It is a wonderful result and all who took part can pride themselves with the knowledge that they have honestly made a difference to the many families caught up in this massive tragedy.
No amount of money will ever replace all the lost loved ones and all the irreplaceable memento's gathered, in many cases, through numerous lifetimes.
What the money raised has done however is given those affected a chance to rebuild their homes and lives and put them squarely and soundly on the long road of recovery.
As an Aussie from Victoria I thank you all for rallying to the aid of my fellow Victorian's, the stories that have come out of these stricken towns are truly heartbreaking, some of my own friends have told of families they knew that were totally lost, yet the time for these shocking stories have past and now is a time for healing.
As to Col, I can only applaud his initiative and the following hard work to pull this combined forum fund raiser off and I would also like to point out that whilst he was at his busiest with this his own state (Queensland) was being devastated by severe flooding, so yes a herculean effort that we should all recognize.
Once again these boards have shown that whilst we collect replica watches we have real hearts.
Ken