Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all my family, friends and readers.

I wish you good health, peace of mind and happiness on this glorious day.

If Santa didn't pass by, maybe he's stuck on a beach in Dubai! The weather is so nice and sunny here, he might have decided to sit it out on the beach.

But no worries. Christmas is all about giving  and there are so many worthy causes to share the goodwill of the season with:

-- Samar Maree, a 10-year-old little girl in Ramallah on the West Bank, needs an urgent, life-saving operation by January 19, 2012. To help her get to Florence in time, please check all the links at It’s Christmas, let’s save a life.

-- My friend George Elkhabbaz is raising funds for children fighting cancer. For his 32nd birthday tomorrow (December 26), George (@UXSoup), has launched an appeal for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Lebanon. To contribute to his birthday wish, please visit George Elkhabbaz's Birthday Wish.

Thank you for your generosity, enjoy the day and Merry Christmas!

It's Christmas, let’s save a life!

Help save Samar Maree's life this Christmas

It’s the season of goodwill. It’s Christmas in three days. What better way to celebrate the birth of Christ than by helping to save the life of a little 10-year-old girl.

Samar Maree is dying. She needs life-saving brain surgery. She will not live to see the New Year if she is not operated on within a month.

Samar lives in Ramallah on the West Bank where the operation cannot be performed. She has to be flown to Florence, Italy, where pediatric neurosurgeons at the Meyer Children's Hospital can treat her.

The problem is that Samar needs around $21,000 to receive the treatment that will save her life. And what better Christmas present can we contribute to?

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Donations as at Thursday (22 Dec.) morning

The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF) has set up a dedicated emergency giving page to receive donations. They have already raised around $6,600, thanks to your generosity. But they still need $15,000 by January 19, 2012.

Please help make Samar’s Christmas and include her in your presents. Every donation, big or small, counts. Thank you.

Related posts:

The Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Save Samar at A Naboulsi Story

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