Race for the Rain Forest - #63

Danon, knowing our friends and family safe is cause for celebration, yep.

Merry, I've never heard the word 'refugee' used when describing survivors of natural disasters in the United States except when referring to people who have escaped from the devastation of war or conflict. The tsumani survivors, as i recall, were called 'survivors' or 'victims'. Are all displaced people referred to as "refugees"?

all clicked today

Good news that all your various loved ones are safe. How sad for families where that's not true.
Wonder what the fall out of this human tragedy will be.

refugee (n) one who flees for refuge, esp. from war or oppression. [ Wabster's New Riverside Dictionary. ]

I guess it's borderline. The definition doesn't say one has to be seeking refuge exclusively from 'war or oppression.' If people object to the word then, of course, it should be dropped. All I know is I would not, in any sense, feel insulted if the word were applied to me if I were homeless and seeking refuge.

You and your 283 friends have supported 2,007,394.0 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 63,511.0 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 283 friends have supported: (63,511.0)

American Prairie habitat supported: 38,364.1 square feet.
You have supported: (10,464.1)
Your 283 friends have supported: (27,900.0)

Rainforest habitat supported: 1,905,518.9 square feet.
You have supported: (163,509.4)
Your 283 friends have supported: (1,742,009.5)

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1 Aktbird57 .. 1213 46.080 acres

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You and your 283 friends have supported 2,009,477.8 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 63,792.0 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 283 friends have supported: (63,792.0)

American Prairie habitat supported: 38,410.9 square feet.
You have supported: (10,487.5)
Your 283 friends have supported: (27,923.4)

Rainforest habitat supported: 1,907,274.9 square feet.
You have supported: (163,532.8)
Your 283 friends have supported: (1,743,742.1)

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1 Aktbird57 .. 1214 46.125 acres

Hallo o o o o

Yer right, ehBeth.

haaaaaall o o o o

Howdy eBeth and Danon

Check out these cuties ~

Kitty and companion reunited after New Orleans rescue.
<copied from the Roost> Courtesy of Maggie and Helen ~

Wonderful photos!

I have registered with Truck'N'Paws, as well as other share housing situations. Specifically stating that it was open to evacuees and their animal companions.

But that kitty is huge! Don't think that my kitties would appreciate that.

I have another visitor. Found a snake inside the living room late yesterday afternoon. Could not get it. It is now missing. I left the door open some last night, and moved the kitties' water bowl away from the door, but fear that the snake went down the heating vent.

Will go click.

Morning all.

Let us hope that the companion's name isn't 'lunch' or 'snack'..
Nice photos Stradee.

clicked

Hello,

I checked the link on the first post of this thread, and could not find a Q&A section. I would like to know how clicking is going to help the rain forest. Would you please give me a link that can answer all my questions.

Thank you

When AngeliqueEast gets her answer, I can tell my friend, Eric, who called this morning to say that he has been clicking for months, but isn't part of our team. I know ebeth or Danon had it all spelled out, but I can't remember. And how does he join our thread?
Do I just send him this URL?

P.S. That's some kitty! And some brave friend!

Glad ya all liked the photos.

Dan, LOL Siberian looked a bit ragged from his/her trip, but the hug?
absolutely priceless.

pwayfarer, I recall a similar question asked at one of the rainforest threads <#62, or #61 (?) where eBeth posted an info link answering the question of how daily clicking helped endangered lands. However, I didn't bookmark the link. Perhaps one of the wildclickers saved the link?

Hello AngeliqueEast - welcome to the rainforest thread. eBeth can better answer your questions regarding team clicking, and sponsors at Care2 donating for each cause listed at the site.

A georgous Sierra day ~ cooler temps and light breezes. Today running errands and shopping for groceries, etc. and met a lady who was relocated to CA from New Orleans via her place of employment. She's received lots of 'howdy's and welcomes' for her and her family.

aktbird57 - You and your 283 friends have supported 2,010,250.4 square feet!

Marine Wetlands habitat supported: 64,072.9 square feet.
You have supported: (0.0)
Your 283 friends have supported: (64,072.9)

American Prairie habitat supported: 38,481.1 square feet.
You have supported: (10,487.5)
Your 283 friends have supported: (27,993.6)

Rainforest habitat supported: 1,907,696.4 square feet.
You have supported: (163,556.3)
Your 283 friends have supported: (1,744,140.1)

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1 Aktbird57 .. 1215 46.145 acres

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I'll see if I can find the link to the more recent response to questions abou t how things work. Bottom line - each of the care2 partners has a FAQ (frequently asked questions) page.

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for example - the Race for the Rainforest clicks result in money being donated, by the Race sponsors <the advertisers on each page>, to The Nature Conservancy.

Each Race has different charities it supports - and different, though often over-lapping, sponsors/donors.

On the page where the charity for the race is id'd there will be a link to that charity so you can decide if it's one you'd be interested in supporting through your clicking <there are a couple of races I'm less keen on then others, so I don't click on every race>


Nature Conservancy link

the FAQ page for the rainforest race

sumac, not to worry. If the visitors tail doesn't rattle, <and your not near water where mamba critters live> a garden snake known for its bark - not bite - decided to pass through on its way to winter quarters.

Kittens will be ok, and i'm sure will sound the alarm if snakey appears.