There are currently 20.8 million refugees living in the world right now with little or no food, scant shelter, and unclean water. Of these 20.8 million refugees, 9 million are children with no Right To Play and living in the same conditions horrid conditions.

Ninemillion.org is a UN Refugee Agency-led campaign to help bring education and sport programs to many of the world's nine million refugee youth.

You can help just by surfing the web from now through March 31, 2007. Each time you search using this link http://click4thecause.live.com/Search/Charity/Default.aspx, Microsoft will contribute to ninemillion.org. All contributions will benefit ninemillion.org to support educational programs for refugee youth.

Find out more at about this issue at these sites:

http://ninemillion.org

http://www.one.org/

http://globalawarenessclub.blogspot.com/

Thank you for posting that girleegirl - will keep clicking away

Careful alltoohuman...your cynicism is becoming predictable.


I think we need a 'yawn' smiley

Too funny aenigma....we had the same thought....yeah, predictable was right!!!

I'm also pretty skeptical about this campaign...

I don't understand where the skepticism comes from. Is it because Microsoft is involved or because it's hard for us to believe people want to help others?
Just check it out and make your own evaluation. If you want to participate...fantastic...if not, that's ok too.

Aneigma...how bout a "peace" smiley now???

When I click on the link you gave, there's a "page not found" message from "Windows Live Messanger", so I don't know where you took this link from, or if you made a mistake. If this IS what it's supposed to be, then it's definitely bogus. Also, I don't get it how clicking on a link would make microsoft donate more money. If someone wants to donate money, they just do it without such weird behaviour. I've seen similar "charity" scams before.
This is the reason for my skepticism. I would be glad to figure this out and see that it wasn't scam .

I'm sure the skepticism comes from that fact that it is microsoft. I have gotton forward upon forward emails, concerning something microsoft will do if you do this or do that. I have a hard time trusting anyone that is rich enough to support an entire human race for 1 full year. They wont just donate the money on their own. The public of course has to do something for them first? Listen to me being the cynic now, shame on me I will do it! but only because there is a chance it might help the less fortunate.

Hell - I never get spam from them Hmmmm perhaps it is a bit suspect....

catwoman I can't get it to open either yeah Aenigma, it tends to be the popular name (microsoft) that people use to try and get you to use there browsers and so forth, always with the promise that they will donate a money to a charity or to you yourself. Never seems to pan out though.

For 'Peace'!

You both, girleegirl and aenigma x, must feel shame of yourself! For you sacrificed such a pure charity, such a holly campaign to your personal prediction!


Have you also predicted this?

The function of this thread, I am glad to announce, has already turned into ruined. For where Micro$oft involves, there is always ruin there!

http://click4thecause.live.com/Search/Charity/Default.aspx

here is the correct link which I corrected in my original post as well

For all you non-believers here is a link to the press release from Microsoft...like I said before, if you choose not to participate that's fine, but before you deem someone's post is BS, check out the facts.

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-17ninemillionPR.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0

Thank you Girleegirl. I am trying to work out what they mean - they are saying they have launched this idea "today" but that it applies "though March" - which is right?

Microsoft's donation period started in January and runs through March.

have clicked and will keep on clicking.who cares why microsoft are doing it to be honest.even if they have a motive at least they are giving something back.

Quoting myself
- humour appreciated


......Alltoohuman ...you just spoilt the humour

AllTooHuman - from reading your posts I would say that you are very articulate and clever and I am surprised at the way you chose to express yourself. Your feelings would be better expressed in words (without swearing) than in the kind of language you used and that picture. Remember that there are young people and children who visit this site too.

Alltoohuman ......now you've spoilt the humour....

For the first time in awhile I think I might be at a loss for words!

I am seeing I have been censored, which tells me I was and am right!

Should I also give thanks to God since I haven't been driven away? For it has always been my destiny to be driven away from the ninth village!

Let us unmask this imposter! Be sure, I know of only one other Turk wordsmith such as he

(exits stage)

Ahh no, the true version is:-

"He who posts inappropriate pictures shall be driven out of nine villages".

Qdemir, I'm sorry for being sarcastic to you.

Looks like I missed some excitement here

Anyway, it is not up to and should not be up to one individual to make a difference to world poverty problems but up to governments to get it sorted and stop fighting and creating more poverty.

AllTooHuman...i'm guessing you work in the computing industry??

No! It is just my interest lately. It is a long story, but after opening my eyes to Micro$oft facts, I realized how stupid of me to have used it, was; and then I searched and learnt much about the computing industry. That's all.

Sending people into space is by far more more useful and acceptable of way wasting money than paying for the Micro$oft License and its products. Because, with the first one you experience at least something different, unique- visiting space; but with the second you only experience pressing the keys "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" and/or the button "Restart"!

Dear Ms. AEnigma de Sine Nomine with capital X,

We, as NASA, are very pleased to read your kind letter introducing your dear classmate, AllTooHuman, to us. We do hereby believe, now that you recommended him, he is the exact one whom we have for ages been looking for, for our current space research. We would be more than happy to make use of him, of his brilliant brain, of his deep knowledge about all fields, in our researches. However, as you know very well, sadly, NASA is not an institution providing public service for free of charge; we therefore feel that we are ready to work together with AllTooHuman as long as you are willing to pay for his costs.

We would be very thankful to you if we could hear from you soon.

Sincerely,
Mike Griffin
NASA Administrator

Mike Griffin
NASA Administrator


Dear Mike,
Thank you for your kind response. I confirm that I am happy to pay ANY COST to launch AllTooHuman into space. I would particularly like him to orbit the earth so that we may see him pass by at night.

I assume the charge will be the same as for all your test monkeys?

Yours sincerely,
A de S F X