There should be a World Day of Mourning.

A contribution to a relief society would probably be welcome:


http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-a6_5relief.4168768dec28,0,1824625.story

From The Morning Call


Valley groups join in aid collection



December 28, 2004

Lehigh Valley community groups have begun seeking donations to provide relief for people affected by the massive earthquake and tsunamis in South Asia.

''It is a very sad thing,'' said Mohammad Bajwa, president of the Muslim Association of the Lehigh Valley, which has many members who trace their origins to Malaysia and Indonesia, two of the countries affected by the disaster.

His group hopes to send donations to the embassies of nations hit by the giant waves.

Donors can send contributions to:

Muslim Association of the Lehigh Valley, PO Box 224, Whitehall PA, 18052.

Two other groups are also looking for donations:

Indian American Association of the Lehigh Valley, PO Box 20002, Lehigh Valley, PA 18002.

Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, 702 N. 22nd St., Allentown, PA 18104. Make checks payable to the JFLV, with the notation ''South Asia Tsunami Relief.''

The following national and international aid agencies are accepting contributions for assistance.

Action Against Hunger, 247 W. 37th St., Suite 1201, New York, NY, 10018, 212-967-7800. http://www.aah-usa.org .

ADRA International 9-11 Fund, 12501 Old Columbus Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904, 800-424-2372. http://www.adra.org .

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund), 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA, 215-241-7000. http://www.afsc.org .

American Jewish World Service, 45 W. 36th St., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018. 800-889-7146. http://www.ajws.org .

American Red Cross, International Response Fund, PO Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013, 800-HELP NOW. http://www.redcross.org .

Care USA, 151 Ellis St. NE, Atlanta, GA, 30303-2440, 404-681-2552, 1-800-521-CARE.http://www.careusa.org .

Catholic Relief Services PO Box 17090, Baltimore, MD 21203-7090, 800-736-3467 http://www.catholicrelief.org .

Christian Children's Fund, 2851 Emerywood Parkway, Richmond VA 23289 800-776-6767. http://www.christianchildrensfund.org .

Church World Service, PO Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515, 800-297-1516. http://www.churchworldservice.org .

Direct Relief International, 27 S. La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA, 93117. 805-964-4767. http://www.directrelief.org .

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, PO Box 1856, Merrifield, VA. 22116-8056, 888-392-0392. http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org .

International Medical Corps, 1919 Santa Monica Boulevard Suite 300, Santa Monica CA 90404, 800-481-4462. http://www.imcworldwide.org .

International Orthodox Christian Charities, Middle East Crisis Response, PO Box 630225, Baltimore, MD, 21263-0225, 877-803-4622. http://www.iocc.org .

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, PO Box 372, CH-1211 Geneva 19, Switzerland. 41-22-730-4222. http://www.ifrc.org .

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Raising Funds; For South Asia Tsunami Relief, ''JDC: South Asia Tsunami Relief,'' Box 321, 847A Second Ave. New York, NY 10017. 212.885.0867. http://www.jdc.org .

Lutheran World Relief, PO Box 17061, Baltimore MD 21298-9832. 800-597-5972. http://www.lwr.org .

MAP International, 2200 Glynco Parkway, PO Box 215000, Brunswick, GA 3121-5000, 800-225-8550.



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