iceman
21-01-2013, 06:21 AM
While there have been several tragic bushfires around Australia over the past weeks, none has felt closer to home than the Siding Spring Observatory fire, where the observatories came under direct threat, and many staff members of the observatory lost their homes.
Given we're an amateur astronomy community, this has affected people we know, places we have stayed, people we have met, people we admire. Some of them even members of IceInSpace!
To try and help them rebuild, IceInSpace has donated $500 to the ANU Siding Spring Observatory Fire - Staff Emergency Relief Fund (http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=anu-siding-spring-observatory-fire-staff-emergency-relief-fund).
I wish we could donate to every bushfire appeal! I can't imagine how scared they all were. It's so lucky there was no loss of life.
If you'd like to donate to help those affected by the recent bushfires, please check them out here:
- ANU Siding Spring Observatory Fire - Staff Emergency Relief Fund (http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=anu-siding-spring-observatory-fire-staff-emergency-relief-fund)
- Warrumbungle Shire Mayor's Bushfire Appeal (http://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/content.php/1080.html)
- To support Tasmania, Red Cross Tasmanian 2013 Bushfires Appeal (http://www.redcross.org.au/tasmanian-bushfires-appeal-2013.aspx).
Hopefully the cooler weather this week will help the firies get on top and there's no further loss of property.
Given we're an amateur astronomy community, this has affected people we know, places we have stayed, people we have met, people we admire. Some of them even members of IceInSpace!
To try and help them rebuild, IceInSpace has donated $500 to the ANU Siding Spring Observatory Fire - Staff Emergency Relief Fund (http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=anu-siding-spring-observatory-fire-staff-emergency-relief-fund).
I wish we could donate to every bushfire appeal! I can't imagine how scared they all were. It's so lucky there was no loss of life.
If you'd like to donate to help those affected by the recent bushfires, please check them out here:
- ANU Siding Spring Observatory Fire - Staff Emergency Relief Fund (http://philanthropy.anu.edu.au/philanthropy/donate-online/search/?cause=anu-siding-spring-observatory-fire-staff-emergency-relief-fund)
- Warrumbungle Shire Mayor's Bushfire Appeal (http://www.emergency.nsw.gov.au/content.php/1080.html)
- To support Tasmania, Red Cross Tasmanian 2013 Bushfires Appeal (http://www.redcross.org.au/tasmanian-bushfires-appeal-2013.aspx).
Hopefully the cooler weather this week will help the firies get on top and there's no further loss of property.