Thanks for your thoughts and shows what good list members/vendors can do.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 9:51 AM, The Bus Depot <vanagon@busdepot.com> wrote:

> As some of you know, ever since I started The Bus Depot we've donated a
> portion of our income to humanitarian and social charities on an ongoing
> basis. (See http://busdepot.com/help.jsp#DONATIONS . )  But once in a
> while
> a tragedy occurs that is so staggering in scale that it demands stronger
> action.  The tragedy in Haiti is certainly one of those cases. The Red
> Cross
> estimates that there are 50,000 dead, and 3 million injured or homeless.
> This among a people already so desparately poor that they live on an
> average
> of $270 a year.
>
> To do our part, the Bus Depot will donate 25% of our net profit on your Bus
> Depot order to earthquake relief in Haiti, thru the end of the month. This
> is, of course, over and above our other charitable donations.  To encourage
> participation by our employees, I have also instituted a policy whereby the
> Bus Depot will match any employee donations dollar for dollar.
>
> For those who wish to donate directly,  Ben has been kind enough to place a
> link to the Red Cross on his website. I'd also like to mention two other
> worthy organizations that the Bus Depot donates to - Doctors Without
> Borders
> (www.doctorswithoutborders.org) and AmeriCares (www.americares.org).  We
> chose those particular organizations because they are highly rated by
> Charity Navigator, which ranks nonprofits based on the percentage of each
> dollar that actually goes to the cause rather than salaries and overhead.
>
> Remember, there is no such thing as too small a donation.  It's cumulative;
> even the tiniest drop helps fill the bucket.
>
> - Ron Salmon
>  The Bus Depot, Inc.
>  www.busdepot.com
>  (215)  234-VWVW
>
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