I don't feel confortable giving money away because of all the bureocratic bites, but this is an easy way to help: 1. Find any contact and address or organization in Ecuador that is in charge of providing support , ask for a physical address and let them know that you will be sending to goods 2. Go to your closet and get all clothes that you don't need(instead of giving it away to Value Village or Salvation Army), get 5 to 8 people who also wants to collaborate ask them to do the same and collect 5 to 8 dollars each for the shipment (a container to Colombia is about 45 dls, no idea about Ecua, but no much difference) 3. Put everything together wrapp it in a box take to any of the places that provides that service (I know of one on Dufferin but I don't have the address) and voila!
In my experience feels more rewarding to provide the help directly and you will have more space in your closet for Spring and you will see (or it doesn't really matter if you actually see it) some smiles from people knowing that their paisanos en las extranjas care for them
i agree and i dont usualy agree with u...so todays a weird day lol
I don't feel confortable giving money away because of all the bureocratic bites, but this is an easy way to help: 1. Find any contact and address or organization in Ecuador that is in charge of providing support , ask for a physical address and let them know that you will be sending to goods 2. Go to your closet and get all clothes that you don't need(instead of giving it away to Value Village or Salvation Army), get 5 to 8 people who also wants to collaborate ask them to do the same and collect 5 to 8 dollars each for the shipment (a container to Colombia is about 45 dls, no idea about Ecua, but no much difference) 3. Put everything together wrapp it in a box take to any of the places that provides that service (I know of one on Dufferin but I don't have the address) and voila!
In my experience feels more rewarding to provide the help directly and you will have more space in your closet for Spring and you will see (or it doesn't really matter if you actually see it) some smiles from people knowing that their paisanos en las extranjas care for them
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no i didn't lose money in the christie pit thing i'm smarter to donate to him.. If I want to help mi gente I'll send money on my own.... i don't belive trust in teleton and in san lorenzo church I thing he's a scam artist, that tries to manipulate people out off their money
i fully take the blame for people hating on ecuadorians here.....haha sorry peeps i wont lie.....u know how it is whenever some other latino has a bad experience with another they quickly jump the gun and say the hate the country.....
it honestly gets tired when chics say that same line "oh your ecuadorian? you must be a womenizer and a cheater"lol
which you clearly, and admitedly, are NOT, of course!
i fully take the blame for people hating on ecuadorians here.....haha sorry peeps i wont lie.....u know how it is whenever some other latino has a bad experience with another they quickly jump the gun and say the hate the country.....
it honestly gets tired when chics say that same line "oh your ecuadorian? you must be a womenizer and a cheater"lol
which you clearly, and admitedly, are NOT, of course!
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i fully take the blame for people hating on ecuadorians here.....haha sorry peeps i wont lie.....u know how it is whenever some other latino has a bad experience with another they quickly jump the gun and say the hate the country.....
it honestly gets tired when chics say that same line "oh your ecuadorian? you must be a womenizer and a cheater"lol
@ chulosuave - What an ignorant thing to say! You are putting down your own raza, even if you are spanish.
I'm Ecuadorian and proud of it!
I don't really like to gossip so I'll spare you the details about the radio and stories. However, what I will say is that I agree with the vision to help others but I don't like the way situations are handled there or teletons are administered. I don't like too much politics either. I don't think anyone takes adavantage of anyone, I think people do that to themselves. People come and go from the radio/ community centre and unfortunately, there are a lot of nieve people out there that need to wake up!
Ecuador is trash Don P Don't tell me you are one of them!
hahahahahhah
se nota nomas que este tiene problemas con los ecuatorianos
be nice man theres alot of us here....how bout u grab a mic and say that out loud saturday nights at flamengo
anyhow fund raising programs and events have been going on here for a while now ustedes no se darian cuenta? alot of the banquet hall parties u know fiestas de Quito guayaquil cuenca ambato etc etc all those events do all that to help people back home
I won't donate anymore to any telethon that the radio is having now or ever. I rather send my money w/ red cross or some other canadian organization.
Trust me, I use to volunteer there and went to meetings and heard and saw a lot of things! Go with your gut instinct, if it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't!
What things did you hear and see? Spill the beans!!!
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Not everything I post or say on foro are necesarily true facts. <- THAT is a fact! :blankstare:
I won't donate anymore to any telethon that the radio is having now or ever. I rather send my money w/ red cross or some other canadian organization.
Trust me, I use to volunteer there and went to meetings and heard and saw a lot of things! Go with your gut instinct, if it doesn't feel right, it probably isn't!
Wow this problem is been going on 4 such a long time it's even funny to see that just now it's a worry & that we start to focus on it.
Anyhow I don't belive in any teleton or even worst the ppl from here in (latinos) Canada tryin to help our ecuas. So i personally would never give them money, but as far as it goes in helping I guess I'll leave it to my relatives that live there & are in a condition to support/help/donate $ to help out. My aunt is always involved in charity work to keep busy. LOL
If I was there now I soooo would help, I work in the non-for-profit sector & I totally support giving & helping, but unless I'm there to evaluate where my money's going I just wouldn't trust sending it.
Anyhow I'm glad to see that Ecua here are trying to help their ppl & I hope it goes thru as promised.
What his priorities for the money HE raises are, I don't know, but given the HE is the one organizing anything to help, I say he at least has the right to choose who to help with it Granted, three weeks have past.... Where were you, since you're so concerned? I don't remember YOU posting any info on how to help YOUR people, or organizing anything.
I don't think you KNOW that he steals the money. You're assuming, and implying that he does (which is actually a pretty big accusation to make in public) If you don't trust the guy (for whatever reason) send the money/clothes/food on your own (which is not nearly as dedicated as organizing a teleton) OR organize your own fundraiser, but stay quiet about people that are -good or bad- trying to help you
Funny, you brag of "socialism" and when someone tries to help the needy (or whatever), you bash 'em. I don't get it
PS: BTW, I don't even know el padre no-se-cuanto
-- Edited by Dogo at 20:27, 2008-03-11
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I'm totally agree with you Duro..that's why I was asking how is the best way to help...I honestly more conected with ONG's in Colombia but I don't know how is that handle in the other countries (It wouldn't hurt if anywhere in this website is post that info, so in the future people can have the confidence that are not scams)
Duro, if I butt in was because I feel the Sudam problems not only the Colombia ones.. y no por sapo!
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I don't trust this teleton.. there is something wrong with the Padre I think he's a crook and he just wants to steal the money....
BTW-DON_P & Mastro
this has nothing to do with what happen between Correa and Uribe.. this has to do with THE PEOPLE suffering.. this is not news to people (about the flooding) who have lived there
HAHA HA Youcould be a great cheerleader .but I agree que Viva Bolivar. Pero no el de Chavez.[In his mind he goes Que Viva Bolivar / Yosoy Bolivar entonces que viva Chavez, he uses him only as a fetiche ]
Socialism is the proof that even intellectuals with good will and ideas can fail (in theoryIm aligned with that, butI dont know the first happy ending from communism and ironically enough The most popular presidents are right wings such as Uribe orPutin)
Ifpeople in Ecuador is happy with their president, thats all that is should matter (Thats why unlike you did, I didnt start attacking your president, and if you were following everything as close as you said you did, you know that it wasnt exactly the big heart and understanding what brought the peace back, it was more like el que tiene rabo de paja que no se acerque a la candela.
Im not even Uribist, I dont even like his speeches andPaisas are not exactly my cup of tea. He is just doing the dirty job that the other presidents avoid. Im not even agree in half of his internal policies but los trapos sucios se lavan en casa
..but anyway I lost the track of this thread....I saw images of the floods and it is really bad, thanks for clarifyingthe info
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ok look i dont know if you all knew that ecuador has been going through its biggest storm in history ...parts of the country are under water, food and plants were destroyed and prices grew in years
anyways this happend a while ago...now the country is under control and things will get back to normal...
WHO CHECKED OUT THE TELETON @ VOCES LATINA?
I got no problem on that event they did so they can help raise $$$ for the people but why did it have to be almost 3 weeks after?
when da so called PADRE" hernana just send a lot of $$$ to el salvador (which he does each year) why couldnt he raise $$$ at the time of the floods?
no disrespect to any other country especialy el salvador but hernan's from ecuador so why couldnt he help his own people back hime at time of need?
**just 2 let people know im not against his teleton event..i support and im glad he finaly did somthing cause i felt that he wasnt doing ****
Dude, can you get the details of when or how can we participate? I knew that ( that's why I was kind of upset with Correa worrying about the other issue and going away in his tour)...but anyway If we can contribute...we would....are they just taking money or also clothes and food? Post any info...if not I see a majority of Ecuadorians in this Foro should start something like sending a container with clothes and other things as Danny said you should be thankful for not going through that
ohh noo! u just didnt say that correa didnt do nothing....he spent a lot of $$$ putting the disaster in control
he bought new planes,boats,etc.... to try and use it to help people in need
correa did somthing other presedents in ecuador have never done which was help the poor...have u ever seen a presedent walk in dirty water that flooded that towns just to talk and meet people so he can help them? NO! not 1 ex presedent has done that
and done make that FARC attack was all correas fault cuz ecuador were da victims....and correa stood up and defended ecuador and all of latin america supported him and condemed uribes actions by going into ecuador just to kill la FARC
BEFORE U GO RUNNING UR MOUTH ...LEARN DA SITUATION AND DA PROBLEMS IN ECUADOR....
i guess people here dont think of it as a big issue.....theres been floods and homes being swept away all over the coast of ecua for sooo long.....highschools and universities in ecuador do all sorts of campaigns to raise money to help all those people....
knocking on wood.....ecuador in these past years has rarely suffered from anything MAJOR MAJOR ...big earthquakes tsunamies civil wars etc etc.....and in all seriousness we should feel lucky....
ok look i dont know if you all knew that ecuador has been going through its biggest storm in history ...parts of the country are under water, food and plants were destroyed and prices grew in years
anyways this happend a while ago...now the country is under control and things will get back to normal...
WHO CHECKED OUT THE TELETON @ VOCES LATINA?
I got no problem on that event they did so they can help raise $$$ for the people but why did it have to be almost 3 weeks after?
when da so called PADRE" hernana just send a lot of $$$ to el salvador (which he does each year) why couldnt he raise $$$ at the time of the floods?
no disrespect to any other country especialy el salvador but hernan's from ecuador so why couldnt he help his own people back hime at time of need?
**just 2 let people know im not against his teleton event..i support and im glad he finaly did somthing cause i felt that he wasnt doing ****
Dude, can you get the details of when or how can we participate? I knew that ( that's why I was kind of upset with Correa worrying about the other issue and going away in his tour)...but anyway If we can contribute...we would....are they just taking money or also clothes and food? Post any info...if not I see a majority of Ecuadorians in this Foro should start something like sending a container with clothes and other things as Danny said you should be thankful for not going through that
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Nadar contra la corriente no es terquedad, si la corriente va hacia la catarata
ok look i dont know if you all knew that ecuador has been going through its biggest storm in history ...parts of the country are under water, food and plants were destroyed and prices grew in years
anyways this happend a while ago...now the country is under control and things will get back to normal...
WHO CHECKED OUT THE TELETON @ VOCES LATINA?
I got no problem on that event they did so they can help raise $$$ for the people but why did it have to be almost 3 weeks after?
when da so called PADRE" hernana just send a lot of $$$ to el salvador (which he does each year) why couldnt he raise $$$ at the time of the floods?
no disrespect to any other country especialy el salvador but hernan's from ecuador so why couldnt he help his own people back hime at time of need?
**just 2 let people know im not against his teleton event..i support and im glad he finaly did somthing cause i felt that he wasnt doing ****
UMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMM HUHHHHHHHHH THE WHAT WHAT AND THE WHAT WHAT NOW???LOL
lol
u just didnt say that correa didnt do nothing....he spent a lot of $$$ putting the disaster in control
