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Relief for the Congo
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sanjay Basu)
Mon Jan 21 09:27:24 2002
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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 09:27:09 -0500
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From: Sanjay Basu <sanjayb@MIT.EDU>
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Given the recent volcanic eruption in the Congo, there has call for
immediate relief and long-term reconstruction in Goma and surrounding areas.
United Trauma Relief (UTR), an MIT-based humanitarian aid organization, is
now collecting donations to provide immediate assistance to the needy in
the Congo. UTR will integrate supplies with Oxfam, one of the few groups
working both with Congolese refugees in Rwanda and with those displaced
persons returning back home to Goma. Oxfam is also the major group dealing
with the water contamination problem in the region.
If you would like to contribute, UTR is now collecting donations. Checks
can be sent to:
United Trauma Relief
c/o Sanjay Basu
MIT
450 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Because UTR is a university-based non-profit, all workers are volunteers
and 100% of funds will go straight to the relief effort. All donations are
also tax exempt (tax ID no. 042-103-594).
If you like, you can provide your e-mail address with your check so that we
can confirm receipt; if requested, we will also add you to a mailing list
to receive updates on the Congo situation.
Best regards,
Sanjay Basu
MIT United Trauma Relief
http://web.mit.edu/utr/www
For further information on the Congo situation, look at:
http://www.oxfamamerica.org/humanitarian/congo/index.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/naturaldisasters/story/0,7369,636785,00.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A12317-2002Jan20?language=printer
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Sanjay Basu
MIT
450 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 225-9497 (phone)
(208) 246-3519 (fax)
(617) 560-9372 (pager)
http://web.mit.edu/utr/www
for immediate contact, e-mail:
6171779620@airtouchpaging.com
