Ways to help

[delphipsmith]

If you have been looking for something you can do to help with the heart-breaking tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, here are two good options:

World Central Kitchen is a major player in providing food to displaced people.

https://wck.org/
https://donate.wck.org/give/393234#!/donation/checkout


Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières is also working to set up teams in neighboring countries - Poland, Romania, Slovakia, etc.

https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/countries/ukraine


It may not seem like much, but every little bit helps and these two organizations are solid ones that will make good use of funds. See their rankings on CharityNavigator for more information: DWB/MSF and World Central Kitchen

Comments

[corylea]

We haven't heard from you in awhile, and I'm just checking in to say that I hope you're okay.

*hug*

[delphipsmith]

Thank you, that warms my heart -- it's so kind of you to reach out :) I'm ok, I guess, at least for current values of "okay." Just deeply exhausted with the evil roller coaster of bad news that seems to be the daily diet these days :( The latest SCOTUS decisions have left me utterly wrung out with rage and grief and fear of what is coming next. I'm constantly on the verge of tears; I don't understand what's happening; I barely recognize my country any more. I keep thinking of Yeats' poem: "...the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity."

*sigh*

So, right now I'm encouraging myself by (a) watching and re-watching Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, as they epitomize honor, sacrifice, and genuine patriotism, and (b) hoping that all of this will energize voters in the midterms, and that there are enough folks out there who are as appalled as I am at the cruelty and stupidity of a disturbingly large swath of everyday Americans, not to mention their selfish and cynical leadership.

How are you? *hugs*

[corylea]

I'd like to give you a substantive reply, but it will have to wait for a few days, because I have Covid. Until then, know that your existence matters and that lots of people are fighting hard to hold back the tide of evil.

[delphipsmith]

Oh hon, I'm so sorry! Hang in there -- I hope you have a mild case *hugs*