--- Sanjib Bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 21:49:23 -0700 (PDT) > From: Sanjib Bhuyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Katrina relief > To: jonaki@yahoogroups.com, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > Tezbrains@yahoogroups.com, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu, > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Raiz, > > By now we all know of the devastation - both > physical and mental - that Katrina brought to the > Crescent City of New Orleans, and the gulf coasts of > Mississippi and Louisiana. The scale of death and > destruction has surpassed all past natural disasters > here in the U.S. and Katrina's effect is being > compared to last December's tsunami. According to > news reports tsunami affected people are still in > camps, so you know it'll take a long time to recover > for people in New Orleans and all other affected > areas. These Katrina victims desperately need help > - from all of us - now and in future. > > > > As far as I know, there has been no community-wide > effort to organize any relief effort to aid the > victims of Katrina at this point by the Assamese > community. Nonetheless, I urge each and all of you > to extend youre helping hands and wallet in any > shape or form you could master. For instance, my > family is taking advantage of our employers' > matching funds policy and donating money to the > American Red Cross. I'm sure many of you are > already doing similar things; if not, please do so > ASAP. According to most relief agencies, such as > the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross, they > need money and not any material; however, people can > sign up with Salvation Army to join its human > volunteers going to the hurricane affected areas. > NJ residents can donate bottled water to National > Guards take it to any NG armory. Residents of > each state should contact their respective state > Dept of Homeland Security to find out how they can > help. > > > > If there is enough interest and commitment in the > Assamese Community to carry out a Katrina Relief > Drive (doesnt have to be through a concert or other > event, just collect money and decide how to give), > let's do it regionally as it'll be difficult to do > it nationally, e.g., NJ/NY/PA, or CT/MA, or CA, TX, > FL, Canada/Toronto, etc. (I urge those of us in the > NY/NJ/PA region to contact me immediately if there's > such interest.). We may also want to join hands > with other Indian organizations in their effort to > aid the victims of Katrina. > > > > Thank you for your sympathy, empathy, and care for > the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coasts of > Mississippi and Louisiana. May God bless them all, > > > > Sincerely, > > Sanjib Bhuyan > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
