As many of you may know, I spent a few weeks in Australia not too long ago. After my amazing adventure, the country definitely found a very special place in my heart. Sadly, I just got an email from my Australian BF, Sarah, about the terrible bush fires that have ravaged the area where I visited, and I thought I could do my very little part and pass along the info to all of you to see if any of you could help in any way. Here goes:

Hi Guys,
As we all know, Australia and the surrounding suburbs of Melbourne in particular… are experiencing the worst bush fires in our countries history…

At LEAST 10 entire cities have been wiped out, and thousands of families have lost their homes and their loved ones. Many surrounding towns have had their electricity cut off and their water supply has become dirty and contaminated.

Although the initial upset has calmed down, it’s now that the people of Victoria need us the most. Even though they are no longer accepting clothing, they are in desperate need of volunteers to help clear houses, organise water and food drop offs and also offer a place for families to stay.

If donating money is all you can do from your corner of the globe or going to visit these communities isn’t an option then please, give what you can.

Below is the link to have a read about what YOU can do to help!
http://www.redcross.org.au/default.asp

People can voice themselves when they need help, but it’s the wildlife that can’t. Below you’ll see some photos that are without a doubt very cute, but also very sad. If the photos below aren’t enough of an indication that more help is needed, then I don’t know what is.

To donate, please click the following link.

http://www.rspcavic.org/campaigns_news/news_bushfires.htm 

Cheers,
Sarah 

(There are a lot more photos, but my computer hates me at the moment. Believe me, they are just as sad as these. If you can help in any way, please do!)