Raiz, just an update - if you are unaware Indian DPM Advani I gathered will be visiting selected western capitals from next week; London HC is holding a reception at the Kensington Palace Gardens on 21 August evening and he will be going on to the States (first stop NY ?) threafter. Any course of action? regards Gagon Hazarika
----- Original Message ----- From: gagon hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Jitendralal Borkakoti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 8:54 PM Subject: Re: Fw: ASSAM FLOOD > Dear Chandan, pleased to hear from you; Puspa and I enjoyed your company at > Harewood very much. We hope you both reached home safely. Our regards to > Bonti . > > Many thanks once again for your generous donation to ASSUK Assam Flood > Relief Fund; response to our appeal is also very slow. In the next few days > we are planning to see the High Commissioner here to press I.G. for > redoubling the relief effort ; the problem at the moment is to get an > appointment to see him. Hope to post a progress report soon. regards > Gagon Hazarika > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Mahesh C. Baishya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; AssamNet > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 4:48 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: ASSAM FLOOD > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
