The Brooklyn Cyclones have given students from all over New York the opportunity to create a jersey that the team will wear at an upcoming game! The winner will also throw out the first pitch at the game where the Cyclones will wear their new threads. One of these junior designers is Brooklyn’s own Liana Albano of Northside Catholic Academy in Williamsburg! Check out her home run caliber creation above and place your vote at the Cyclones’ contest website.
Go Liana!
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The earthquake that struck Haiti in January prompted generous people around the world to open their hearts and wallets to aid their fellow man. Celebrities came out and used their visibility to urge the public to make a difference. The continued response to the events that occurred in Haiti is truly a triumph.
On Sunday, an earthquake struck Chile – one that was even higher on the Richter scale than the one that left Haiti reeling. Where’s Jay-Z now? Where’s the group of entertainers that remade “We Are The World?” It was not this long before these highly visible individuals had set up channels that the general public could use to send relief to Haiti.
In the grand scheme of things – and it is absolutely horrible to even have to make this comparison – Chile may not have lost as many lives as Haiti. However, people did die. People do not have homes anymore. And yet the response from the people who can make the general public listen has been questionable, at best. No matter what they tell you, this is not surprising: celebrities will always do what is best for their public image first. After they’ve got that great publicity, though? They’ve done their good deed for a few years. You’ll see them again when (hopefully, if) a natural disaster occurs again a few years down the line.
At the end of the day, suffering is relative. But an all too large portion of the public treats relief like a fad – they’ve donated to their one cause for the year and that’ll be that. They’ve been conditioned to respond this way because that’s how their favorite celebrities respond.
- KB
Below are ways you can make your contribution to the relief efforts in Haiti and Chile. I understand that this is not CNN in terms of readership, but if one person reads this and makes a donation, then I’ve done my job.
How You Can Help Chile and Haiti:
Text “CHILE” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross
Text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross
