. Just because the religions have a loud propaganda it doesn't mean they operate that way or that normal people are selfish.
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