How you can help. (letters).The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon prompted an outpouring of volunteers and donations. But you don't have to be in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of or Washington, D.C., to make a difference. Here's what experts suggest you can do: * KEEP UP NORMAL ACTIVITIES. Show your faith in the U.S. economy by continuing to shop and buy as usual. Consumer spending Consumer demand or consumption is also known as personal consumption expenditure. It is the largest part of aggregate demand or effective demand at the macroeconomic level. is still the major fuel for America's economic engine. * DON'T RUSH THE BANKS. Your money is safe where it is, so continue withdrawing cash as you normally would: don't hoard it at home. * TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. Cutting your use of electricity and natural gas helps to stabilize stabilize See peg. prices and energy supplies. Turn off unused lights and appliances, take public transportation, and carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. when possible. * EVERY PENNY COUNTS. Whether you organize a benefit bake sale “Bake Sale” redirects here. For the episode from the TV show 8 Simple Rules, see List of 8 Simple Rules episodes. A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. or just drop a check in the mail, donating money to a disaster relief agency is a great way to show your support--and it may ease some of the anxiety you feel, too. * GET POLITICAL. Tell the government how you think the U.S. should or shouldn't respond to the terrorist attacks. You can contact your representatives by mail, by phone, or by surfing your way to www.congress.org. * TAKE A STAND AGAINST HATE. This tragedy is not the fault of ordinary Arab-Americans, so don't blame them, or any other minority. Recognize that people of every religion and ethnicity ethnicity Vox populi Racial status–ie, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic are in pain. |
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