Peter Kaminski

I am interested in volunteering to go provide assistance to wherever is needed for the Tsuanmi relief campaign. I am 48, very fit, business executive (telecommunications) skilled at coordinating large tasks. I have the means and time to provide my passage to wherever is needed for up to three months.

How can I assist and provide meaningful support?

Greg Farrell
gfarrell323@aol.com

I am also interested in going to SE Asia to volunteer my time. I am a 24 year old college graduate. I have a couple months to give. How can I go about it?

I feel so lucky to be living in a country that has the means financially to assist in this terrible time. But I would like to do my part too. I would appreciate any info regarding my going to volunteer my time to help. I work with senior citizens and I wish to do whatever I can to help.

Greg, Erin, Gail,

I've answered your question in another post, "How Do I Volunteer as an International Relief Worker in Southeast Asia?": http://peterkaminski.com/archives/000419.html

I would like to volunteer my time to help out with the tsunami disaster. I am willing to travel or to do whatever I can to help from home. Please let me know who to contact to help.

I am a renowned Psychologist and my book Mama and Me has sold nearly 10000 copies . It is a reference book on good upbringing of your children aged 0-5 years.
I pledge $1 on each book sold for the people affected by the Tsunami that has created havoc in Asia .

I am a world wanderer, a college graduate and devastated by this destruction. Want or rather need to help. Looking for team to work with and offering any individual assistance.

I would like to donate my time to any of the affected countries for any volunteer work necessary. I am a healthy 23 year old male with people organizing skills (hotel and restaurant management-- I know a bit about getting large amounts of people fed) who has a bit of Thai language and has spent time in SE Asia before. Don't mind physical labor or harsh conditions. Please contact me if I can help.

Please give to the Aid Agencies. They have the experienced personnel ready to go. What they need most now is money. It's not seeming like much but it's what I'm doing to help. Be a pebble and start a landslide please. If each person reading this donated $20 U.S. that would be a significant amount of cash. Of course, my deepest sympathies to all the many thousands affected.

I realize that the best way to help is to send money and that organizations are afraid that random volunteers could potentially be more of a nuisance than a real help, but in the face of the massive scale of this disaster, I can´t help but think that there must be SOME way for those who are semi-skilled, but most of all enthusiastic and eager, to be able to help in some way. I am one of those people. Please, share anything on volunteering any of you may find. Namaste...

I can't help but feel compelled to do whatever it takes to help the people affected by this enormous tragedy. I have already made arrangements for transportation but have nowhere to go. Does anybody have contact info for groups coordinating volunteers in the affected areas?
Any help would be sincerely appreciated

Beju Lakhani
Toronto, Ontario

I am a recent college graduate who has approx. 6 months I could volunteer before going into the Peace Corps. I have lived in Asia and traveled through many of the countries hit by the tsunami. I am willing to leave at anytime and am used to harsh conditions. If anyone has any information concerning volunteering please contact me. Thank you!

Ashley Volz
Springfield
Missouri

This organization looks like it will put you on the volunteer roster if you can get to India on your own.

http://www.aidindia.org/CMS/

Sign up here:
http://www.aidboston.org/volunteer/

I am a heavy equipment operator by trade, I have a class a commercial drivers license, I dispatch 180 concrete trucks daily, I have a passport and I have 10 days of vacation untill 01/09/05 and have first aid training, can I help?

iam a flight attendant can travel for free to this area ,have experience with grief and emergency situations ive been to this part of the world understand cultural differences speak italian can do any task not afraid of hard work long hours or bad living conditions have my health and want to help also have a grown son with time who can also come with me.

Speaking of the need for people with specialized skills, I did not notice teacher as being on that list. How effective could a teacher be to such an internatinal relief organiation?

I am one of a few Firefighters from Alaska with Experience on large scale IMS Operations. We are all Medics With local Fire departments and have other skills related to the emeregency services. Several of us have Heavy equipment experience also. Travel Arrangements are not a problem, we would like to get connected with an organization that can put us to work once we arrive.

I am a college student and i also feel as though i need to be of help. For me I can finish college anytime. These people need help and they need it now. I know they need skilled workers in some conditions but i cant imagine anyone turning any help away, if anyone knows any information please let me know thank you.

I am a Canadian citizen who currently lives in Japan. I was planning to be in Vietnam and Cambodia this month. I`d like to help with disaster relief in any of the affected parts of Asia. I can`t seem to find a place to begin this process. Please give me any information you have. Thanks.

I would like to come and assist wherever I am needed for the Tsunami relief projects. I am a healthy person, who can work very hard doing all that is needed for the people that have to face this devastation. Please get in contact with me...I will be waiting ---- Thank you

I have a few years framing houses, and have been involved in disaster relief in Honduras, after Hurricane Mitch. I can be reached at wulvureen98@yahoo.com

I am a 36yr. old mother. I have a combined family of four children (Two adopted). I do feel I have much to offer! I am a very fit drywall& painting contractor, I also manage many rentals and am very handy! I would be willing to offer any help that is needed for 4+weeks! I also have many years of volenteer counseling crisis experience. I speek only english...although, my heart speaks many languages!!!!!

I am a student from Israel
and I want to assist in any possible way.
I know the area ,have visited southeast Asia many times.
And I can give a month or two to help.
I can be reached at

Saroussi@yahoo.com
Toda
Avi

I am a recent graduate who is desperate to offer hands on help in the areas affected by the tsunami. I was planing on traveling to thailand/indonesia in may, but want to bring that forward so that i can help. i can not speak the language but I would be willing to help in area affected, and can pay for my own flights. please get in touch.

I am a teacher and hold both an elementary and special education credential (moderate/severe). How does one go about finding out if there is a need for teachers in areas affected by the tsunami? Or....what is a reliable link to find out how to vounteer time and/or expertise?

I am a 35 year old business man, as well as a restauranteur and farmer. I am a former paramedic and would like to offer my services. I can go for 6 months for sure.

I am an equipment operator such as backhoe loader, excavater and, bulldozer. I have about eight years expience and would like to use it for the relief effort in southeast Asia. Please let know how to do so. Contact me at johnnchriss@oroville.com

Hi, my name is Erin Abrams and I am a student at Harvard Law School in Boston. Before law school, I worked for Save the Children for several years on women's and childrens rights, humanitarian emergencies and poverty reduction initiatives in India and Nepal. I would like to come to a tsunami affected country from Jan.21-Feb.1 on my vacation and assist in any way possible. I have legal, international human rights, and program organization skills, as well as experience working with refugees and internally displaced persons in conflict regions. please email me at eabrams@law.harvard.edu. Thanks.

I am a heavy equipment operator with some time to give in the tsunami relief effort

I am a 25 year old well fit photography student at Massachusetts College of Art here in Boston Massachusetts. I would like to volunteer my time for the Tsunami Relief while documenting it.

Hi any information on how i can get to the regions help in aid to tsnami relief where to sign up for any organizations info like that would be greatly apreciated thank you for your time

Hi any information on how i can get to the regions help in aid to tsnami relief where to sign up for any organizations info like that would be greatly apreciated thank you for your time

Hi,I am 21 year old male,fit and interested in helping those in need devastaed by the tsunami. I have experience running a loader, track hoe,and a dozer. I have no other obligations right now... So how can I help...

I am a teacher. I am a "woodworking" teacher. I have experience in all kinds of carpentry. I have a degree in technology education, with a minor in mathematics. I would like to volunteer my time and services in any way they can be used. I will have a month this summer from June 20-July 20 during my summer break. Please let me know how I can help.

Hey, my name is Dino. I am looking for someone who can help me raise the money to fly to Southeast Asia. I want to volunteer my time for the victims of the tsunami, and generally aid in all relief efforts. If anyone knows any information about programs, grants, etc where I might find funding, please email me at dino1982m@yahoo.com, or call me on my cellular phone 510-366-8818. Thank you so much for any help or information you may have.

Peace,
Dino

I am interested in volunteering for the Thailand TsunamiRelief in whatever way I can. I am a 29 year old woman with a Bachelors in Environmental Sciences, 5 years sales experience, and experience in landscaping, cooking, some carpentry, and intermediate knowledge of the Thai language. I would need 1 to 2 months to sale my house, but would be avaliable for 3 months. This may be the only time in my life for
me to do something like this. Please let me know
how I can make it happen.
Sincerely,
Lesley B. Stacey
lesleyborden@bellsouth.net
205-427-0875

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Hi there, I am terribly sad with all the hurt. pain and suffering that is going on in SE Asia. I am 20 yeras old, I live in Canada and would like to volenteer my time for up to a year to come over and help. I have just finished my training as a Nuring Assistant. I am a dedicated and compassionate person who is willing to travel anywhere. Please get back to me and let me know how I can get on the path to helping. Yours Truly Daylene