Support a Good Cause: IDRN Africa Response

I don't normally do fundraiser stuff or ask you guys to rally behind a lot of causes. This is largely a humor site, and I have every intention of keeping it that way.

With that said, I was approached recently regarding a cause that I believe is special and worth making you aware of.

My friend Kyle Adams (who played with me in college on what may go down as the absolute worst intramural basketball team of all time), works for a company called Humanitarian International Services Group (HISG). If you want more info, click the link and go to their site. The short version is that they go around the world to try and bring food and resources to third world countries that badly need it.

HISG supports a project called The International Disaster Response Network (IDRN). This project is dedicated to helping the 13 million people in Africa who are facing the worst famine in 60 years, as well as an astonishing 3.3 million people in Somalia who are alone and in need of life-saving intervention.

Here's a quick video that will give you a little bit more information about IDRN:

Here's how IDRN has already made an impact with their work in Africa:

- 800,000 meals are already in route to Africa.

- Medical teams will be rotating in from different countries to treat malnourished patients.

- 24 countries in South America are working to raise money (for this cause).

- The focus now is on providing further food relief and making sure famine like this doesn't happen again. To accomplish this, they've used the following: Community gardens, irrigation techniques, crop rotation and nutrition education -- all of these long-term projects will give the region a more stable food supply. 

So how can you help? I'm glad you asked.

- Use your Facebook footprint to let other people know about the famine, and that you care 

- Donate on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/africaresponse  (the click to donate link on the left hand side)

- Text "ACTNOW" to 48510 

- Donate at www.HISG.org/donation-portal/ 

This is a cause I support and believe in. Even if you just give a dollar or simply re-post a link -- every little bit helps!

For pictures of the ongoing relief effort, click HERE. Also, be sure to follow HISG on Twitter for updates on the recovery process.

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