Helping Out

Today I am set to go out and hand out flyers related to the tsunami and earthquake that happened in Japan a little over a week ago. The main purpose is to get the word out to the American people in my area and be able to inform them of how they can help. So many times you hear people say, "I wish I could help or do something..." and now is their chance. It is a simple flyer just showing some pictures of the devastation and then a link and website to the American Red Cross. I hope that this will help educate some people about what is going on. Some people have no idea or don't really care...which is unfortunate but understandable. If someone doesn't have a close tie to Japan, then they wouldn't really pay too much attention to it in the news or follow what is happening. But since this event was really close to me and something that I was unfortunately a part of and experienced, it has a lot of meaning to me.

We will be meeting in front of Kopps Frozen Custard in Brookfield and then dispersing from there to go to designated spots and hand out flyers. I hope that people will actually take a look at them and be able to understand that they can make a difference by just caring a little and taking a few minutes to see what they can do to help. The weather is not the best today...cold and rainy. But hopefully there will still be a fair amount of people out who are shopping and who we will be able to talk to in order to help them understand what's going on.

AFTER THE FACT:

Most of the people that we handed out flyers to were pretty responsive and seemed to want to take some sort of action. Of course there were also a fair amount that did not care at all or did not seem to want to do anything about it. When there is a disaster that is not as close to you or isn't close to home, some people don't see how it will impact them or do make an effort to learn more about it. It's unfortunate, but the reality. For those few that did decide to help out and make a difference, I appreciate it and so do the people who need it in Japan!