To: centurion316; max americana
If I was in their situation, even if I wasn't billed, I'd make some sort of charitable donation.
Three suggestions.
The Australian Volunteer Coastguard for the obvious link to sea rescue in Australia.
CanTeen - The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer - a charity with a youth focus supported by Qantas who provided the aircraft that responded.
Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer. A French volunteer organisation that rescues those in peril around the French coast, in recognition of the sailors who picked her up.
19 posted on
06/13/2010 7:16:59 PM PDT by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
CanTeen - The Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer - a charity with a youth focus supported by Qantas who provided the aircraft that responded. For that matter, get Abby (who is most likely going to be delivered to Australia) to do some TV ads for CanTeen. Do something to show what was done was appreciated.
25 posted on
06/13/2010 7:20:35 PM PDT by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
To: naturalman1975
Exactly. I at least want to see a little grace, dignity and gratitude out of these people. They are coming off not only as fame freaks, but entitlement freaks.
Yes, there is a solemn duty for mariners to rescue distressed mariners. So may it ever be. But that doesn’t mean no thanks should be given.
36 posted on
06/13/2010 7:32:09 PM PDT by
fightinJAG
(The Kenyan - short hand for "The Alien in the White House" by Rabinowitz)
To: naturalman1975
87 posted on
06/13/2010 9:34:06 PM PDT by
stuartcr
(Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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