SCHUMACHER DONATES $10M TO APPEAL

[junior]

Wow, no matter what I think of the man, this is an incredible gesture.
Good on you Schuy.

Link (http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1165971,00.html)


Whole quote:

Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has donated $10*million to the victims of last week's Asian tsunami, his manager Willi Weber*has announced during a German telethon.

"The dawning of the New Year has not been as joyful for us this year because of the catastrophe in Asia,"* said the seven-times world champion.

"We sympathise with the victims in their grief."

The sum is the largest individual donation made to the appeal so far. The death toll from the Asian tidal waves was close to 146,000 on Tuesday.

[edesignuk]

GOOD MAN. I'd hope this puts presure on the many other stupidly wealthy people to do the same, Tiger Woods (just for example!), you listening?

[PlaceofDis]

i hope more wealthy donate as well, but i hope people dont wait for a disaster to always donate, why not every year donate some just because you can

[Diatribe]

Yep, great gesture. I heard Sandra Bullock donated $1 million too. That's only a few people though, whhat's with all the other rich people?

[Blue Velvet]

The sum is the largest individual donation made to the appeal so far...

Read: The largest published individual donation...*

Still... fantastic!

Step up to the plate! S. Jobs, B. Gates... and the Sultan of Brunei...


*excuse my cynicism, have worked with too many PR people. Corrosive.

[edesignuk]

That's only a few people though, whhat's with all the other rich people?Well, Bill Gates for one is so minted he has a foundation to which he has given billions, I would imagine some of that is being directed to this cause now.

As for the rest of 'em, who knows? Anyone know where SJ stands, he's worth a couple of $billion I believe.

[Diatribe]

I just read that private donations from Germany are up to €70 million ($92,9m). That's just crazy, I never thought it'd be that much. Good to see that a lot of people are donating.

[Dont Hurt Me]

He is a Great on the track and it looks like he's Great off the track. Im allways amazed at the one's who criticize this guys driving. He wins races. enough said.

[Wes]

I'm still amazed how much the German govt. gave, £352 million ($667 US).

[wordmunger]

I heard Sandra Bullock donated $1 mil.

Doctors without Borders has received so much money they're asking donors to give to their general fund rather than the Tsunami fund.

[evoluzione]

I'm still amazed how much the German govt. gave, £352 million ($667 US).

yeah and how much is the US giving??? and how much do they spend each month on this illegal war??? makes me not want to even bother about getting a green card any more.

it's interesting to see who is giving what....i just hope it's going to the right places

[asif786]

Wow, this is great.

SJ had a life-changing visit to india when he was younger I believe, so I'm guessing he will probably donate at some point?

In terms of Apple donating money, I reckon that if it does happen, it will be next tuesday - for the big PR. I guess he'll also announce how much money has been donated through iTMS in just one week (I hope it's a lot :D)

As I've said before, the chances of charitable donation will be increased steeply now that U2 is on board..

/asif

[wdlove]

That should certainly encourage many. We have a lot of multi-millionaires in Hollywood and the political arena. They should now put there money where there mouth has been.

[Lord Blackadder]

This is a great gesture and like others have said I hope we see other high-profile individuals following his example.

And meanwhile, in another thread, Paris Hilton is opening a ridiculously expensive nightclub... :confused: :mad:

To be fair, the US is donating more than just cash; I know that we have a pretty large logistical contingent (helicopters, portable medical units etc.) in the region or en route. The US tends to respond in person to these crises as opposed to pure monetary aid (not that either is any better, so long as it helps the relief work). But it does seem like we could have made a larger initial effort. However, let's hope that governments concentrate on getting relief where it needs to go, and not on who gave the most etc.

I didn't know Germany gave that much :eek:, that's really generous.

[iGav]

Wow, no matter what I think of the man, this is an incredible gesture.

Good on you Schuy.

It's not unusual for the guy, every year he makes sizeable donations to UNICEF and takes part in a scary amount of charity sports events mainly football that raise millions as well. And that's only the tip of the iceberg. :eek:

[Chappers]

It is nice that individuals are giving this money but I think its time cancelled their debts. Indonesia and co are currently paying billions of dollars in interest alone and we as people of the G8 countries are living in part on this poverty. Maybe we should lobby for a change. There are many countries that are paying these amazing interest charges to our governments, who to be honest behave a little like loan sharks.

[dejo]

yeah and how much is the US giving??? and how much do they spend each month on this illegal war??? makes me not want to even bother about getting a green card any more.

it's interesting to see who is giving what....i just hope it's going to the right places

And how much did the US give the year before (i.e. 2003) towards international aid? Something like 24 billion. That's about 40% of all aid from just one country.

[absolut_mac]

yeah and how much is the US giving??? and how much do they spend each month on this illegal war??? makes me not want to even bother about getting a green card any more.

it's interesting to see who is giving what....i just hope it's going to the right places

Keep your political garbage in the correct forum :mad:

This one is about the incredible generosity of some amazingly generous and kind hearted individuals, and not about wars and green cards etc, in case you haven't noticed!

[Sabbath]

And how much did the US give the year before (i.e. 2003) towards international aid? Something like 24 billion. That's about 40% of all aid from just one country.


Without wanting to turn this into a political thread, although I think it is almost there already, this (http://www.deviantart.com/view/9410862/) is a nice visual look at where the US spends its taxes. From the title "Death and Taxes" you can guess it is probably not going to be completely unbiased so keep that in mind when looking at it.

Dammit almost forgot good on Schumi, its certainly not a small amount of money even to him. Hopefully more people will follow suit although not just donating to this one cause.

[cheekyspanky]

I've heard that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has donated $6 million. Good on Schumacher - a lot of people criticise him but I think he's a decent guy really.

Japan have pledged $500 million and Australia has also pledged $750 million.

It's all mounting up!

[Lord Blackadder]

Without wanting to turn this into a political thread, although I think it is almost there already, this (http://www.deviantart.com/view/9410862/) is a nice visual look at where the US spends its taxes. From the title "Death and Taxes" you can guess it is probably not going to be completely unbiased so keep that in mind when looking at it.

Dammit almost forgot good on Schumi, its certainly not a small amount of money even to him. Hopefully more people will follow suit although not just donating to this one cause.

I'm not taking a side, but from my reading on the subject:

It's super expensive being a superpower. Current US military doctrine holds that the US must be able to send a military force anywhere in the world that will enjoy an overwhelming superiority over any potential opponent in a regional conflict. This requires that it maintain a large, high quality professional military force at all times to respond to potential threats. Thus the heavy defense spending (although defense spending as a proportion to the US GDP is only slightly higher than most other western nations).

For comparison's sake, our foreign aid programs (as a percentage of the GDP) are much lower than other countries, though the total amount still accounts for ~35% of all foreign aid given worldwide. One thing to consider is that If the US (or any rich nation) were to increase foreign aid by 200% tomorrow, much of it would be wasted since the financial infrastructure to efficiently deliver such aid doesn't currently exist i.e. you can't simply throw more money at a problem. The UN hopefully is learning better how to respond to crises of this scale in the future.

I think the most important issue is how the relief effort is handled, since we all KNOW that enough money is being donated worldwide to cover the cost of relief. The problem is getting the aid where it needs to go in time.

Individual donations, like our current F1 champion's, are good because they are not going to be bogged down by politics. He can send his money wherever he thinks it needs to go immediately.

Speaking of facts and figures, did you know that 90% of last seasons F1 races were won by 1/9 of the world's F1 teams? I think they should share the wealth!

[rogerw]

I've heard that the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has donated $6 million. Good on Schumacher - a lot of people criticise him but I think he's a decent guy really.

Japan have pledged $500 million and Australia has also pledged $750 million.

It's all mounting up!

agree about Schumacher


tried your photopage link but it didnt work

[Counterfit]

Speaking of facts and figures, did you know that 90% of last seasons F1 races were won by 1/9 of the world's F1 teams? I think they should share the wealth! Bernie and Max are working on that ;)

[cheekyspanky]

agree about Schumacher


tried your photopage link but it didnt work

Photo page not working at the moment..my hosting company wants paying..! Should be back up in the next week or so :)

[psycho bob]

I think Sky have reported that wrong. According to the offical F1 website and other news agencies Michael donated €1 million euros. Still a damn site more than others can and have done mind.
Maybe he gave more through his charities or by other means.

[rainman::|:|]

Schumacher's bodygard, along with the bodyguard's two sons, all died in the tsunami. I'm not sure if he knew that before his donation, however. Either way, it's great to see people helping.

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/01/05/sports1123EST0348.DTL

paul

[bartelby]

$10 million or $1 million, sure puts George Dubya's $10,000 in the shade!!

[iGav]

I think Sky have reported that wrong. According to the offical F1 website and other news agencies Michael donated €1 million euros. Still a damn site more than others can and have done mind.
Maybe he gave more through his charities or by other means.

Nope he donated in the region of €7.5 million (£5.3 million) or around about $10 million at current exchange rates, which is thought to be about 10% of his annual income.

The Official F1 site, as does ITV F1, F1 Racing, Atlas F1, BBC, MSN, SKY and Reuters all report the same.

[Mr. Anderson]

What I want to know is why haven't we heard about any Baseball/Football/Basketball players who have those huge contracts giving a little to the relief aid? Although, I'm sure there are some, it must be none of them have donated enough for it to be noticed....

D

[iGav]

What I want to know is why haven't we heard about any Baseball/Football/Basketball players who have those huge contracts giving a little to the relief aid? Although, I'm sure there are some, it must be none of them have donated enough for it to be noticed....

D

Can you believe that Schumacher has been taking flak from some quarters for not donating the money anonymously :rolleyes:

The thing is, had he done so... then people would've been questioning why he, possibly the most highly paid sportsmen on the planet hadn't donated anything, it's a no win situation in a way.

One thing's for sure though, he's raised the stakes with that donation, and has put some seriously wealthy people to shame.

[Juventuz]

$10 million or $1 million, sure puts George Dubya's $10,000 in the shade!!

So how much did you donate?

If I were making $80 million a year I'd be generous too. Unfortunately neither I, nor Bush, made that much last year or within the past 4 years.

[bartelby]

So how much did you donate?

If I were making $80 million a year I'd be generous too. Unfortunately neither I, nor Bush, made that much last year or within the past 4 years.

I think Bush could afford more than $10,000 though!

I earn £700 a month (after taxes) I donated £150!
How about you?

[Juventuz]

I think Bush could afford more than $10,000 though!

I earn £700 a month (after taxes) I donated £150!
How about you?

I take home $2k a month, donated over $500 already.

[iGav]

So how much did you donate?

If I were making $80 million a year I'd be generous too. Unfortunately neither I, nor Bush, made that much last year or within the past 4 years.

Not wanting to bust Bush's balls, but doesn't he earn $400k a year as President??

[bartelby]

Not wanting to bust Bush's balls, but doesn't he earn $400k a year as President??

Plus the millions of dollars he earns through his wheeler dealin' and duckin' an' divin'!!

[iGav]

Plus the millions of dollars he earns through his wheeler dealin' and duckin' an' divin'!!

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha :p

[Juventuz]

Not wanting to bust Bush's balls, but doesn't he earn $400k a year as President??

Yes he does. So? I see MANY people making A LOT more and they haven't given any.

[Juventuz]

Plus the millions of dollars he earns through his wheeler dealin' and duckin' an' divin'!!

uh huh, if you say so.

[iGav]

Yes he does. So?

Nothing... I was just querying that's all. ;)


I see MANY people making A LOT more and they haven't given any.

See post 30.

[miloblithe]

What I want to know is why haven't we heard about any Baseball/Football/Basketball players who have those huge contracts giving a little to the relief aid? Although, I'm sure there are some, it must be none of them have donated enough for it to be noticed....

D

7 NBA players donated $1000 per point for one game. It's not that much, but $10,000-$30,000 per person isn't insignificant either.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-tsunami-nbaplayers&prov=ap&type=lgns

[pseudobrit]

Not wanting to bust Bush's balls, but doesn't he earn $400k a year as President??

800

oops my fault; it is 400. I remembered it had recently doubled, but it used to be 200k.

Although you're not including that $84 in timber revenue.

[solvs]

Although you're not including that $84 in timber revenue.
Want some wood? :rolleyes: :p ;)

BTW, this is not a pissing contest people. Give what you can, or more. Or don't. I'm not exactly a fan of Bush or Gates, and I'm sure a lot of people could have given more, but I doubt the victims care as long as they are getting help. Whatever it is and wherever it comes from.

[iGav]

BTW, this is not a pissing contest people..

but if it were to be... then I can't think of a more worthy cause. :)