Canadians gather aid for Asian quake victims

[justinsb]

Ottawa — Canadians rallied to arrange emergency aid while waiting for news of family members caught in a devastating earthquake that rocked tourist beaches and fishing villages from Thailand to India on Boxing Day.



Ottawa promsed an initial aid contribution of $1-million, while the Canadian Red Cross, UNICEF World Vision, Oxfam and other agencies called for cash donations to support their relief efforts.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041226.wquake-canada26/BNStory/Front


For Canadians wishing to make a financial donation to quake relief:



— Canadian Red Cross online at www.redcross.ca, toll-free at 1-800-418-1111 or contact local Red Cross office.



— World Vision toll-free at 1-800-268-5528 or www.worldvision.ca.



— UNICEF Canada at www.unicef.ca, toll-free at 1-877-955-3111 or by mail at UNICEF Canada, 2200 Yonge Street, Suite 1100, Toronto, ON, M4S 2C6.



— Oxfam Canada at www.oxfam.ca or toll-free at 1-800-466-9326.



— Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace, toll-free at 1-888-664-3387, at www.devp.org, or cheque payable to Development and Peace, marked for tidal wave disaster mailed to Development and Peace, 5633 Sherbrooke St. East, Montreal, H1N 1A3.

[HEyHEY]

1. Is one Million enough?

[Spazito]

2. It looks like we have upped it to 4 million immediate help...

with the door open for more once the needs are identified. I think it is a good start.