That is not very promising at all. I wonder how the campaign by our British friends is doing, and how AFNA'S effort is progressing.
Could we have some updates on these two fronts also? cm * * At 8:19 PM -0700 8/13/02, Mahesh C. Baishya wrote: > Dear Friends, Just one week passed of sending the attached "APPEAL" >for contribution for the Assam Flood victims. Till now only one check is >in my hand & the second one is on the way, that's all. This is a kind of >progress report as well as a reminder at the end of the first week.For >the next four weeks at the end each week I hope to send the progress >of our effort. Thanks. Mahesh Baishya > ----- Original Message ----- From: Mahesh Baishya To: ><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, >August 06, 2002 8:51 AM Subject: ASSAM FLOOD > Dear Friends, You aren't unaware about the unprecedented havocs >caused by this year's flood in Assam. We have been reading in the Assam >News papers about the unimaginabale plight of the people spending days >living in the high grounds without a roof, food, drinking water,clothes. >People are dying without medicines. People have lost everything & you can >imagine what will be their plight even after the flood is over.For more >information on Assam Flood, go to web page : www.assam.org/flood.htm In >oder to help those unfortunate people back home, we are making an >"APPEAL" to all fellow friends of ours to donate money according their >might.If you want to avail of the tax benefits of contributing through a >non-profit organization you can make your check payable to either UOANA >or IFAA or AFNA ( please write down in the memo section of your check : >For ASSAM FLOOD VICTIMS).You can also pay by credit card (go to webpage : >www.assam.org/flood.htm). The money will ultimately be sent to one of the >social organizations of Assam who has been doing a lot of social works >for sometime. The name of the organization is " AAROHI". Below is a brief >information of the organization : 1. This is a registered non profit >socio-cultural, non profit,non political organization registered under >the Registrar of Firms & Societies Act, Registration # 1843 of >1994-95.The official address is : Hatigarh Chariali,Zoo Narengi >Road,Guwahati 781024. 2. They raise funds in various ways : by printing & >selling cards specially make for this purpose free of cost by the renowned >local artists,photographers on different subjects. 3. They also raise >funds from the sale of tickets through the theatrical performances staged >by the local renowned artists free of cost. Since 1995, three >dramas have been staged : a. Pratyush (The Dawn) b. Aakyatan (The >Beethoven of somebody's heart) c. German Sapun (A German Dream). 4. >Street Plays : a. Muko Khaboloi Dia b. Jaboloi Thai Nai 5. >Social Contributions : Financial Support to Basistha Blind >School,Guwahati, Hepatitis B vaccine camp, Free health check-up. > The doctors in the club who held >free health check-up camps,distributed medicines collected free > >from the Pharmaceutical Companies >,clothes bought from the donations in the different flood affected > areas of the State in the past as >well as now. >Please mail the check of your generous contribution to the address : >Mahesh Baishya, 4571 Mangrove Drive, Dublin,CA 94568-7541. Thanks. >Mahesh Baishya
