Even more broadly, when it comes to Disaster Relief, that deluge of donations that I referred to earlier actually has another name: "The Second Disaster".
Because so many supplies get sent in that not all of them can even be used, effectively wasting their usefulness.
The best way to actually give effectively , outside of the blood example which I talked about earlier, is actually to donate money. This allows areas affected by disaster to best figure out what they can afford to get rather than having a bunch of people deciding their needs for them.
If this all made anyone feel bad, I do apologize as that was never my intent.
Giving is a great thing, and its an even better thing when we do it in a rational, responsible manner.